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By: Selma Taapopi Outgoing Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General, Paulus Noa, says the commission has lost 22 highly trained investigators to better-paying jobs, contributing to its growing case backlog. Noa made the remarks while reflecting on his tenure, the commission’s limited powers, and the review structure of the staff and Anti-Corruption Act. Noa is set to step down on 31 July after leading the commission since it was established 20 […]

By: Junior Mutaleni A 24-year-old learner from the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) in Luderitz was denied bail by the town’s Magistrate’s Court on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy at Area 7. The accused, Hendrick Musese, was arrested on Friday after he found two brothers, aged two and seven, playing outside their home, and grabbed the younger child and fled. //Kharas regional crime investigation coordinator, Nicodemus Mbango, […]

By: Envaalde Matheus  Zambezi region governor, Dorothy Kabula, is calling on the government to procure rice from the Kalimbeza Irrigation Scheme for its drought relief programme.   During the State of Regional Address in Katima Mulilo on Monday, Kabula said the move would support local farmers while strengthening food security.    Kabula says the scheme harvested 137 tonnes of rice from 46 hectares and has urged the Office of the Prime […]

Windhoek – Activist Shaun Gariseb has called on the City of Windhoek to release a completed Deloitte forensic audit report into the municipality’s billing system, which he says has been withheld for more than a year. Gariseb alleges that the report, finalised over 12 months ago, confirms that recent billing spikes experienced by residents are caused by a system malfunction rather than employee misconduct. He claims that some residents have […]

By: Envaalde Matheus Political analyst, Rui Tyitende, warns that political tensions and governance failures are slowing development in the Kunene Region. Tjitende’s remarks come after recent developments in the region involving unpaid councillors, governance disputes within the regional council, and a boycott of the State of the Region Address by regional councillors. Tyitende said the region continues to struggle to convert its natural resource wealth into meaningful development, despite its […]

By: Selma Taapopi The education ministry says the proposed Space Science and Technology Bill should position Namibia for economic growth by creating a legal framework that will attract investment and open business opportunities in the emerging space sector.  Speaking during public consultations on the draft legislation on Thursday in Ongwediva, the ministry’s Chief Science and Technology Officer, Jeremia Haipinge, said the law will lay the foundation for the development of Namibia’s space science industry.  Haipinge explained that space science focuses on […]

By: Ritta Lotto Windhoek Fire Brigade senior station officer, Fillipus Sikongo, says the city has recorded a decline in veld and informal settlement fires compared to last year.   Speaking to NewsOnOne earlier this week, Sikongo said the reduction is due to ongoing community fire safety awareness campaigns, educational outreach and improved fire prevention practices by farmers.  Sikongo said to further reduce fire incidents; farmers have been encouraged to carry out […]

By: Selma Taapopi Works and Transport Minister, Veikko Nekundi, has assured the nation that the government has no plans to introduce electronic tolls on the country’s roads, reaffirming a long-standing policy decision to reject the system. Speaking in Parliament this week, Nekundi said the decision followed a feasibility study conducted during his tenure as Deputy Minister of Works and Transport under former minister John Mutorwa. He said the findings led […]

By: Staff Reporter  Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has criticised local authorities for poor responsiveness, revealing that only five of Namibia’s 59 councils submitted data on outstanding municipal bills owed by elderly residents for possible write-offs.  He made the remarks during a public engagement in the Kunene Region on Wednesday.  Sankwasa said the failure is delaying government efforts to ease financial pressure on elderly residents and to […]