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17 Mar

‘Breakaway’ NCCI groups get Geingob’s ear

ObserverUncategorised'Breakaway' NCCI groups get Geingob's ear, Naloba

Martin Endjala President Hage Geingob told a new business grouping of black entrepreneurs who visited him at the State House yesterday that unity is important among the business fraterning to build a prosperous nation. The Namibia Local Business Association, Naloba is a breakaway group from the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who claim that NCCI does not fight for their interest. However, the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry denied that the new association is a breakaway group, saying the NCCI has not experienced any loss in membership and therefore it is unclear where the black businesses are departing…

16 Mar

Parliament attends to Bwabwata dispute

ObserverUncategorisedHambukushu, Kyaramacan Association, Parliament attends to Bwabwata disput

Martin Endjala The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs commenced on Tuesday 15th March with its fact finding mission regarding complaints from the Hambukushu Traditional Authority about benefits for its people from the Bwabwata National Park. The mission follows a petition handed to the National Assembly on the 19th of November 2021 by the Hambukushu Traditional Authority. The document titled “Petition on the Management of the Bwabwata Communal Land by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism'' calls on the Parliament to revisit the Cabinet decision of 1999 that prohibits the rearing of domestic animals in the Bwabwata…

16 Mar

Govt looking at sustainable tourism in response to Covid-19 disruptions

ObserverUncategorisedGIZ, Govt looking at sustainable tourism in response to Covid-19 disruptions, Sebulon Chicalu

Eba Kandovazu THE Namibian Government will launch a project aimed at inclusive community development as a response to the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The main outcome of the project is to address some of the immediate socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 on tourism and heritage, accelerating the recovery to protect livelihoods and transform the sectors to become more inclusive and sustainable. The project, whose details will be announced tomorrow, will be funded by GIZ and will be known as ''Promoting Sustainable Tourism and Private Sector Engagement for Inclusive Community Development''. The funding will be done through the Ministry of…

16 Mar

Strong regulatory framework required for positive impact from oil revenues

ObserverUncategorisedAlweendo, Strong regulatory framework required for positive impact from oil revenues

Staff Writer The Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo said the discovery of oil in Namibia will not necessarily make petrol pump prices cheaper. Alweendo said this in a ministerial statement in the National Assembly yesterday to answer to frequently asked questions coming with an oil discovery in a country. The minister said another obvious question that follows this is, would it be cheaper if we were to invest in a refinery to process the crude locally. With the skyrocketing prices currently experienced, Namibians are looking for cheaper alternatives suggesting that the country imports from Angola, where refined fuel…

15 Mar

Commonwealth should engender shared prosperity

ObserverUncategorisedCommonwealth should engender shared prosperity, Hishamundi Ibrahim, Nomsa Uushona, Professor Peter Katjivi

Martin Endjala Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjivi emphasized the importance of the Commonwealth Charter, which fosters cooperation for the good of the Commonwealth family, as he addressed Commonwealth and other ambassadors and international representatives in the country on Commonwealth Day yesterday. The Commonwealth is historically connected to the British Empire and the countries that resorted under the British during the colonial period, but any independent nation can apply to become a member. Namibia is a member of the Commonwealth countries. Commonwealth Day was celebrated in Parliament Gardens on Monday in Windhoek. “We wholeheartedly welcome and echo the…

15 Mar

Masks no longer mandatory

ObserverUncategorisedMasks no longer mandatory, president Hage Geingob

Eba Kandovazu AS of midnight, the wearing of masks in public will no longer be compulsory and the gathering of people has been increased from 500 to 1000, while fully vaccinated travellers will not be required to provide negative PCR results upon entering the country. These were the Covid-19 relaxed health measures announced today by President Hage Geingob, who also said that recently the World Health Organisation adjusted the Covid 19 outbreak from a pandemic to an endemic disease. “A reprieve does not mean the end of the pandemic. We must continue to care for ourselves and the vulnerable members…

15 Mar

AR bill against sole foreign land ownership

ObserverUncategorisedAgnes Kafula, AR bill against sole foreign land ownership, Job Amupanda, Maitjituavi Kavetu

Martin Endjala The Affirmative Reposition (AR) representatives had a field day with the National Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources today as they presented a proposed amendment bill on foreign ownership of land in Namibia. It is the first time a political party or a civil society organization succeeds to inititate a full proposed law to the legislature. The presentation today follows the recent delivery of a petition by AR to the Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly in which they demanded for the introduction of a law to control of foreign ownership of land in Namibia. After…

14 Mar

Alleged girlfriend killer delivers body to mother’s house

ObserverUncategorisedAlleged girlfriend killer delivers body to mother’s house, PIET Gamaseb is accused of hitting Duffie Hannes with an iron bar on the head

Eba Kandovazu A 42-year-old man who allegedly killed his girlfriend last Saturday at Outjo and delivered the lifeless body to her mother’s house was denied bail this morning when he made his first court appearance. PIET Gamaseb is accused of hitting Duffie Hannes with an iron bar on the head at the couple’s home in the early hours of Saturday. He allegedly took the deceased’s body to her mother’s house in a borrowed wheelbarrow. Preliminary police investigations suggest that Hannes suffered multiple head injuries. Gamaseb has since been charged with murder and has opted to apply for legal aid. The…

14 Mar

Sioka avoids jail time

ObserverUncategorisedGovernment attorney Freddy Kadhila represented Sioka, Judge Nate Nadauendapo ruled, Sioka avoids jail time

Martin Endjala The Windhoek High Court on Friday exonerated the Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Child Welfare (MGEPECW) from failing intentionally to submit on time a report to the Ombudsman on the Safety of Children in Jail and Detention Centers. The Ombudsman applied to the High Court to find Sioka guilty and convicted of contempt of court. Government attorney Freddy Kadhila represented Sioka. The general rule is that costs of suit shall be allowed to the successful party as a matter of course. However, as both parties are funding with taxpayers money, the court did not give any…

14 Mar

LPM an all-season party – Swartbooi

ObserverUncategorisedBernadus Swartbooi, LPM an all-season party - Swartbooi

Martin Endjala The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader says the party is in a healthy state and is moving in the right direction in building a better society. The party which almost made a clean sweep in the last local and regional council elections in the Hardap and Karas regions lately seems to have been rocked by what appears to be an infighting and has recalled nine of its councillors and replaced them with new ones. But, Bernadus Swartbooi maintains that the party ‘’wants to demonstrate trust in our young people’s leadership right now. So that they grow and become…