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21 Nov

Namibia must update its divorce laws

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke I can state from experience that Namibia’s divorce laws are ridiculous in the 21st century. The Land of the Brave is too cowardly to take this issue on with alacrity. We must stop talking about changing divorce laws and do it. Right now, Namibia follows an apartheid era, religious-inspired law that is questionably legal in a secular state. It is absolutely unethical when considering the spirit of our constitution. Those responsible for forcing citizens to be subjected to this law must get off their butts and update these laws. Divorce is a fact of life whether people…
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21 Nov

Voting is a duty in a democracy

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Voting is an expression of your position on issues that affect Namibia. Those who register and vote, care about Namibia. Those who are registered and do not vote, are people who have stated that they don’t care whether they live free or not. They have stayed at home on Election Day and abdicated their right to complain about anything. Many people have their points of view about heavy issues that affect the country. You can hear them chattering away about their laundry list of what is going wrong. When they have the chance to stand up and make a difference…
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Sex offenders’ registry raises concerns
21 Nov

Sex offenders’ registry raises concerns

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Clifton Movirongo As government moves ahead with plans to implement a sex offenders registry while increasing its efforts in stemming the rise in rape and gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the country, Justice minister, Yvonne Dausab said initiatives by organisations such as, ‘I Am Not Next Africa’ (IANNA) Community have the potential of violating other people’s rights. This comes as the organisation has published its own Sex Offences Registry (SOR). “I think even if it is meant as a protest tool, it is potentially affecting the rights of others. It would seem some of the persons listed have not yet…
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BDF protestors demand Nandi-Ndaitwah’s axing
21 Nov

BDF protestors demand Nandi-Ndaitwah’s axing

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Andrew Kathindi Protestors against the killing of four Namibian fishermen by the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) have handed a petition with a list of demands to the Office of the President. Among the demands is the call for the removal of current Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, calling her a failure. “She has failed to successfully pursue diplomatic efforts in redressing the security and safety concerns of the residents of the Zambezi Region by way of engaging her counterpart in that country. We are of the belief that she has let us down – hence the continuing…
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20 Nov

As expected, sign-in books are a waste of time

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Earlier in the state of emergency over the pandemic, we did an editorial stating that the sign-in mandate before entering shops or businesses as a method to assist in pandemic tracing efforts was a complete waste of time and energy. Namibia has neither the resources nor capacity for metadata processing. Now, recent reports in the Namibian newspaper headlines today force us to declare: “We told you so.” There is no long term, consistent ‘will’ to trace people by using those books. Those collecting the data are bored with the entire exercise. Those forced to sign-in, see it as time-wasting joke.…
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U.S. Ambassador launches Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Program
20 Nov

U.S. Ambassador launches Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Program

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Staff Writer U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson officially launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Namibia. The program was established in 2019 and provides women with the tools needed to create and grow their own businesses, raise capital, and effectively network with other successful business owners. The first cohort for 2020 will consist of 28 participants from Windhoek who will receive the training virtually, due to the COVID pandemic. In 2021, the AWE program will deliver additional training courses to cohorts in Walvis Bay, Ongwediva, and Keetmanshoop. The U.S. Embassy hopes to grow the program to train more than…
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Rent prices slip back into negative territory
20 Nov

Rent prices slip back into negative territory

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Staff Writer The FNB Residential Rental Index shows that the 12-month moving average growth in rent prices took a dip of -1.3 percent at the end of September 2020., bringing the national weighted average rent to N$7 091 at the end of September 2020 compared to N$7 164 recorded over the same period in 2019. “The sudden return of the rental index growth into negative territory affirms the pass-through effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the rental market. This is unsurprising given the notable job losses and reduced income for the most part of the workforce as the country implemented COVID-19…
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Tjama denies tribal remarks
20 Nov

Tjama denies tribal remarks

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Staff Writer Former vice chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), Dr Tjama Tjivikua has rubbished a WhatsApp message screenshot currently in circulation that has been anonymously attributed to him discussing various developments at the university. He has labelled it fake news. “This week, social media has seen another repeated and blatant attempt to mar my good name. This is in the form of the same fake postings, which appeared last year and were debunked as fake news. They hold no validity or truth whatsoever,” he told the Windhoek Observer. He denied that conversation, where he is…
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Election day declared a public holiday
20 Nov

Election day declared a public holiday

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Andrew Kathindi President Hage Geingob on Wednesday declared the 25th of November, the day of the local authority and regional elections, a public holiday. “Under the powers vested in the President by section 1(3) of the Public Holidays Act, 1990 (Act No. 26 of 1990, the President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob has declared 25 November 2020 as a public holiday for the purposes of the general election of members of regional councils and of members of local authority councils under the Electoral Act, 2014 (Act No 5 of 2014)” Press Secretary, Dr Alfredo…
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Over 500 candidates to contest upcoming elections …nearly 100 are independents
20 Nov

Over 500 candidates to contest upcoming elections …nearly 100 are independents

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Helena Johannes The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Notemba Tjipueja has announced that there are 503 candidates competing in the elections on November 25th. Of that number, 92 are Independent Candidates (IC). They will compete in 121 constituencies and 57 local authority areas during the upcoming polls. She said no less than 18 political parties and 13 associations are contesting in the 121 constituency and 57 local authority areas. “Notable is the unprecedented number of independent candidates and associations taking part in these elections,” she said. This comes as the election body recently revealed that around 1.4…
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