Blog – Page 680 – Windhoek Observer

01 Mar

BIPA held an information session with Parliamentary committees

ObserverUncategorisedBIPA held an information session with Parliamentary committees

Martin Endjala The Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) is engaging various stakeholders on the outdated BIPA legislation with a view to modernise it and in this met various parliamentary standing committees today during an information sharing session. The session was officially opened by the Deputy Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Verna Sinimbo where the chief executive of BIPA Vivienne Katjioungua, who noted that the main focus is the Copyrights and Neighboring Rights Protection Act 6 of 1994. Katjioungua hinted that the benefits of amending the Act, will lead to speedy resolution of copyright disputes as well as the possibility…

01 Mar

‘Provocative’ statement by white farmer unlocks angry reaction

ObserverUncategorised

Tujoromajo Kasuto A RECENT statement by a farm owner of German descent that has been condemned by some Namibians as provocative has led to more angry reactions by those who lost land through forceful dispossession. The latest to show its disgust with the statement is the Ancestral Land Foundation Of Namibia (ALFON) which over the weekend conducted a peaceful demonstration in the Otjozondjupa Region to create awareness of the unjust treatment of the Otjozondjupa communities for their claim to ancestral land, genocide and land thievery, and quest for justice. AFLON associate Tjeja-uaTjatindi says this in light of their outcry on…

01 Mar

Calm among Namibian students out of Ukraine

ObserverUncategorisedCalm among Namibian students out of Ukraine, Etuweda Hiwete, National Pirogova Memorial Medical University in Vinnitsa, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Eba Kandovazu Calm has returned among Namibian students who made their way out of Ukraine and are now assured that the government will pay for their flight tickets back home. Etuweda Hiwete, a third year medical student at the National Pirogova Memorial Medical University in Vinnitsa, Ukraine told the Windhoek Observer that Namibian diplomats have been dispatched to the border since Saturday to ensure the safe exit of every Namibian. “We thank God for our lives that my group acted fast. There were people who got out late and it was chaotic at the border. You can imagine a country…

01 Mar

Nampower postpones Kombat power cut

ObserverUncategorisedN$29 million outstanding debt from Congo Namibia Trading, Nampower postpones Kombat power cut

Eba Kandovazu NAMPOWER has made a u-turn on its decision last week to disconnect electricity supply to Kombat today, because of a N$29 million outstanding debt from Congo Namibia Trading. Nampower says the disconnection will now be carried out on 11 March in the morning. The former Kombat mine owners, Congo Namibia Trading, who received bulk electricity supply from Nampower, were also supplying the village using the same supply point as the Kombat mine. The mine now has new owners, with their own electricity supply point. Without divulging much, Nampower Managing Director Kahenge Haulofu said that the postponement is as…

28 Feb

SPWC charting a new path with young leadership

ObserverUncategorisedFransina Kahungu, Maria Ntusi, Ndumba Kamwenyah, SPWC charting a new path with young leadersh

Martin Endjala A political analyst says the Swapo Party Women's Council at its congress at the weekend elected a young and vibrant leadership, unlike in the past where its leadership was dominated by old veterans of the wing from exile. Ndumba Kamwenyah pointed out that the just concluded 8th congress of the wing elected a young vibrant leadership that will create new dynamics that will inject new ways of politics as compared to the previous situations where everyone one was familiar with each other. The congress elected the former mayor of Windhoek, Fransina Kahungu as the new secretary to succeed…

28 Feb

Fuel prices reach historic highs

ObserverUncategorisedAndrease Simo, Fuel prices reach historic highs, National Energy Fund (NEF)

Tujoromajo Kasuto Oil prices have risen to the highest historical levels because of rising global oil prices fuelled by the war between Russia and Ukraine. Non-oil producing countries such as Namibia are price-takers and can only adjust their prices according to the prevailing prices. Crude prices jumped to just over 100 US dollars a barrel the highest since 2014 after Russia invaded Ukraine last week. Andrease Simon, spokesperson for the Ministry of Mines and Energy, says that while current oil prices appear to be unsustainable, the Namibian nation must remain strong to survive because it has found itself in a…

28 Feb

Health Ministry focuses on quality services

ObserverUncategorisedDr Kalumbi Shangula, Health Ministry focuses on quality services, National Quality Management Policy

Tujoromajo Kasuto Efforts to improve the quality of health care services provided by the Ministry of Health started as early as 1993, shortly after the country gained independence in 1990. The Minister of Health and Social Service, Dr Kalumbi Shangula said today at the launch of the National Quality Management Policy, the National Quality Management Strategic Plan, the Hospital Quality Standards, and the Primary Facilities Quality Standards that the improvement of the quality of services has remained a top priority for the ministry ever since. “The Government of the Republic of Namibia, through its various policies, has prioritized access to,…

25 Feb

Nampower to cut off Kombat mine electricity supply on Monday ….Cenored to take over

ObserverUncategorisedCongo Namibia Trading defaulted on its commitment to pay its account, Nampower to cut off Kombat mine electricity supply on Monday

Martin Endjala Nampower has announced in a media release today that it will suspend electricity supply to Kombat village, including to the Congo Namibia Trading Pty Ltd Kombat Mine on the 28th of February. The suspension comes after Congo Namibia Trading defaulted on its commitment to pay its account. The debt has been accumulating since July 2018 and it now stands at over N$29 million according to Nampower. The suspension of electricity will affect the Kombat village residents, as they utilize the same supply point used by the mine. The mine is currently under new ownership. The account has been…

25 Feb

Step father accused of raping 10-year-old daughter

ObserverUncategorisedStep father accused of raping 10-year-old daughter

Eba Kandovazu A 38-year-old man who is accused of having raped the daughter of his girlfriend repeated between 2018 and 2019 has been denied bail after making his first court appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court. Oshana Nampol spokesperson Inspector Thomas Aiyambo says the suspect, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity was only arrested on Tuesday, when the victim, aged 10 reported the rape, after attending a Life Skills class at school. The suspect would allegedly rape the victim at night when her mother, a nurse would leave for night shift. Aiyambo also said that the rape…

25 Feb

Capricorn group records 23% profit increase in 2021

ObserverUncategorisedCapricorn group records 23% profit increase in 2021

Tujoromajo Kasuto Capricorn Group, a Namibia-based investment holding company, reported a profit of 580 million dollars in 2021, a 23 percent increase over the previous financial cycle's profit of 469.1 million. When compared to the six months ended 31 December 2020, the Namibian and Botswana economies benefited from a better operating environment and less stringent COVID-19 restrictions during the six months ended 31 December 2021. The increased economic activity, albeit from a low base, boosted Capricorn Group's ("the Group's") performance, with profit from continuing operations increasing by N$111.4 million. Profit from continuing operations of N$580.5 million, however, is slightly lower…