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06 Apr

Automation of job application systems not priority for govt

ObserverUncategorisedAutomation of job application systems not priority for govt, Lydia Indombo, Rhingo Mutambo

Tujoromajo Kasuto Office of the Prime Minister says although the automation of systems in the government service is a no brainer, it is unlikely that the government would automate its employment application system anytime soon. The chief public relations officer in the Office of the Prime Minister, Rhingo Mutambo says that calls for automated applications is raised in many government deliberations and is working quietly to digitise its systems. ‘’Only the wheel of change has a wider orbit to reach its full circle, for many to see progress made. We will sooner or later get there,’’ Mutambo affirms. Meanwhile, the…

06 Apr

Food Bank beneficiaries to get N$500 monthly

ObserverUncategorisedFood Bank beneficiaries to get N$500 monthly, president Hage Geingob

Tujoromajo Kasuto A cash payment of N$500 to replace food assistance to Food Bank beneficiaries has started this month. The first recipients of the cash payment will be current beneficiaries in the 28 constituencies where the Food Bank programme was active. The programme is currently service 9 967 household across all fourteen regions and will disburse cash of N$500 to these households. Despite many communities welcoming the payment, others are of the view that the food parcels had more cash value than the N$500 dollars, especially now that food prices have skyrocketed. Meanwhile President Hage Geingob in his 8th State…

06 Apr

Venaani’s black Merc in the house

ObserverUncategorisedHage Geingob c, McHenry Venaani, Venaani’s black Merc in the house

Staff Reporter The State of the Nation Address in Parliament today saw opposition parliamentarians and President Hage Geingob calling each other out on different issues. The State of the Nation Address gives opportunity to members of parliament to ask or engage the president on any issue of national concern. Parliamentarians in particular have been found to get hot under the collar when the president does not respond to their questions as they would have liked. Sometimes the house also goes into overdrive, when the debate gets into personal attacks and forceful removal of MPs, because of threatening behaviour of some…

05 Apr

Residents warned against selling townlands

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Staff Writer The Divundu Village Council Chief Executive Officer, Athanasius Maghumbo has called on residents to refrain from selling land that belongs to the state to investors. The land referred to is the land that forms part of the townlands, in from which the residents are required to move to pave way for development. According to Maghumbo, the village council has been experiencing a rising number of sales of communal land around Divundu village by residents, which does not belong to them and they are not mandated to dispose of. “The Council is challenged by sales of communal land by…

05 Apr

Gobabis railway line opening

ObserverUncategorisedGobabis railway line opening, Zebby Mukungu

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Gobabis railway line, which has been non-operational for almost two years, is to be revived to service the local Namibian market and the crucial Botswana, Gauteng and Zimbabwean markets. TransNamib, Acting Executive of Commercial and Marketing Zebby Mukungu says the line, which is expected to be opened by the first week of April 2022 serves as an integral part of TransNamib’s plan to be an inter-connector to landlocked countries and to implement its Road-to-Rail strategy. Transnamib however, cautions everyone residing, farming and staying next to the railway line to take note of this announcement and keep their…

05 Apr

State of the Nation Address eagerly awaited

ObserverUncategorisedHage Geingob, State of the Nation Address eagerly awaite

Martin Endjala President Hage Geingob will be delivering his annual State of the Nation Address tomorrow, 6 April 2022 in the National Assembly chamber on the government’s future policies and draw a comparison to last year’s plans as laid out in the 20021 address, as well as responding to questions from parliamentarians. This was announced by the acting public relations officer Rafael Hangula in a media statement dated 5th of April 2022. The address is in accordance with Article 32 (2) of the Namibian Constitution that accords the executive branch responsibility of government to the legislative branch, which stipulates that…

05 Apr

New funding for off-grid electrification

ObserverUncategorisedKornelia Shilunga, New funding for off-grid electrification

Tujoromajo Kasuto Only applicants with guaranteed income with payslips are eligible to benefit from the newly launched Green People Energy Fund. The GIZ sponsored fund provides just over five million Namibia dollars to the Solar Revolving Fund to offer subsidised loans to Namibian citizen at an interest rate of five percent per annum over five years. The Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Kornelia Shilunga explains that the revolving aspect of the fund is to ensure that more people benefit from the facility. The Green People’s Energy new funding window targets a different range of beneficiaries such as low-income individuals,…

05 Apr

Namibia not protected against Covid outbreak

ObserverUncategorisedBen Nangombe, Namibia not protected against Covid outbreak

Tujoromajo Kasuto Fear has been expressed that Namibia is not ready to withstand a new Covid-19 outbreak because of its low vaccination figures. Public health experts in some areas relaxed its Covid-19 regulations too early and adopted liberal health protocols as the developed world that have over 70 percent of vaccination figures as opposed to Namibia’s just over 20 percent of the targeted population. The Ministry of Health and Social Services is however confident that the Covid-19 health regulations are adequate to withstand an outbreak, while about a three-quarter of the targeted population remain unvaccinated. The Executive Director in the…

04 Apr

Hit and run driver brought back by injury to face justice

ObserverUncategorisedHit and run driver brought back by injury to face justice

Tujoromajo Kasuto Paulus Hango, 51 years old, member of the Explosive Sub Division at Kavango West Police Hango, died on the spot after a White Volkswagen Polo collided head-on with his vehicle at Nayara village. The driver of the Volkswagen Polo fled from the scene of the accident. It is alleged that the driver was later brought to the Nkurenkuru police station in the morning by a friend and was taken to hospital for the treatment of the injuries he incurred during the accident. Hango’s vehicle overturned and landed on its roof, trapping the deceased driver inside the vehicle. The…

04 Apr

Ondangwa town council leadership applauded

ObserverUncategorisedErastus Uutoni, Ondangwa Town Council

Martin Endjala The Ondangwa Town Council has been praised for successfully developing extension 24 into sustainable housing suburb for low middle income people. The Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni applauded the council on Friday during the official commissioning of Ondangwa Town Extension 24. Uutoni, pointed out that the provision of housing should not only be seen as a shelter, but as part of the functions for essential development for the town and the people as well as for the future of the nation. The minister has urged leadership to refrain from fighting each other, which waste a…