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22 Jun

Tutaleni location gets new Police Station

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Niël Terblanché The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security officially inaugurated a new Police Station in the Tutaleni neighborhood of Walvis Bay on Wednesday. Albert Kawana, the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, while officiating at the inauguration of the new Police Station called on the residents of Tutaleni to assist the Namibian Police to maintain peace and stability. The new police station has a charge office, eight holding cells, a boardroom and 23 offices. Accommodation for officers consists of two blocks of barracks with 40 bedrooms. There are also three three-bedroom houses that have garages,…

22 Jun

Adequate financing will revolutionise education in Namibia

ObserverNational NewsAdequate financing will revolutionise education in Namibia

Niël Terblanché Eduvision Online Learning’s (EOL) initiative which aims to provide accessible online learning to all learners in Namibia through its Adopt-a-School project received a huge financial injection from the Gondwana Care Trust. The trust in collaboration with Eduvision announced that a recent networking and fundraising evening, held on the 15th of June 2023 raised more than N$2 million for the initiative. Eduvision, a Non-Profit Association Incorporated Section 21 company, was founded in 2017. The company has its roots in the Edugate Academy in Otjiwarongo. It was started after one of the founding members, Frikkie Louw, paid a visit to…

22 Jun

NUDO slams justice minister for submitting bills on short notice

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Martin Endjala The National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO) Member of Parliament and Chief Whip, Josef Kauandenge has slammed Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab for reportedly bringing bills on short notice and expecting parliamentarians to “just rubber and stamp them in the name of urgency”. The MP argued that Parliament is an institution of state that must be respected by the Executive Branch which is the Cabinet. “In this regard, the Executive Branch should be reminded forthwith that the Namibian Constitution incorporates tripartite separation of governmental power as the basis of our political system,” he said. He was reacting to a bill…

21 Jun

MoU signifies another milestone in Namibia’s hydrogen future

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Niël Terblanché By becoming signatories to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Namibian Government and Dutch partners the country has taken another significant step towards realising the potential of the transformative green hydrogen sector for the benefit of all Namibians as envisaged in the Harambee Prosperity Plan II (HPPll). The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises announced the conclusion of agreements for the establishment and management of a special vessel, NH2 Fund Managers, which will expedite the government’s option to take up a 24 percent interest in the first awarded project under development by Hyphen Hydrogen Energy. The signing…

21 Jun

Bank Windhoek collaborates with Pupkewitz Haval brand

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Martin Endjala Namibia’s 2023 vehicle sales reports indicate that passenger and commercial vehicle segments have been recording positive year-on-year growth for ten consecutive months, with rising interest rates seemingly doing little to dampen demand. To further assist the motoring industry’s drive to bring vehicles to customers, Bank Windhoek’s Vehicle and Asset Finance (VAF) Branch, in collaboration with Pupkewitz Haval, recently hosted a mini outdoor motor show in Windhoek. VAF’s Manager of Corporate and Commercial Business, Riaan Gouws, said the initiative is aimed at creating awareness and strengthening relationships with the Pupkewitz Haval brand in bringing services out of the motor…

21 Jun

Police Commissioner sues police chief after missing firearms search

ObserverMainPolice Commissioner sues police chief after missing firearms search

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Former Erongo Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Andreas Nelumbu is claiming Namibian Police officers and the Minster of Home Affairs tarnished his integrity, reputation and public image and violated his human rights when they searched his properties for missing firearms and ammunition last year. The matter stems from an incident where the police was investigating firearms that went missing from the central depot in Windhoek after an inspection at the facility in November 2021. It is alleged Nelumbu is the overall supervisor of the Directorate that houses Armory Units and had direct access to the facility where the…

21 Jun

Illegal lottery facilitators to face N$ 4 million fine

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta yesterday said people or media houses that are participating, promoting or facilitating lottery activities as defined within their publications or platforms without first confirming with the Lottery Board whether such activities are legal, will be liable to a fine of not more than N$4 million or a prison sentence of not more than 20 years. “A person who participates in or conducts, facilitates, promotes or derives any benefit from a lottery, promotional competition or sports pool, conducts or organises, facilitates, promotes or derives any benefit from a lottery, promotional competition…

21 Jun

Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever no longer pose any danger to Namibians

ObserverNational NewsCrimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever no longer pose any danger to Namibians

Niël Terblanché The danger level of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Namibia has been reduced after no new cases of the disease were reported over the past four weeks. Dr Kalumbi Shangula, the Minister of Health and Social Services, announced that the Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever outbreak is officially over following an intensive 28-day surveillance of contacts of a man that passed late in May as a result of the disease. “A suspected case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever was reported to the Ministry of Health and Social Services on the 17th of May 2023. Unfortunately, the patient succumbed to the…

21 Jun

Free Visas for Chinese nationals couldnegatively impact Marginalised Namibians-LPM

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Martin Endjala The issuing of free visas to Chinese nationals is seen as a negative move by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security because it will disadvantage the already unemployed youth in the country. Namibia is currently facing an unemployment rate of over 55 percent. It is a staggering figure that highlights the urgent need for job creation and opportunities for youth. Considering this challenging situation, the decision to provide free visas to Chinese nationals is said to raise concerns among the youth population. This is according to a letter submitted to the office of the Executive…

21 Jun

Otjiwarongo sits on unallocated deposits

ObserverNational NewsOtjiwarongo sits on unallocated deposits

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Auditor General Junias Kandjeke said he was not able to provide a basis for the municipality of Otjiwarongo’s audit report as he was not able to obtain enough audit evidence from the municipality’s financial statements for the 2021/22 financial year. He said this is due to the fact that the municipality has numerous unresolved audit findings from his previoa In addition to these, the municipality also has unallocated deposits amounting to N$4 507 615 and could not obtain audit evidence to prove the unallocated deposits “The submitted listing consists of debit entries amounting to N$15 558 338…