The /Khomanin traditional community has requested a road tender from the Roads Contractor Company (RCC). This follows the recent awarding of road tenders to the Ondonga and Oukwanyama traditional authorities. Social justice activist Shaun Gariseb and /Khomanin representatives Verona Kharuxas…
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The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) has condemned some gay students at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) for using female toilets. This comes after some students raised concerns over alleged incidents involving male students from the lesbian,…
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Businessman Shapwa Kanyama says he has never met the newly appointed minister of health and social services, Esperance Luvindao. In an interview with The Namibian yesterday, Kanyama said he only knew of her when she was appointed as a minister.…
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Political parties have urged president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to review the appointment of medical doctor Esperance Luvindao as minister of health and social services. The Popular Democratic Movement, however, has defended the appointment, saying it was political and the president made…
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PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed only seven deputy ministers to her new Cabinet. The president’s selection was announced at State House in Windhoek on Saturday. Dino Ballotti was announced as the deputy minister of education, innovation, youth, sport, arts and…
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In 2024, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board’s boss, Nangula Uaandja, pocketed nearly half of the N$2.1 million the company spent on travel allowances. Sources say Uaandja received N$1 million in travel allowances at an agency often criticised for…
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The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has reinstated executive editor Anna Nicodemus, after suspending her over comments on president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s health in an interview with a South African media house. In a document outlining the outcome of her disciplinary hearing…
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Roads Authority (RA) executive officer Conrad Lutombi says the decision by the Roads Contractor Company (RCC) to award a N$6-million road tender to the Ondonga and Oukwanyama traditional authorities – despite both bodies lacking equipment and expertise – is illegal.…
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The Roads Contractor Company (RCC) board has dismissed recent media reports regarding a N$1.5-million fuel tender and the awarding of a contract to traditional authorities. RCC calls the reports an attempt to tarnish the reputation of acting executive officer Dasius…
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Roads Contractor Company (RCC) acting chief executive officer Dasius Nelumbu allegedly hand-picked the Ondonga and Oukwanyama traditional authorities for a road maintenance tender worth N$6 million. The two authorities were awarded the tender despite not having the capacity to carry…
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Roads Authority (RA) chief executive Conrad Lutombi says the company is investigating the possibility of upgrading the Otavi-Otjiwarongo road to a two-plus road to reduce the accident rate. This comes after the road claimed more than 20 lives last year.…
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Following Sam Nujoma’s death on 8 February, the world has reacted to Namibia’s founding president – both locally and internationally.Here are some notable quotes delivered in the past few weeks: Zimbabwean president, Emmerson MnangagwaI was privileged to work alongside the…
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