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30 Jun

Helao Nafidi town council to decide CEO’s fate …as Uutoni rejects contract extension

ObserverObserver MoneyHelao Nafidi, Inge Ipinge

Tujoromajo Kasuto Helao Nafidi Mayor, Darius Shaalukeni, has says the management committee is yet to meet to decide the fate of the town’s Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Inge Ipinge. This comes as Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, rejected the contract extension of Ipinge, who is 65 years and whose current contract expires on 6 August 2021. “I hereby inform the Council that I am disapproving the request because Council’s decision is not in line with Section 27 (3) (a) (i) (aa) of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No.23 of 1992) as amended.” The provision of…

30 Jun

IPC suspends Windhoek councillor

ObserverObserver MoneyDesiree Davids, Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), Windhoek municipality

Staff Writer Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has suspended its councillor, Desiree Davids, serving on the Windhoek municipality after allegations that she has used her position to prioritise her application to buy a plot. “Please take note, as is within the powers of a political party that fielded a councillor, and in accordance with our IPC party constitution of Article 4.60. Hon. Cllr. Davids has been suspended (restraint) by the party from representing IPC in any capacity in the City of Windhoek council in terms of Code 4.1. of the conduct of members of the local authorities,” IPC’s General Secretary,…

29 Jun

Hospitals in bed crisis

ObserverObserver MoneyAstra Zeneca, Covid-19, J&J, Katutura intermediate hospitals, Sinopharm, Sputnik Light

Andrew Kathindi Namibia is facing a shortage of beds in hospitals; the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) has confirmed. This is due to the high rise in patients due to the third wave the country is facing, with Namibia currently recording over 1000 cases a day with an average of over 40 percent positivity ratio from confirmed cases a day. “There is pressure on the available beds. The number of patients has simply increased. Whether it’s in the private sector, or the public sector, you have a situation where there is pressure on available beds,” Health ministry Executive…

26 Jun

Masisi says AfCTA can raise Africa … but full regional integration must come first

ObserverObserver MoneyAfCFTA, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi, SADC PF Secretary General Boemo Sekgoma

Moses Magadza “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the key drivers that can position Africa as an economic powerhouse,” declared the President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi, while officially opening the 49th Plenary Assembly Session virtually yesterday (Friday 25 June, 2021). “However, it is important to underscore that, the successful implementation of the SADC integration agenda is a prerequisite for the true realisation of the AfCFTA,” he continued. Masisi stressed that domestication of AfCFTA at national level was “central to (its) effective implementation”. AfCTA was agreed upon in 2018 and came into force in January this year.…

26 Jun

Gobabis management committee forges ahead after Louw’s passing

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Gobabis Municipality, Sylvester Mbinga

Tujoromajo Kasuto Sylvester Mbinga of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) was recently appointed as Acting Chairperson of the Gobabis Municipality Management Committee. This comes after the passing of the chairperson, Dewaal Louw, who succumbed to COVID-19 on 9 June. Louw represented the Gobabis Residents Association (GRA) since his election on the council in the 2020 regional and local authority elections. “When Dewaal got sick, I was appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the MC,” says Mbinga adding that operations within the Committee are going as usual, however, pointing out that his position as Acting Chairperson is only temporary as a…

26 Jun

Rukoro and Ngavirue’s deaths could delay agreement

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Dr Zedekia Ngavirue, Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA), Vekuii Rukoro

Andrew Kathindi The deaths of Ovaherero Paramount Chief, Vekuii Rukoro’s and Government Special Envoy on Genocide, Dr Zedekia Ngavirue, could delay the agreement the Namibian government and its German counterpart have crafted, analysts think. Rukoro died last Friday after a short illness with COVID-19 while Ngavirue died Thursday morning of a similar affliction. Historian Juergen Zimmerer thinks that Rukoro’s death could further be impacting the agreement in which the government of the Federal Republic of Germany is bidding to help victim communities of the 1904-1908 genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama with development projects as a means of atonement. This…

25 Jun

Tjiriange, Ngavirue remembered

ObserverObserver MoneyDr Ngarikutuke Tjiriange, Dr Zed Ngavirue, president Hage Geingob

Jason Tujoromajo President Hage Geingob says in Dr Ngarikutuke Tjiriange the nations has lost a man with indelible footprints while hailing Dr Zed Ngavirue for his leadership in the Genocide negotiations with Germany. “Our nation has lost a man who leaves behind an indelible footprint of service. On behalf of the people, the Namibian Government and the SWAPO Party, I extend condolences to his wife, the children and the family. May the soul of Comrade Tjiriange Rest in Peace,” says about Tjiriange. “Prior to his passing, Ambassador Zed Ngavirue carried out as Special Envoy on Genocide, one of the most…

25 Jun

Swapo constituency councillor could be heading out …as APP seeks eight months back pay

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Andrew Kathindi Swapo party’s Ndonga Linena Constituency councillor in the Kavango East region, Kampota Michael Shiwana, could be forced to relinquish his position. This is after the High Court ordered the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to disclose to All Peoples Party (APP) 57 ballots that had been rejected. The APP earlier this year through their lawyer, Henry Shimutwikeni, argued that a number of ballots that had been rejected by ECN officials were actually valid. If so, they argued, this would make the APP candidate, Djami Balthazar Daniel, the winner in that Constituency. Shiwana was declared the winner in the…

24 Jun

No second opinion for Harvey Boulter medical state

ObserverObserver MoneyHarvey Boulter, Paramount Healthcare Centre

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Police are yet to receive a second medical opinion on the medical condition of murder suspect, Harvey Boulter, two weeks after he was admitted to the Paramount Healthcare Centre, it has emerged. Boulter is still undergoing treatment for an undisclosed medical condition at Paramount Healthcare Centre, where the murder suspect was directly relocated after being quarantined for Covid-19 at the Safari Court Hotel. According to Khomas Police Commander, Commissioner Ismael Basson, Boulter is hospitalised as per doctor’s instructions. He is not aware if the Police have looked for a second opinion to confirm the legitimacy of Boulters…

24 Jun

Rukoro unlikely to be buried this week

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Vekuii Rukoro

Andrew Kathindi It is highly unlikely that the Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero, Vekuii Rukoro, will be buried within the seven days as per the COVID-19 regulations. Although Minister of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), Kalumbi Shangula, has not pronounced himself on the matter following a request from the Ovaherero Traditional Authorities (OTA) to extend the window in which Chief Paramount of the Ovaherero, Vekuii Rukoro may be buried, logistics are in a premature stage for Rukoro to be accorded a State Funeral by Friday. OTA Secretary General, Mutjinde Katjiua, who wrote to Kalumbi requesting an extension, says he has…