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15 Mar

Cenored justifies lack of electricity connections

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Martin Endjala The Chief Executive Officer of Cenored, Robert Kahimise said that a lack of funding is hampering the electrification of houses as the cost involved is too expensive. Kahimise expressed that the company is in dire need of sustainable funding for electrification in the Cenored areas which cover the Otjozondjupa region and part of Oshikoto region, as well as Omaheke and Kunene regions. The CEO made this revelation during consultations with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources last week. The committee was briefed on the regional electrification and challenges of the region in the areas of electricity connectivity.…

15 Mar

Warmbad, Rookoppies electrified

ObserverNational NewsRookoppies electrified, Warmbad

Steve Nashama The Karasburg East Constituency Councilor, Anseline Beukes on Tuesday handed over rural electrification connections worth N$ 1.9 million at Rooikoppies and Witdrift Warmbad rural areas, for the benefit of 18 households. The electrification includes street lighting services. In an interview with the Windhoek Observer, the Landless People’s Movement Councilor said that more than N$ 3.5 million was so far spent on rural electrification infrastructure. This includes rural sanitation projects. The same areas, she said were beneficiaries and 50 toilets were also constructed. She revealed that the second phase will soon commence, for rural sanitation in adjacent areas. A…

14 Mar

Namibia given 12 months to avoid FATF grey listing

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Namibia has been given a year to resolve all findings in order to avoid a targeted Financial Action Task Force review. The country announced last month that it is making steady progress in addressing findings related to its Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism as well as the Proliferation Framework (AML/CFT/CPF) in order to maintain the integrity of the financial system. This is according to Kristian Hamutenya, the Acting Director of Financial Intelligence Centre, who said added that Namibia underwent a second peer review which was aimed at assessing the country’s compliance with the United Nations…

14 Mar

‘Amupanda’s Presidential Campaign a Joke’ – Pau Pau

ObserverNational News‘Amupanda’s Presidential Campaign a Joke’ – Pau Pau

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Paulus Kathanga, the suspended Affirmative Repositioning Movement head of elections, better known as Pau Pau has labeled former Windhoek Mayor, Job Amupanda’s plans to run for President in the November 2024 national elections a political stunt and a joke. “I have worked personally with the former spokesperson of the Swapo Party Youth League, Amupanda and ever since he left that youth league, he turned himself into a “Dear Namibia Electronic Social media Billboard” which is merely used for people’s entertainment and spreading rumors and propaganda. Therefore, people shouldn’t be surprised about Amupanda expanding from electronic billboards to physical…

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila visits Namdia for the first time<br>…Says Namibians should be beneficiaries

14 Mar

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila visits Namdia for the first time
…Says Namibians should be beneficiaries

ObserverNational Newsuugongelwa-Amadhila visits Namdia

Martin Endjala On her first visit to the Namib Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA), Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said that NAMDIA is well positioned when it comes to adding value to the country’s most valuable resources, and that Namibia could capitalize on its well-branded diamonds across the globe. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said that the government is on a good track in achieving the goals of Namdia since its establishment in 2016 by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, to trade Namibian rough diamonds directly in the international markets without using middlemen and not through De Beers, as is the case with the rest of…

14 Mar

Albinism Foundation receives sunscreen worth N$ 3.1 million

ObserverFeaturedAlbinism Foundation receives sunscreen worth N$ 3.1 million

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Albino Care Support of Albinism Sufferers Requiring Assistance (SINASRA) in Namibia on Friday received sunscreens formulated for sensitive skins valued at N$ 3.1 million from Support Ulm e.V., a non-profit organization based in Ulm, Germany. The donation was handed over by Alina Nelenge, a representative of Ohorongo Cement, to Birte Veldsman, a Board Member of SINASRA. Nelenge said the donation was given specifically to help and meet SINASRA halfway in providing care for the delicate skins of people living with albinism in Namibia. Support Ulm e.V. was established by a group of medical doctors who made it…

14 Mar

Hippo poached at Zambezi

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Staff Reporter The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism yesterday said they responded to a report about a Hippo that was found dead in the Muyako area, in a purported poaching incident. The Ministry’s Spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said that upon close inspection by staff members, it was found that the hippo had a bullet wound, adding that it was poached the previous night. “When the team arrived, community members had already gathered in anticipation for the meat distribution exercise. The responding staff took the opportunity to educate the community on the importance of preservation and protection of natural resources. The…

13 Mar

“Cde. President, Don’t Handover Power.”

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Martin Endjala In a surprise turn of events, Swapo Party President Hage Geingob on Saturday publicly endorsed his Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the party’s 2024 Presidential candidate, months after he reportedly suggested that an extraordinary congress would be held to endorse the party candidate and hinting that he would step down as party president. Geingob had left many Swapo members guessing and devising all sorts of conspiracy theories about his successor as the party president and subsequently that of Namibia when he announced November last year that an elective congress will be held to choose a presidential candidate for…

13 Mar

Don’t tax low-income earners – Shiweda

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Martin Endjala The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Anna Shiweda last week suggested that tax deductions for low income earners should be abolished as a means of uplifting their living standards. Shiweda, in her reaction to the Appropriation Bill, which is currently under debate in the National Assembly said that she was concerned with the tax deduction of low-income earners, lamenting that this is creating further conundrums in the fight of uplifting their living standards. She said that given the hardships that low-income earners already face, their tax deductions must be totally abolished to empower them in…

13 Mar

CoW Cleaners condemn ‘secret’ meeting

ObserverFeaturedCoW Cleaners condemn ‘secret’ meeting

Martin Endjala Mbenda Immanuel, Spokesperson of the City of Windhoek cleaners who were on strike last month confirmed that on Friday, they were summoned to a dump site in Okuryangava by senior officials from the Solid Waste Management Department, to sign charge sheets in connection with the strike. Immanuel said the officials informed the group that disciplinary hearings will be instituted against the workers because they participated in an illegal strike. He however said they refused to sign the charge sheets. "We refused and we sent them back. We will not be made to sign things at secret meetings. We…