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16 Jul

Are these just ‘’small storms’’

ObserverOpinions2020 Regional and Local Authorities, Are these just ‘’small storms’’, Ciske Howard-Smith, Karas Regional Council and Mariental, Landless People’s Movement (LPM)

Should the rumblings that we lately see in the new political formations be regarded as crises in these movements or political parties. The new parties that participated in the 2019 national elections and the 2020 Regional and Local Authorities polls have changed Namibia’s political landscape. The new arrivals reduced the dominance of the ruling party, Swapo in the national, regional and local government structures. They broke the hegemony of the liberation movement in national politics, reduced the ruling party’s presidential candidates 86 percent in the previous elections in 2014 to around 56 percent in 2019, the took two regions from…

16 Jul

All Covid-19 restrictions removed

ObserverNational NewsAll Covid-19 restrictions removed, Monkey Pox and Scabies, President informed the 45th national Covid-19 briefing

Martin Endjala President Hage Geingob has announced the removal of all Covid-19 restrictions. The decision was based in the epidemiological down trend the country has been experiencing during the current cycle. The country will be now moving away from containment of the pandemic into mitigation. The President informed the 45th national Covid-19 briefing that a well detailed report assessment on mitigating the pandemic is currently being made ready to be tabled in the National Assembly. The government, he said, will intensify its vaccination campaigns to fight any new variants. The daily updates will also be discontinued, and limited to only…

16 Jul

Noah, Imalwa cited in law suit by pensioner

ObserverNational NewsImalwa cited in law suit by pensioner, Mbome, Mbome is claiming N$1 695 454, Noah

Staff Writer Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Paulus Noah and Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa have been taken to court by pensioner, Selma Fimanekeni Mbome for unlawful arrest by ACC members in 2017. Mbome is citing Noah, Imalwa and the government as the first, second and third respondents respectively. According to documents filed at the High Court of Namibia, Mbome is claiming N$1 695 454 with interest at the rate of 20% per annum for damages she suffered during her arrest and the cost of suit. It is alleged that Mbome, who was 59 years old at the time…

16 Jul

More diamond cutting skills needed

ObserverNational NewsMinister of Mines and Energy, More diamond cutting skills needed, NDTC, Tom Alweendo

Tujoromajo Kasuto Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo says the local diamond cutting and polishing industry is likely to flourish only when the country has all the needed skills from the lowly skilled ones to the highly developed ones. He said Namibia is at a stage where the country needs to optimize more on diamond cutting and polishing to create the much needed employment. "We wish to encourage companies to take the issue of skills transfer seriously, especially high level skills. You will agree with me that in the long run this is not only in the best interest…

16 Jul

Transport, food and non-alcoholic beverages lead June inflation

ObserverNational NewsAlex Shimuafeni, food and non-alcoholic beverages lead June inflation, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Consumer Price Index Bulletin, Transport

Tujoromajo Kasuto Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Consumer Price Index Bulletin for June 2022, reveals that the annual inflation rate increased to 6% compared to 4.1 percent recorded in June 2021, with transport and food and non-alcoholic beverages contributing the most with 2.7 percentage points and 1.3 percentage points, respectively. According to NSA Statistician-General, Alex Shimuafeni the Zonal inflation rates for the month of June 2022 revealed that Zone 2 (Khomas) recorded the highest annual inflation rate of 6.7 percent, followed by Zone 1 (Kavango East, Kavango West, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, and Zambezi) and Zone 3 (Hardap, Omaheke,…

16 Jul

Namibia needs to be smarter when dealing with investors-Smith

ObserverNational NewsMinistry of Mines and Energy, Namibia needs to be smarter when dealing with investors-Smith, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Nico Smit

Martin Endjala Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Nico Smit told the National Assembly yesterday that Namibia needs to be smarter when dealing with investors, who undertake mining activities in the country. Smit made this observation in the light of the recent oil and gas discoveries in the country that of late has the talk of the nation. Smit’s contribution was in support of the findings and recommendations by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources chairperson Tjekero Tweya. The report recommends that the Ministry of Mines and Energy review its ownership license and conduct regular monitoring on companies involved in…

Trouble in AR family<br>…Job accused of taking bribes

15 Jul

Trouble in AR family
…Job accused of taking bribes

ObserverNational NewsAffirmative Repositioning Movement (AR), Amunime, Amupanda and Elago, Amushelelo, Dee, Job Amupanda penned by AR spokesperson, Kambala, Pau Pau, Simon Amunime and AR election coordinator Paulus Paulus.

The big wigs of the Affirmative Repositioning Movement (AR) are at each other's throats relating to alleged financial mismanagement, misuse and bullying of other members. This revealed evident in a warning letter to the leader of the movement Job Amupanda penned by AR spokesperson, Simon Amunime and AR election coordinator Paulus Paulus. IN the letter the two unleashed their anger in a scathing manner to AR activist in Chief Job Amupanda, who they are accusing of character assassination, as well as implicating them in financial scandals. They say if he does not stop tarnishing their names they will be left…

15 Jul

Omuthiya council faces patent lawsuit

ObserverNational NewsIntellectual Property has been brought against Omuthiya Town Council, La Tangi, Mayor Johannes Ndeutepo, Omuthiya council faces patent lawsuit, Omuthiya Othithiya Festival and Career Fair, Salmon Kanyemba Lega, Samuel Shinedima through his lawyers

Obrein Simasiku The much hyped about Omuthiya Othithiya Festival and Career Fair, which is slated for the end of this month, is now hanging in the balance, as a lawsuit relating to Intellectual Property has been brought against Omuthiya Town Council. However, the council is adamant to fight the lawsuit and go ahead hosting the jamboree.This comes after an aspirant host of Othithiya Festival, Samuel Shinedima through his lawyers, Salmon Kanyemba Legal Practitioners, demand answers on why the town council copied an idea he had initially presented to them [council] on 16 July 2019. He claims that without responding to…

15 Jul

Venaani wants value added on country’s rwa materials

ObserverNational NewsInna Hengari calling for a State of Emergency on Youth Unemployment, Popular Democratic Movement McHenry Venaani, Venaani wants value added on country's rwa materials

Martin Endjala President of the Popular Democratic Movement McHenry Venaani says Namibia’s inability to add value to its natural and raw materials in the major contributing factor to the high unemployment rate in the country.Investors, he said, export these materials in the raw form, only benefiting their countries of origin. Venaani echoed this narratives during yesterday’s National Assembly session in support of a motion moved by Inna Hengari calling for a State of Emergency on Youth Unemployment. The PDM leader raised concerns about policy frameworks that are seen to be exacerbating the youthunemployment. He said the fact that foreigners have…

15 Jul

Biomass offers another income stream to farmers

ObserverNational NewsAgricultural Bank (AgriBank) and Namibia Biomass Industry Group, Biomass offers another income stream to farmers, Chief Executive Officer, Dr Raphael Karuaihe, MoU with N-BiG

Obrein Simasiku The Agricultural Bank (AgriBank) and Namibia Biomass Industry Group have sealed an agreement to work on the development and amendment of financing products aimed at scaling-up projects in bush control and biomass utilization, as well as the sharing of data required to develop loan products that are responsive to market needs. In addition, the Biomass Group will provide expertise through the Advisory Service component, more especially on risk assessment of bush control and biomass utilisation loans, in line with the Bank’s policies and regulations. These were outlined during the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding today, where…