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08 Apr

Man caught with smuggled medicine from Angola

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Staff Writer 39-year-old Raul Zecca, a Namibian male was caught red-handed by the Namibian Police with pharmaceutical products that were smuggled from Angola into Namibia without a licence. Zecca, is a resident of Orutjandja residential area in Opuwo in the Kunene Region. Omusati regional crime investigations coordinator Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho said the suspect was found in possession of pharmaceutical products for which he failed to provide a legal permit. In addition, he also failed to declare other goods that he smuggled into the country with customs. The police discovered Cypoheptadine Hydrochloride Tablets BP, Gyprone Plus Cypoheptadine, Gyprone Plus Cypoheptadine,…

08 Apr

Hubbly could soon face restrictions

ObserverUncategorisedEsther Utjiua-Muinjangue, Hubbly could soon face restrictions

Martin Endjala Tobacco use and exposure, is amongst one of the leading factors for non-communicable diseases, which is a major public health threat globally and a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. This was said in the National Assembly by the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Esther Utjiua-Muinjangue, yesterday in remembrance of World Health Day. The deputy minister express concern with the high rate of the use of tobacco products and hooker pipes or hubbly bubblies among the youth. According to World Health Organization (WHO) study carried out in 2015 over 1.1 billion people smoked tobacco, translating into…

08 Apr

SONA 2022 lacked self-critique

ObserverUncategorisedHenning Melber, Reactions to this week’s SONA 2022 has been less than flattering, SONA 2022 lacked self-critique

Martin Endjala Reactions to this week’s SONA 2022 has been less than flattering with and seen as a futile exercise to paint a too positive picture and sell meagre results as major achievements, while blaming external factors for the lack of delivery. These were the overall sentiments from analysts, the public to parliamentarians, the Windhoek Observer spoke to. Henning Melber, a political analyst spoke frankly to this publication, saying domestic policy failures can simply not just be swept under the carpet. ‘’Good governance requires an honest assessment of how to improve and must include self-critical reflections and ideas on how…

08 Apr

Orange River dividing Namibia, SA

ObserverUncategorisedAmbassador Penda Naanda, Ambassador Sabine Bohlke-Moller, Orange River dividing Namibia SA

Staff Reporter The Namibia South Africa Bi-National Commission has been called off indefinitely because the two countries could allegedly not agree on some agenda points. The Windhoek Observer is reliably informed that South Africa postponed the event that was set to start tomorrow, 9 April until 12 April protesting against the inclusion of the Orange River boundary issue on the agenda. The border of the river falls on the northern bank, the Namibian side, instead of the deepest middle mark of the river, as per international law. The current border arrangement denies Namibia to be a full sharing riparian partner…

07 Apr

Over 50 000 IDs uncollected

ObserverUncategorisedEtienne Maritz, Over 50 000 IDs uncollected

Staff Reporter The Executive Director at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Etienne Maritz said the ministry is sitting with 52 899 uncollected identification documents at its head office since last year and is calling on the public to collect their identification documents. “The ministry has produced a total number of 114 353 identification cards out of which 61 455 have been collected. That means a total number of 52, 899 ID cards are still uncollected and are piling up at our offices. The ministry is humbly calling upon those who have applied for identity documents to…

07 Apr

NUST introduces course to address water scarcity

ObserverUncategorisedNUST introduces course to address water scarcity

Martin Endjala The Namibia University Science and Technology have launched a SASSCAL Graduate Studies Program in Integrated Water Resources Management that will do research to ensure the availability of quality and quantity water in Namibia and the SADC region at large. The launch of the programme took place today at the NUST-Tech Plaza building in Windhoek, which was accompanied by a handover ceremony of scholarships to 15 beneficiaries across Namibia and other SADC countries. The program initiative received three million euros funding from the federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Germany government, which was represented by Svenja Kruse, who…

07 Apr

Okorukambe Elders Council restructuring delayed

ObserverUncategorisedFrans Murangi, Pijoo Nganate, Swapo Party Elders' Council (SPEC

Tujoromajo Kasuto Swapo Party Elders Council (SPEC) mandate renewal meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday in the Okorukambe Constituency of the Omaheke Region was cancelled after some party district members claimed they were not informed of the meeting and did not approve the agenda. The meeting was to elect delegates to represent the council at the Elders Council congress that is due to take place in July this year. However, according to the SPEC Secretary Pijoo Nganate the agenda was endorsed by the regional executive of the Elders’ Council, as there is no district executive in place. The meeting, Nganate…

07 Apr

Namibian diaspora needed for development – Swanu

ObserverUncategorisedNamibian diaspora needed for development - Swanu, Tangeni Iyambo

Martin Endjala SWANU President Tangeni Iyambo is concerned about Namibians in the diaspora who do not come back home and apply their knowledge gained locally such as in government services. Iyambo raised this yesterday during the 8th State of the Nation Address by President Hage Geingob in Parliament yesterday. He said young people who gained knowledge through attending foreign universities should plough their knowledge back at home Himself foreign educated, Iyambo said they had to leave the country as they were systematically deprived by apartheid of receiving quality education. The system forced them to endure hardship in order to be…

07 Apr

Compulsory pension savings on horizon ….no withdrawal of 75 percent of pension money until 55 years

ObserverUncategorisedCompulsory pension savings on horizon, Erna Motinga, FIMA, Kenneth Matomola

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Erna Motinga cautioned the Namibian public against mass resignations in an attempt to Access their pension savings, because of the introduction of compulsory preservation of retirement benefits for people who withdraw from their retirement funds before retirement age. In terms of this new regulation when someone resign, change jobs or stop working they will be required to preserve 75 percent of their minimum individual pension reserve, until the prescribed early retirement age of 55 years. This has ignited heated public debate on social media and news platforms,…

06 Apr

N$15 million paid for human wildlife conflict

ObserverObserver MoneyN$15 million paid for human wildlife conflict, Romeo Muyunda

Staff writer The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has paid out N$ 15 126 402 on human wildlife conflict cases over the past three years. This is according to statistics released to the Windhoek Observer yesterday by Romeo Muyunda, the ministry’s spokesperson. The figures indicate that since 2019 to date the ministry has disbursed N$7 890 550 to conservancies, N$2 454 402 for livestock losses, N$2 291 450 for crop damages, N$2 000 000 for loss of life and N$490 000 for injuries caused by human wildlife conflict. Furthermore, the statistics indicate that there were 20 case of people…