INDEPENDENT Patriots for Change (IPC) spokesperson Immanuel Nashinge has slammed City of Windhoek employees who are failing to pay their water bills, describing them as “embarrassing”. He was commenting on workers who owe the city a cumulative N$2,5 million in water, rates and service charges. This comes while services to some other residents are cut...
Deputy minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi said the new proposed bills tabled in parliament on the issue of immovable properties used by people as primary homes should have no mercy on the banks. He was speaking in the National Assembly yesterday. “Banks have been treating people without mercy, they are heartless and are...
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has asked uranium mines to be truthful in revealing how much of their budget is spent on electricity and water. Tjekero Tweya believes the cost of the two utilities is too high in Namibia, and that is among the reasons why uranium mines are not...
The rights organistion Equal Namibia plans to take legal action over bills that change the definition of the term “spouse” and amend the Marriage Act of 1961 to block the recognition of same-sex marriage in Namibia. Omar van Reenen, the organisation’s campaign manager, says if president Hage Geingob signs these bills into law, the organisation...
A new TransUnion survey, presented at the inaugural Financial Services Summit in Namibia this week, has revealed a challenging financial outlook for Namibian consumers. While two in 10 (20%) said their income increased in the last three months, close to four in 10 (36%) reported a decrease, and 45% anticipate being unable to pay their...
Niël Terblanché Namibia is currently grappling with a concerning predicament because bills aimed at intensifying the monitoring of digital communications are in the works and will give various authorities unprecedented access to private correspondence. A recent analysis of these proposed bills by the Economic Policy Research Association (ERPA) has shed light on the potential implications,...
Some victims of the building that collapsed on Wednesday in Abuja, have commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, for settling their medical bills. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a two-storey building located at Lagos Street, Garki Village collapsed on Wednesday, killing two with 37 others evacuated...
The National Assembly (NASS), has begun recommitted of Bills passed by the 9th Assembly which were not assented to by former President Muhammadu Buhari before the expiration of the 9th assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that records from the office of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr Sani Tambawal, made available...
