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21 Apr

Tweya says committee means business

ObserverUncategorisedNamibia National Farmers Union (NNFU), Tjekero Tweya, Tweya says committee means busines

Martin Endjala The chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources Tjekero Tweya, says the committee is not a talk shop, but means business when holding public hearings. He issued this warning at today’s public hearing on the Affirmative Reposition petition on land ownership by foreigners in Namibia. Today’s public hearing had engagements with representatives from the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) and the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU). Tweya called on parties before the committee to repair elaborately for the hearings and to make the necessary recommendations to parliament. The chairperson said the procrastination of the process with excuses…

21 Apr

Depositors money in banks safe

ObserverUncategorised496, Emma Haiyambo, N$278, NDGA and the Bank of Namibia, The Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority (NDGA) board chairperson Ebson Uanguta, Uanguta

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority (NDGA) board chairperson Ebson Uanguta says in the annual report that the entity’s market value has increased to N$10 259 574 in 2021 from N$4 902 924 in 2020. He says the growth in the fund’s value was primarily attributable to N$5,079,150 in member institution premiums paid in July 2021 and a total annual interest income of N$278,496 in 2021. Over the reporting period, the premiums received from member institutions were invested in line with the Investment Policy and Investment Agreement signed between the NDGA and the Bank of Namibia. Uanguta explained that,…

21 Apr

Judges appointed on merit – Tjombe ….courts remarkably independent

ObserverUncategorisedBernadus Swartbooi, Judges appointed on merit – Tjombe ….courts remarkably independent, Norman Tjombe, Sisa Namandje

Staff Writer Parliamentarians have been called upon to ensure that the statements they make in the legislature about other branches of the State are true and thoroughly researched, unless they want to make a mockery of the ‘’parliament and its most important duty of making laws …. And keeping accountable the government of the day’’. Legal practitioner and well known human rights lawyer, Norman Tjombe made this scathing remark in a statement following Landless People’s Movement’s leader Bernadus Swartbooi attack on the judiciary in the National Assembly saying only lawyers from law firms with political connections to the ruling party…

20 Apr

Parents advised to discuss family planning with children and break stigma

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Tujoromajo Kasuto Ministry of Health and Social Services is calling on parents to break with cultural norms of not discussing sexual reproductive issues with children. Parents, the ministry says should start guide and advise their children on how to overcome the transitional period from childhood to adulthood as well as discussing family planning. The Deputy Minister Ester Muinjangue says that it is important to note that counseling and Sexual Reproductive Health and Family Planning services do not encourage young people to have sex, but instead, they help them to protect their health as access to information and contraceptives can protect…

20 Apr

Government in hot soup over unpaid invoices

ObserverUncategorisedGovernment in hot soup over unpaid invoices, Omatjete Police Station by the Minister of Home Affairs, SBDS, SBDS and Fourie inc

Staff writer The government of Namibia is in a court battle with SBDS and Fourie inc. Quantity Surveyors (SBDS) over unpaid invoices to the valve of N$680 361.77. According to documents, SBDS was awarded a contract to prepare bills of quantities for the Omatjete Police Station by the Minister of Home Affairs acting on behalf of the government in January 2020. In High Court documents filed October last year, SBDS is citing the Government of the Republic of Namibia as the first respondent, the Minster of Works and Transport as the second defendant and the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration,…

20 Apr

Inclusivity advocated for all disabled persons

ObserverUncategorisedAlexia Manombe-Ncube, Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs, Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN), Inclusivity advocated for all disabled persons

Martin Endjala The needs of people with disabilities must be included in national planning policies to deal with cross cutting issues affecting them to ensure that they live a dignified life. This observation was made by the Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs, Alexia Manombe-Ncube at the official launch of the Media Awareness Campaign today in Windhoek. The United Nations Convention on Rights of Disabled Persons advocates for a dignified life for all disabled persons, and with the new launch under the theme ‘Disability Disaggregated Data Benefits All’ the National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN) has embarked on…

20 Apr

N$301.6 billion needed to save Africa’s energy poverty – Alweendo

ObserverUncategorisedN$301.6 billion needed to save Africa’s energy poverty - Alweendo, Namibia Energy Investment Conferenc, Tom Alweendo

Tujoromajo Kasuto Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo says for Africa’s energy poverty to become history, there is a need to think differently about the countries capability and what needs to be done to attract the necessary investment in the energy space. Alweendo was speaking at the ongoing Namibia Energy Investment Conference in Windhoek today. He says some estimates suggest that the continent needs an annual investment of US$20 billion from now until 2030, which he believes is impossible, ‘’but there is a need to think and act anew’’. Additionally, he highlights that significant developments have emerged within the…

19 Apr

Kunene’s Early Warning System strengthened …coping with climate vulnerabilities

ObserverUncategorisedFransfontein, Kamanjab and Bergseg in the Kunene Region, Kunene’s Early Warning System strengthened, Warmquelle

Martin Endjala The Environmental Investment Fund and the Ministry of Works has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fight climate change in the Kunene Region. Kunene is one of the most vulnerable regions in the country that is severely affected by climate related shocks, particularly the prolonged devastating droughts that have culminated in the loss of people’s livelihoods as a result of high livestock mortality. The Chief Executive officer of Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Benedict Libanda said during the announcement of the MoU today that an early warning system will prepare the authorities to come up with early interventions…

19 Apr

Namibia energy conference sets right mix for Africa’s power ambitions

ObserverUncategorisedNamibia energy conference sets right mix for Africa’s power ambitions, Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC), RichAfrica Consultancy

Staff Writer The much anticipated Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) at the Droombos Estate outside Windhoek tomorrow morning. The conference will be graced by a strong line-up of international, regional and national energy experts, the organisers said in a statement, adding that it brings together a ‘’multidimensional and thought provoking conversation with industry players under the theme ‘The energy mix: Positioning for Industrialisation, Investment and Growth’’. ‘’The fourth edition of the conference brings Namibia and the continent’s energy ambitions full circle. More and more significant energy discoveries are taking place on African soil. This conference is a timely and opportune…

19 Apr

Easter drug busts

ObserverUncategorisedEaster drug busts, Katima Mulilo at Ngweza, Trans Kalahari

Staff Writer Drugs with a combined value of N$11.9 million were confiscated on Saturday at Trans Kalahari border post. 13 Namibian men and one Congolese national were arrested after they were found in possession of 314 parcels of cannabis weighing 357,320 grams, crack cocaine weighing 390 grams and Mandrax tablets. In another incident, drugs worth N$101 000 were confiscated on Saturday in Otjiwarongo’s at Ombili location. One male suspect was arrested after he was found in possession of 53 parcels of cannabis. On the same day in Katima Mulilo at Ngweza location, it is alleged that a 28-year-old Namibian male…