The distribution of much-needed drought relief food to the most hard-hit communities in the Otjozondjupa region was recently disrupted after officials were caught red-handed with stolen consignments of drought aid. The value of the stolen consignments is yet to be made public as police investigations are underway. However, Otavi constituency councillor George !Garab yesterday confirmed...
Namibia’s agricultural overall output remains low, as the country imported cereal grains worth about N$100 million during the first quarter of this year. This marks an increase of 66.3% when compared to the N$587.3 million recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2024. Since the start of the year, Namibia has imported maize valued at N$659.2...
Cabinet has extended the moratorium on all state and official funerals until March next year, pending a comprehensive review of the criteria and processes followed when granting such state-sponsored funerals to various individuals. At its 11th meeting on Tuesday, Cabinet approved for the moratorium to officially run from 16 June until 31 March 2026. A...
Former National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general Joseph Kauandenge has refused to surrender his Nudo membership card despite forming a new political entity. Kauandenge, who recently founded the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli) movement, said his new affiliation has no bearing on Nudo’s political activities. Kauandenge officially resigned as Nudo secretary general in April but...
Gaxu ǁaeba sîsenūhe tama marisâuǂgaes !gôas, marin sîsenūsa ǀgaub di kō!gâsa !nurib, māǂuihe tama mariǁhōn sîsensa ǀgaub !nurigu, hōsa tama ǁamaǂgans ǂkhanin, mâtikō ǁkhāsiban xūna !khōǂgā hâs ǁgauǁgau ǂkhanin tsî !nubusib ǂhâǂhâsa ǂkhâ!nâ ra ǂkhanin dib, hân ge danase ra mâǂoa !gomsin hîab ge Auditer xenerali, Junias Kandjekeba, Omahekeb ǀKharisi ǀAwemā!nans ǂkhanina kō!gâs !nurib, 2021ǁî...
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has written to the Ministry of Finance to demand answers on the reported 400 missing cattle from the troubled Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco). The Premier’s missive through the Secretary to Cabinet, Emilia Mkusa, was directed to the executive director of the finance ministry, Michael Humavindu, who was given until last...
Dormant bank accounts, undisclosed financial statements, missing procurement documents, an unverifiable valuation roll, and lack of important supporting documents were some of the key mishaps that auditor general Junias Kandjeke flagged in an audit report for the Omaheke Regional Council, for the financial years 2021 and 2022. The report, which was shared with Parliament in...
Auditor General Junias Kandjeke has taken the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia to task for misrepresenting its financial statements, providing incomplete information and using outdated rates to extract levies from transactions. As a result of the violation of set and accepted international accounting standards and principles, Kandjeke slapped the board with a qualified...
The Namibian pig farming industry has since May last year remained on tenterhooks, with the sector having recently recorded a slight decrease of 0.34% in May this year, after local abattoirs slaughtered a combined 4 383 pigs. The 0.34% decline in slaughtering capacity observed in May this year marks a year-on-year decrease when compared to...
GROOTFONTEIN – Presiding officers of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) at various polling stations at Grootfontein all voiced great satisfaction with the ordinated manner and procedural maturity in which yesterday’s by-elections were conducted. All polling stations, including mobile ones, opened to the public at 7h00. No technical hiccups were observed or reported throughout the...