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Ramatex property still under litigation
06 Oct

Ramatex property still under litigation

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Helena Johannes After 12 years since the closure of Ramatex Textile Namibia by the Malaysian Ramatex Textile and Garment Factory, the property is still under legal dispute, City of Windhoek Property Manager Sheridan Simpson has revealed. “The sale of Ramatex is still pending before Court,” she said. The liquidators of Ramatex Textile Namibia and the Municipal Council of Windhoek have been involved in litigation since 2009 after the company was placed under provisional liquidation on 8 May 2008, and the newly appointed liquidators informed the City of Windhoek the next day that they elected to continue with the lease although…
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NSFAF distributes connectivity devices for online learning
06 Oct

NSFAF distributes connectivity devices for online learning

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Helena Johannes The Ministry of Higher Education in collaboration with the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has spent nearly N$2.3 million for the installation of ICT infrastructure as part of the laptop and data connectivity devices initiative at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), NSFAF acting Chief Executive Officer Kennedy Kandume said. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, October 5, 2020 held at NUST, Kandume said the government in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education will eventually spend N$19.3 million for the laptop initiative and data installation at higher education institutions and the distribution of…
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Auditor General dismisses Vilho’s claims
06 Oct

Auditor General dismisses Vilho’s claims

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Andrew Kathindi The Auditor General, Junias Kandjeke, has said that the adverse report his office gave the Defense Ministry is not solely based on the competence of the auditor, but on the findings of the auditor based on information provided by the auditee. This comes after the Minister of Defense, Peter Vilho, last week in parliament said that he was unimpressed with the quality of auditors sent by Kandjeke to inspect the military’s books. “Let me state it categorically clear, that the audit opinion is not solely based on the competence of the auditor, but on the findings oThe Auditor…
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03 Oct

The embarrassment over the fish auction

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The happy dances being done some weeks ago about N$628 million supposedly ‘earned’ in a government fish auction were grossly premature. There were statements made that "now we know the value of our fish stocks." Comparisons to the over-played investor conferences that generated similar glowingly huge numbers of investments "received" (but were not), are apt. No matter how embarrassing it all has been, it is not the whole story. The first win on this, the egg-on-the-face notwithstanding, is that auctioning the fisheries quotas is a good idea. It should be done permanently. The rules for such auctions, however, must change.…
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03 Oct

No to BIG Brotha’ Jauch

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke Namibia is drowning economically. The IMF is on the way to strangle our fiscal free will. Many of our industries have suffered major collapses. People are on half salaries or furloughed with no salary. Now, here comes the demand for BIG yet again. This baffles me. I feel like the ship is sinking and someone in the boat is demanding that everyone must have free shoes. Herbert Jauch, Chairperson of the Economic and Social Justice Trust has consistently supported BIG. Bravo for this principled position. But, on the issue of BIG, we part company. Handing out free…
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03 Oct

The Thin Blue Line

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The Time Traveler: Hugh Ellis I sincerely hope the Minister of Justice is wrong. The State of Emergency set up to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic was lifted last week on the night of September 17th. If Namibian social media is anything to go by, the next few days were filled with partying, drinking, non-mask wearing and lack of enforcement of social distancing and sanitising requirements. On September 19th, Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab tweeted: ‘I too am very concerned. People have completely thrown caution to the wind. Parties are abound. Funerals are crowded. Music is loud. Masks are in…
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03 Oct

Ideologically hollow policies with cosmetic impact telltales of radical transformation

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Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Yours Truly Ideologically has been postulating about the essence of the national resistance, national liberation, from an ideological perspective. In a nutshell, about the essence of the Namibian Revolution, the ultimate, which must have been the unshackling of the capitalist chains. Especially unchaining workers from the colonial yoke. So that the toil of their labour is not a mere commodity but that they own the fruits of their labour. So that practically the workers, together with other social strata of society, commonly own the resources of the country, and the means of production thereof, to the equal benefit…
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Netflix – Movie Review: Enola Holmes
03 Oct

Netflix – Movie Review: Enola Holmes

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke I am a Sherlock Holmes fan from as far back as when I remember starting reading. I have read and re-read the Complete Sherlock Holmes and many other ‘spin offs’ for years. (Check out the books co-authored by basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about Mycroft Holmes!). Therefore, I was attracted to watch this Netflix movie about Holmes’ younger sister, Enola (or alone, spelled-backwards). I was disappointed. The basic write up of the story says that Enola, while searching for her missing mother, precocious teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a…
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Namibia records decline in HIV/AIDS cases
03 Oct

Namibia records decline in HIV/AIDS cases

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Helena Johannes The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says Namibia has made great strides on the issue of containing and preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS in the country. According the National HIV Prevention Coordinator from the Health ministry, Lylie Ndeikemona, Namibia has since 2002 recorded a significant decreased in infection rates. “The transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother-to-child has also decreased from 13.4 percent in 2002 to only 3.4 percent in 2020, which clearly shows a massive decrease on transmission of this decease,” she said. Ndeikemona said the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) has significantly contributed to the decline…
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Gender Minister proposes ‘Prison Island’ for sexual offenders … Justice ministry moves to pass Combating of Rape Act
03 Oct

Gender Minister proposes ‘Prison Island’ for sexual offenders … Justice ministry moves to pass Combating of Rape Act

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Clifton Movirongo The Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Doreen Sioka, has proposed that a “prison island” be build where sexual offenders can be housed, as she also suggests depriving offenders of any ‘contact with their family members’. Sioka’s statement comes amid a countrywide surge in rape cases involving minor children and women, human trafficking and Gender Based Violence (GBV). “On the issue of rape, a lot of people are calling for surgical castration of men and that is something I cannot support even if it is happening in other countries. That is very inhumane and I…
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