Councilors meeting on voting out of IPC Management to proceed
Staff Reporter THE City of Windhoek’s (CoW) mayor, Sade Gawanas, has written a letter to the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) lawyers, stating that a special meeting, which will scrutinize…
NOVA 103.5 in a One on One with Trustco
The weekly Business Report on NOVA 103.5, which provides an economic overview of international, regional and local business and economics, is growing from strength to strength in the business community.…
Miss Namibia 2022 to be crowned tonight
Staff Reporter THE official Miss Namibia 2022 pageant, which will be livestreamed on Informanté’s Facebook page, will take place tonight at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino at 19:00.…
Inflation rate remains high in July
Business Reporter IN July 2022, the annual inflation rate increased by 6.8% compared to 4.0% recorded in July 2021. On a monthly basis, the inflation rate remained unchanged at 1%…
Nekongo downplays threats of boycotting SPYL congress
Placido Hilukilwa SOME members of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in the Oshana Region are threatening to boycott the impending SPYL congress due to alleged irregularities that marked the…
Europe’s possible trophy hunting ban will have negative consequences – Shifeta
Staff Reporter THE environment minister, Pohamba Shifeta, is urging European countries to reconsider the possible ban to restrict the importation of hunting trophies into certain European countries, arguing that it…
Environment ministry monitoring lions
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has denounced any insinuations that the ministry is not doing anything to monitor lions and to address human-lion conflict in the…
High fuel prices drive vehicle owners to Angola
Staff Reporter ANGOLAN pump prices have always been lower than the Namibian ones and there have always been Namibian vehicle owners who sneaked across the frontier to refill their tanks.…
Market Recap 3 August to 9 August 2022
In the local market this week, the NSX Local index was down 1.25% at 467.7, and the NSX Overall Index was up 4.59% at 1587. As at 9 August 2022,…
Man arrested for rape at Ekuku
Maria David A 37-YEAR-OLD suspect is expected to appear in court on Friday for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman in the Ekuku suburb of Oshakati. According to police Community Affairs…
Hochland Park million robbers betrays the City’s CCTV Security System
Staff Reporter ONE of the G4S employees responsible for guarding the house of the Hochland Park Chinese national and businessman who was robbed of millions at gun-point yesterday, said that…
ECN ready for Swakop by Elections
Staff Reporter THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has assured members of the public that the processes of the Swakopmund by-election is above board, transparent and credible as it gears…
Namibia’s whistleblowers need protection, says ACC
Maria David WHISTLEBLOWERS make societies more transparent. There is, therefore, a need to protect them at all costs. This is according to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigating officer Phelem Masule.He…
Hanse Himarwa in N$250 000 law suit over a social media post
Staff Reporter FORMER Education Minister and SWAPO party member, Katrina Hanse Himarwa, faces legal suits over a Facebook post that she allegedly published in February last year, accusing a fellow…
South African livestock and meat ban necessary – the Meat Board of Namibia
Staff Reporter PROTECTING the health and quality of Namibia’s livestock and meat industries is one of the country’s main priorities as it allows the country to export to lucrative international…