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NIPDB CEO to answer to PM over staff grievances
12 Sep

NIPDB CEO to answer to PM over staff grievances

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Eba Kandovazu THE Office of the Prime Minister is requesting the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly-established Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) to provide feedback on the alleged Irregularities pertaining to recruitment at the board, as reported by staff members. Nangula Uaandja, the CEO, came under the spotlight recently when a letter written by aggrieved staff members was widely circulated on social media. In the letter addressed to Moses Pakote, the Executive Director in the Office of the President, the former employees of the Namibia Investment Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Small and…
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Pastor remains in custody over murder
12 Sep

Pastor remains in custody over murder

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Eba Kandovazu A PASTOR from Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West region briefly appeared in the Kahenge Magistrate's Court today charged alongside his assistant. The Pastor, identified as Hamutenya Engelberth (25), and Elia Ihemba (36), were apprehended and charged with three counts of murder and one attempted murder count, following the death of three family members who died on Tuesday evening after the suspects allegedly administered a concoction of methylated spirit, olive oil, salt and vinegar through the rectum. A fourth family member, Rosa Ndumba (39), is currently receiving medical attention. The concoction was administered on Tuesday afternoon. According to Kavango…
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Swartbooi, Seibeb feels penalty unclear
09 Sep

Swartbooi, Seibeb feels penalty unclear

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Eba Kandovazu THE Landless People's Movement (LPM) is claiming that the penalty recommendations by the National Assembly privileges and immunities committee have not properly been communicated, nor are they clear. LPM’s Spokesperson, Eneas Emvula, says the party's next course of action will only be determined once the penalty against Bernadus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb are clear. The penalties recommended by the committee are; a reprimand, a fine not exceeding the value of a month's salary or twice the value of the unethically-derived benefit or a reduction of salary or allowances for a period not exceeding 15 days. The committee yesterday…
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Case opened against IPC member after ‘Geingob hate speech’
09 Sep

Case opened against IPC member after ‘Geingob hate speech’

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Eba Kandovazu THE state has laid criminal charges against a member of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) at the Walvis Bay police station, after he allegedly made hateful remarks towards President Hage Geingob on a WhatsApp group last weekend. Jonas Immanuel, 42, one of the former employees of saga seafood who was retrenched alongside 169 others, now faces charges pertaining to the contravention of Section 17 of the Riotous Assemblies Act, according to Erongo Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu. Iikuyu says Immanuel is charged with incitement of public violence, defamation of character, assault by threat and crime…
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Fraud claims about family houses and Evictions may be justified….
08 Sep

Fraud claims about family houses and Evictions may be justified….

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Shaun Evert Gariseb and Vetu Uanivi Every year we are confronted with the painful sight of families evicted from what they call "family houses", but many don't wonder why people have disputes in this matter. Is it blatant ignorance of what to do and what not to do or is it property fraud? This occurrence is experienced in Katutura and older areas of other towns. Property title fraud occurs when a property is transferred to another party without the true owner's knowledge. Typically, this is a result of an imposter pretending to own the property and deceiving the other parties…
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Public procurement transparency still falls short
08 Sep

Public procurement transparency still falls short

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Staff Writer THE majority of public entities complied with the dictates of the law in terms of submitting annual procurement plans and quarterly procurement reports to the Procurement Policy Unit (PPU), in the Ministry of Finance for the 2020/21 financial year. This has provided a level of transparency, while still problematic in many aspects,that has not been seen on the public procurement landscape. According to a Procurement Tracker Namibia (PTN) review for September, 128 public entities out of 178 have submitted annual procurement plans to the PPU. This means roughly 72% of public entities have been compliant with the law.…
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City of Windhoek hunting for CEO
08 Sep

City of Windhoek hunting for CEO

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Kandjemuni Kamuiiri THE City of Windhoek is compiling a shortlist of candidates for the vacant Chief Executive Officer (CEO)’s position. Interestingly former CEO, Robert Kahimise, who quit the job to join the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (CENORED), thereby creating the vacancy, has also reportedly been shortlisted. Another aspiring returnee to municipality employment is former City Police Chief Abraham Kanime, who has a pending case in court for his return to his old job. Ironically Kanime and Kahimise had an acrimonious relationship during their previous tenures at the council. Council Spokesperson, Harold Akwenye, informs the Windhoek Observer that the applications…
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CoW Mayor shines light on the land and housing workshop
07 Sep

CoW Mayor shines light on the land and housing workshop

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Kandjemuni Kamuiiri City of Windhoek (CoW) Mayor Job Amupanda has called on residence and stakeholders of Windhoek to remain calm, patient and assured that Council is fully committed to address the pressing needs for land and housing in a systematic, financially viable, and sustainable manner. Amupanda’s call comes after 100 residents three weeks ago illegally grabbed land on the outskirts of the City and had to be removed forcefully by CoW and Namibian Police as they refused to evacuate the land grabbed. Addressing a media conference in the Capital on Tuesday, on the CoW’s Land and Housing workshop, the Mayor…
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Namibia condemns Guinea coup
07 Sep

Namibia condemns Guinea coup

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Staff Writer The Namibian government has condemned the coup d’état in Guinea that culminated in the arrest of President Alpha Condé. Executive Director in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Ambassador Penda Naanda, says in a statement that the government also condemns the dissolution of the country’s constitution. “Namibia is following with great concern the current developments…. as well as the closure of Guinea’s land and air borders,” Naanda says. Namibia also strongly disapproves the lack of respect for the legitimate and democratically elected President of Guinea, and calls upon the military to respect the rule of law and…
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Council to roll out housing project
07 Sep

Council to roll out housing project

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Staff Writer THE Windhoek City Council has set aside N$22 million to start a council-funded affordable housing project and will therefore not tolerate landless people who occupy land illegally any more. Windhoek Mayor, Job Amupanda, says. This was during a media briefing on Tuesday to announce lasting solutions to the land and housing challenge the residents of the city face. This follows a five-day workshop that the municipality hosted to find permanent solutions to its perennial land problem. “Illegal land occupation will not be happening because we now have a clear plan on what should be done. We cannot be…
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