Omusati education director Paulus Kashiimbi has directed nine private schools operating in the region without full registration to cease operations immediately. In a letter dated 26 November 2024, Kashiimbi cited sections of the Education Act of 2020 prohibiting the operation…
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Omusati police commander commissioner Ismael Basson has asked regional business people to make donations toward the inauguration of a new police station. According to a letter he wrote to various businesses, the Onheleiwa Police Station will be inaugurated by police…
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A 60-year-old Namibian woman was arrested at the Ariamsvlei Border Post on Monday evening, after being found in possession of suspected crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of N$13 million. This was said in a report shared by police…
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Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes is facing scrutiny after allegedly claiming almost N$22 000 from the municipality for meals during a fully sponsored trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last year. The trip was allegedly also unauthorised. According to council documents…
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A snake, suspected to be a black mamba, has allegedly taken up residence in a tree at Oiva Shivute Combined School near Okahao in the Omusati region. The school’s acting principal, Hileni Nandago, says the snake was spotted on the…
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The two Kavango regions and the Zambezi region last year received the most rain in Namibia between 24 October and 24 November. This is according to information provided by meteorological technician Beata Iipinge from the Namibia Meteorological Service. High rainfall…
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The Roads Authority (RA) board will decide whether to pay 28 managers N$7.8 million after a labour commissioner ruling. RA chief executive Conrad Lutombi says the mid-level managers initially demanded N$28 million, but the labour commissioner ordered the authority to…
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President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says no Namibian can claim they are not involved in any form of corruption. She has also called for an end to the rogue practice. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking during a gathering at her Onheleiwa residence in the…
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The Office of the Labour Commissioner last week ordered the Roads Authority (RA) to pay 28 employees a collective N$7.8 million. The employees lodged a complaint at the Office of the Labour Commissioner, accusing the state-owned entity of unfair labour…
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A man took his life at Oshakati State Hospital on Sunday. Oshana police spokesperson chief inspector Thomas Aiyambo has confirmed that Fillemon Weyulu (44) took his life. In a separate case, David Ndakoko (32) took his life at Ondangwa on…
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Retired Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) chief executive Haroldt Murangi has been appointed as the new executive director of the Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam). Murangi’s appointment was confirmed by Nipam governing council chairperson George Simataa…
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Retired Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) chief executive Haroldt Murangi has been appointed as the new executive director of the Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam). Murangi’s appointment was confirmed by Nipam governing council chairperson George Simataa…
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