Observer – Page 639 – Windhoek Observer

25 Mar

RDP confident to rise from ashes

ObserverUncategorisedKavango and Ohangwena, Mike Kavekotora

Martin Endjala Mike Kavekotora, the President of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), is determined to grow the party, despite the many challenges it faces, such as leadership infighting and poor performance at recent polls. “Through the hard work of our regional coordinators, the party continues to make steps in numerous regions such as Kavango and Ohangwena, and I am optimistic about the party’s progress thus far,” the lone party voice in the National Assembly said. Support for the RDP has plummeted to the ground and it has been struggling to return to its former glory days when it…

25 Mar

Hungry teachers want action to be taken on salary increments

ObserverUncategorisedHungry teachers want action to be taken on salary increments, Mahongora Kavihuha, Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN)

Tujoromajo Kasuto UNDER a hundred teachers gathered yesterday at the Habitat Research Center in Windhoek for a mass meeting to decide on the way forward on salary increments, with the majority crying that they live in debt and in unsustainable living conditions and are now hungry for action to demand for salary increments. One of the teachers stated that they have been on the same salary for the past eight years, with some teachers approaching retirement without receiving a raise, and they are now desperate for action to be taken. The meeting, which was organized by the Teachers Union of…

25 Mar

Cost of living, affordability to be considered in setting minimum wage

ObserverUncategorisedaffordability to be considered in setting minimum wage, Cost of living, Utoni Nujoma

Tujoromajo Kasuto Utoni Nujoma, Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, today received the report from the Wages Commission on a National Minimum Wage, which will only be made public until it has been endorsed by the Cabinet. The minister will scrutinize, study and compare the reports compliance with legal requirements and the viability of its recommendations before making any decision with Cabinet’s approval. Following these processes, if a national minimum wage order is decided on, it will be gazetted. The Commission was appointed on 18th February 2021, with broad Terms of Reference of the Commission to investigate all…

24 Mar

Misinformation could lead to loss of lives

ObserverUncategorisedBen Nangombe, Misinformation could lead to loss of lives

Martin Endjala The Ministry of Health and Social Service Executive Director Ben Nangombe has called on the public to ignore misinformation being spread on social media both in voice and note clips by certain individuals against vaccination. The clips have led to public inundating the ministry with clarifications over the last three weeks. Nangombe also revealed that there had been several threats against vaccination teams and regional directors, emanating from the misinformation circulated. The ministry has assured the public that Namibia only uses WHO authorised vaccines for children and adolescents and would only\ introduce other vaccines and medical interventions as…

24 Mar

Oil industry skills critical for Namibia

ObserverUncategorisedImmanuel Mulunga, Oil industry skills critical for Namibia

Staff writer Namibia should strengthen and develop its financial sector and fiscal management capacities in preparation for the expansion of the economy on the back of the recent discoveries of oil in the offshore continental shelve. The managing director of Namcor, Immanuel Mulunga says Namibia should not only bolster its financial sector, but should also build its human resources that is knowledge, skills, creativity and wellbeing and institutional capacity to manage the petroleum sector in parallel with the process of expanding the productive activities of the economy. ‘’Such conditions namely human capital and institutional capacity are essential for Namibia to…

24 Mar

More corporates encouraged to join MTC initiative

ObserverUncategorisedEmma Kantema-Gaomas, Kauna Shikwambi, More corporates encouraged to join MTC initiative

Martin Endjala The Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, has urged businesses to join the MTC’s ‘’we race together’’ initiative. Emma Kantema-Gaomas said: ‘’We still encourage corporations to participate because it will make a significant impact. Gaomas extended the invite during a MTC press conference in Windhoek yesterday. The initiative aims to raise funds to combat social issues that are impeding the development of a strong Namibian community by establishing cultural togetherness initiatives and raising funds for charitable causes for social good. Corporates such as Namib Mills, Shoprite, and MTC have registered their participation with contributions of N$120…

24 Mar

Auditor General gives Omaheke adverse audit opinion

ObserverUncategorisedAuditor General gives Omaheke adverse audit opinion, Junias Kandjeke, Omaheke Regional Council

Tujoromajo Kasuto AUDITOR General (AG) Junias Kandjeke has given Omaheke Regional Council an adverse audit opinion for failing to present him with a fair reflection of the entity’s financial transactions for the financial year ended 31 March 2018. Kandjeke is confident that the audit evidence he obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide the basis for the opinion which is being expressed due to the following findings: Absence of acceptable financial reporting framework applicable to public interest entities and unexplained difference of one million dollars in VAT Receivable. · Double recognition of revenue (rates and charges fees) amounting to N$352,311…

24 Mar

No refund claims until June ..as NamRA detects tax refund scam worth N$15m

ObserverUncategorisedNamibia Revenue Agency (NamRA), No refund claims until June ..as NamRA detects tax refund scam worth N$15m, Sam Shivute

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has uncovered a tax refund scam involving N$15 million paid out to 122 taxpayers. The agency has initiated what could be its first major fraud investigation and has announced that significant progress and discoveries have been made. It announced that no refund claims will be processed for provisional taxpayers until 30 June 2022. The moratorium will however not affect tax refund claims of other tax types such as individual taxpayers and value added tax claims. NamRA commissioner, Sam Shivute says that they have already opened criminal cases against identified suspects, while the administrative…

23 Mar

Geingob promises heaven and earth to investors

ObserverUncategorisedGeingob promises heaven and earth to investors, Hage Geingob

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has assured investors that they can invest in Namibia without any concern whether or not their investment including capital, machinery and know-how would be safe and that they would be allowed to repatriate profits to their home country. The president said this when he addressed the Namibia Investment Summit in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates at the side lines of the Expo 2020 Dubai. ‘’On these questions let me reassure you that not only is Namibia a rule-based democracy with membership to international investment protection conventions and instruments such as the international Investment protecting conventions and…

23 Mar

Future of Ukraine students hangs in balance

ObserverUncategorisedFuture of Ukraine students hangs in balance, Selma Ngola

Martin Endjala The Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation briefed the Windhoek Observer on the future of the students whose studies were interrupted by the war in Ukraine, saying they are consulting with the tertiary institutions in that country on how to proceed with the students, who had to kicked up their studies abruptly and return home. Senior Public Relations Officer in the ministry said that the curriculum of the two countries differ and that some programmes are not offered by local institutions. Selma Ngola told the Windhoek Observer that all the students from Ukraine who wish to enroll…