The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) says its payment of N$160 000 to Ghanaian company Hype.Up was made following an internal administrative and legal review to resolve matters inherited from the previous administration. In a statement sent to The Namibian, the…
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Prime minister Elijah Ngurare has called on government officials and public servants to work diligently, with a strong focus on improving service delivery across all 14 regions. Ngurare said this on Tuesday in his back-to-office address, announcing that he had…
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The Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) has implemented an immediate recruitment freeze until April to manage liquidity constraints caused by N$2.8 billion in outstanding debt from various customers. NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata confirmed this to The Namibian yesterday. Chief executive Abraham…
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“No more suffering.”So says bricklayer Andreas Katoole (53) from OHB Engineering, who received a fully built house in December after never owning a home in his life. Katoole, who was staying in a shack at Ombili on the outskirts of…
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At least 70 Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) employees are demanding compensation of more than N$10 million, following a devastating fire at the state-owned company’s Sesriem resort. The fire claimed the life of a toddler and destroyed staff accommodation. The affected…
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The Cabinet has approved a national pathway allowing Grade 9 pupils to progress through the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system to obtain university-level qualifications – including doctoral degrees. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Education, Innovation,…
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NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) reportedly had unserviced fire extinguishers when a fire that killed a two-year-old child broke out at one of its resorts in December last year. The Sesriem resort is located in the Namib-Naukluft National Park near the…
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Unclear mandates and overlapping authority among government institutions have contributed to prolonged uncertainty over beach-cast kelp harvesting activities at Lüderitz. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has confirmed that it is aware of the matter but will…
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on the nation to prioritise road safety and protect human life, warning that preventable road crashes continue to claim lives unnecessarily. She said this while delivering her festive season road safety message on Monday. “Let…
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At least 21 people aged between 17 and 55 were arrested on drug-related charges across the country between 24 and 27 December. The arrests were made at Tsumeb, Aranos, Lüderitz, Hochfeld, Outapi, Oshakati, Osire refugee settlement, Walvis Bay, Stampriet, Swakopmund…
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In the days after she was sworn in, president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah slept with a list of ministerial appointments under her pillow and “prayed over it”. She recounted this at a State House meeting earlier this year when she admitted there…
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TIMELINE: Recruitment – 3 FebruaryCandidates shortlisted – 15 OctoberTjivikua appointed – 5 NovemberInvestigations completed – 24 November Minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi says he was not informed about a sexual harassment complaint against the newly appointed Roads Authority…
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