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Justicia Shipena The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has moved closer to finalising changes to the rules that govern the electricity sector after years of consultations with stakeholders. Speaking at a validation workshop in Windhoek on Monday, ECB chief executive officer Robert Kahimise said the review focuses on the tariff methodology, economic rules and net metering rules that underpin the electricity supply industry. “Today, we gather for a comprehensive review of the foundational pillars for our sector’s future: the Economic Rules, the Net Metering Rules, and the Tariff Methodology for generation, transmission and distribution," he said.  The process began in 2023…

Renthia Kaimbi Retired lieutenant general Martin Shalli says the late former cabinet minister and veteran Erkki Nghimtina was a great fighter and leader.  Nghimtina died on Sunday at the age of 78. Shalli said his path was closely linked with Nghimtina’s for more than five decades.  He recalled that they both left Namibia in 1974 to join the liberation struggle and later received military training in the former Soviet Union.  “We joined the front at almost the same time,” Shalli said, recalling their early operations from Zambia. He said Nghimtina distinguished himself in several battles before moving into communications, where…

Justicia Shipena Government employees evicted from state-owned houses will not receive special treatment or automatic relocation, Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has said. Nekundi said the ministry cannot create a system where people who breach contractual obligations are treated differently from others on the housing waiting list.  “The ministry cannot establish a precedent whereby persons who have breached their contractual obligations or who occupy government property unlawfully are granted preferential treatment through automatic reallocation,” he said while responding to questions from member of parliament Enea Emvula in parliament on Thursday.  The government’s immovable assets are valued at about…

Allexer Namundjembo Absolute Engineering Enterprises CC has launched an initiative to repair school furniture in the Otjozondjupa region.  The company is fixing chairs, lockers, beds, and tables for schools in the Okahandja district at its own expense. The company’s owner, Shatyohamba Haihambo, said the project forms part of its social responsibility programme and started after schools were invited to apply for help. “We officially commenced with our first batch of school tables, lockers, beds and chairs under the company’s social responsibility programme. We started in January,” Haihambo told Windhoek Observer on Sunday at Okahandja Secondary School, where repair work is…

Justicia Shipena The National Housing Enterprise will begin constructing 100 houses for low-income earners in Eenhana this month.  Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for Eenhana Extension 10 on Monday, NHE manager for infrastructure development Indileni Set-Sam Iipinge said the project responds to housing demand in the Ohangwena region.  He said the development targets low-income earners.  “This initiative is not just another project on our books – it is a direct response to the housing demand for low-income earners, the very citizens who need affordable shelter the most,” Iipinge said. According to Iipinge, the project will deliver one-bedroom houses of 30.1…