Former Swapo secretary general Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has made her intention to return to the parliament clear. Speaking to The Namibian on Saturday, Iivula-Ithana, who is also a member of Swapo’s central committee, said she was ready to take a seat…
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A former student fund chief executive has lost a Supreme Court appeal about being dismissed from her position at the fund in 2020. Hilya Nghiwete’s appeal against a judgement delivered in the Labour Court in September 2022 was dismissed in…
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Political analyst Ben Mulongeni has called for the sacking of commissioners to restore public trust in the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).This follows the ECN’s error in opting to deregister the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) without exhausting all available…
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Political analyst Rui Tyitende has called on politicians to clarify how they will address the country’s main challenges in their party manifestos.Tyitende was speaking at a public dialogue on the ‘Political Economy from the Social Protection Perspective’ in Windhoek on…
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Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has been hospitalised due to severe flu symptoms.This was confirmed by PDM spokesperson Roberto Dirkse in a media statement on Thursday.“Venaani is currently receiving medical care, he remains in high spirits and is…
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The South West Africa National Union (Swanu) is calling for the introduction of the death penalty to deal with those found guilty of murder and other heinous crimes. Party leader Evalistus Kaaronda yesterday told Desert Radio that capital punishment –…
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… party manifesto pledges to deal with unemployment and housing shortages The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) launched its manifesto last week after a highly criticised elective congress. The event saw the party’s top eight leaders retain their positions. Some political…
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Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia is dedicated to ensuring environmental impact is carefully managed alongside economic growth. She was speaking during the Global African Hydrogen Summit on Wednesday. The summit is a testament to Namibia’s growing reputation as a…
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Nampower will sign an engineering, procurement and construction contract with the contractor of the planned Rosh Pinah 100MW PV Project next week.In a statement on Tuesday, the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) said the addition of the largest PV plant in…
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Bank Windhoek has kicked off its recruitment process for a new managing director (MD).This comes after the Capricorn Group board of directors recently announced that Baronice Hans will complete her tenure at the bank at the end of June 2025.She…
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SWAPO secretary general Sophia Shaningwa says the party cannot fund and financially sustain an extraordinary congress. She said this in a responding affidavit submitted to the High Court. Swapo filed an affidavit to defend its decision not to hold an…
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Windhoek residents must aim to cut their water use by 15% and will be paying increased charges if they exceed new water consumption limits set by the City of Windhoek. The city announced on Friday that Windhoek’s current water availability…
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