Man’s hand severed in Usakos train accident
By Confidente Reporter A 25 year-old man lost his hand early Thursday morning when he was struck by a train at Festus Train Station in Usakos, Confidente can confirm. FOR FULL STORY GET A HARD COPY
View ArticleChinese company cites NAC chair in bribery claims
By Marianne Nghidengwa A Chinese government-owned company, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has accused the Namibia Airports Company’s (NAC) board chairperson, Rodgers Kauta...
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‘Govt walking fiscal tightrope’
…Revenue surprises will throw fiscus into tail-spin By Hilary Mare THE government remains on an expenditure tightrope, with too much and too little expenditure both likely to cause major long-term...
View ArticleDonors’ withdrawal threatens Hope Village
By Confidente Reporter WINDHOEK’S well-known orphanage, Hope Village that houses nearly 100 orphans and vulnerable children is on the verge of closure after donors that have been funding its...
View ArticleSwapo politicians flash red lights at Okahandja
By Confidente Reporter SENIOR Swapo politicians at Okahandja serving on community committee are accused of organising demonstrations against the town’s municipality, in a bid to allegedly sabotage...
View ArticleErongoMed retrenches part of its workforce
By Confidente Reporter ERONGO Medical Care through its subsidiary NewMED has recently retrenched a part of its workforce, citing a sluggish economy which necessitated cost cutting measures. FOR FULL...
View ArticleRA to pay N$0 for HQ remedial work
By Confidente Reporter THE Roads Authority will not fork out a single cent of tax payers’ money for remedial work on the parastatal’s new headquarters where 19 out of the building’s 507 columns have...
View ArticleAreva never paid me – Geingob
By Confidente Reporter PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has refuted allegations that he was paid US$10 000 in bribes between 2008 and 2009 by Areva while Minister of Trade. Responding to questions posed by...
View ArticleManale faces 589 counts of fraud, theft
…As PG transfers Standard Bank fraud case to High Court By Confidente Reporter STANDARD Bank’s former senior estates officer, Charles Manale now faces 589 counts of fraud, theft and contravening the...
View ArticleNamibia in a solid state
..As President delivers SONA By Elvis Muraranganda PRESIDENT Hage Geingob on Wednesday announced during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that Namibia finds itself in a solid state and that the...
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NFA Rukoro to stay on
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) Secretary General Barry Rukoro, has been asked to stay on until 28 April. The Executive Committee will meet to discuss his contract, amongst other items at a...
View ArticleOhorongo unfazed by Cheetah
By Eric Nyasha Mhunduru CEMENT manufacturer, Ohorongo cement says it is unfazed by new competition in their sector as they have maintained a high quality product over the years and will continue to...
View ArticleNSFAF reintegration irrelevant – Kavekotora
…parliamentary standing committee confronts the ‘real’ challenges facing the fund Eric Nyasha Mhunduru THE National Assembly’s standing committee on public accounts says it is not relevant to...
View ArticleInfertility reaches alarming levels
… Prevalence rates for some ethnic groups reach 32% By Patience Nyangove AT least a third of couples trying to conceive in Namibia are struggling with infertility and in a majority of such cases women...
View ArticleGhost teachers saga triggers lifestyle audits
By Marianne Nghidengwa THE Namibian Police will soon conduct lifestyle audits on suspects implicated in the illicit ghost teachers syndicate that has been fleecing millions of dollars from government....
View ArticleOtavi Mass houses lying idle
By Eric Nyasha Mhunduru THE bulk of over 70 houses that were built in the town of Otavi under the Mass Housing Scheme still remain vacant, with just a handful having been taken up, while residents...
View ArticleNghiwete being victimised – Namandje
…threatens court action if issue is unresolved By Eric Nyasha Mhunduru SUSPENDED Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) Chief Executive Officer, Hilya Nghiwete’s lawyer, Sisa Namandje, has...
View ArticleInland Revenue surpasses collection targets by over N$1 billion
By Patience Nyangove THE department of Inland Revenue has surpassed its projected revenue collection targets by over N$1 billion after it collected N$34 billion during the 2017/2018 financial year, a...
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