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06 Mar

Celebrating Women

ObserverObserver MoneyInternational Women’s Day, Yvonne Dausab

Complied by: Rose-Mary Haufiku and Kandjemuni Kamuiiri In commemoration of International Women’s Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, 8 March, various personalities shared with the Windhoek Observer, their views on this important day. Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab “International women's day is an acknowledgement that progress on issues of gender equality and women's empowerment remain in some respect’s lofty ideals. The revolution has stalled. We need more urgency to elevate the struggle for more tangible and meaningful changes in the socio-economic and political space for women.” Lieutenant General Sebastian Ndeitunga “The International women's day has a very extraordinary importance…

06 Mar

LPM to face High Court challenge over recall

ObserverUncategorisedDaniel Gariseb, Landless People Movement (LPM), LPM to face High Court challenge over recall, Rogetta Haak

Maria Hamutenya The Landless People Movement (LPM) is set to be dragged before the High Court by two former Mariental town councillors, Daniel Gariseb and Rogetta Haak. This is after their calls to be reinstated by the opposition party went in vein. The former councillors, through their lawyer, Richard Metcalfe, on Thursday demanded to be reinstated by the party or they will drag the party to court and report them to the Anti-Corruption Commission for corruption. “We gave them till the end of business day on Thursday and until now, we have not received any response from LPM, so we…

06 Mar

NPS rules out condoms, conjugal rights in prison

ObserverUncategorisedCommissioner Sam Shalulange, conjugal rights in prison, John Walters, Namibian Prison Service (NPS)

Maria Hamutenya The Namibian Prison Service (NPS) has ruled out distributing condoms and offering conjugal rights to prisoners despite allegations of sexual abuse and activity among inmates. Commissioner Sam Shalulange of the NPS said condoms cannot be issued to inmates as long as sodomy remains a crime in Namibia. “Issuing condoms to inmates will thus seem to be promoting sodomy in correctional facilities.” Shalulange’s justification for ruling out the distribution of condoms to prisoners to prevent the spread of HIV is that since consensual sodomy is illegal, “providing condoms might make prison officials accessories to crime.” About cases of sexual…

05 Mar

NWR offers independence discount

ObserverUncategorisedNamibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR)

Staff Writer Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has announced that it will be offering a 70 percent Independence discount during weekdays for March 2021 in commemoration of Namibia's 31st Independence anniversary. The discount according to the hospitality company, will be running at all its operational facilities spread across Namibia. Mufaro Nesongano, NWR Corporate Communications, Online Media and Sponsorships Manager, said, "our travelling public can look forward to paying low rates during the week to visit our resorts. Resorts such as Gross Barmen, Namutoni and Terrace Bay will cost as low as N$ 234, excluding meals. Dolomite, Onkoshi, Popa Falls and Sossus…

05 Mar

Skorpion Zinc starts process to refine SA zinc

ObserverUncategorisedSkorpion Zinc

CHAMWE KAIRA Skorpion Zinc in the !Karas Region has started the process to start refining zinc imported from South Africa at its plant at Rosh Pinah. Vedanta Zinc International, the mother company of Skorpion Zinc plans to modify its refinery at Rosh Pinah to enable the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrate, which the company intends to transport from sister company, Black Mountain Mining’s Gamsberg Zinc, and Lead Mine in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Skorpion Zinc has been processing local zinc only since it opened in 2003 but now plans refining imported zinc as well. Skorpion Zinc is now proposing…

05 Mar

Taxis want fare hike

ObserverObserver MoneyNamibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU)

Maria Hamutenya Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) says it has resolved to hike taxi fares to no more than N$ 13.50, subject to approval by the Ministry of Works and Transport. According to the NTTU request sent to the Transport ministry, the taxi operators are seeking to effect the hike as from the 15th of March. “This taxi fare increment is in line with the law, section 12 of the Road Transportation Act, Act 74 of 1977, states that when there is any fuel increment, we are allowed to give notice for taxi fare increment,” NTTU leader, Werner Januarie,…

05 Mar

Fishcor accounts unfrozen

ObserverObserver MoneyFishcor, National Fishing Corporation of Namibia

Andrew Kathindi Fishcor’s bank accounts have been unfrozen by the Bank of Namibia (BON), temporary Board chairperson Heinrich Mihe Gaomab II has revealed. “The Board informs the public on the positive developments of the unfreezing of the account of Fishcor to attend to its urgent and pressing financial and operational matters,” stated Gaomab II. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) through BoN had frozen the corruption tainted state-owned enterprise’s accounts for breaking banking exchange regulations, according to reports. An investigation was launched in this matter. “Fishcor express it’s full confidence to the integrity of the investigations and express its continued cooperation…

05 Mar

N$6 million CoW vehicles attached

ObserverObserver MoneyBro-Mathew Shingwandja, Labour Executive Director

Andrew Kathindi and Maria Hamutenya The City of Windhoek (CoW) vehicles valued at more than N$6 million face the possibility of being auctioned off, after the Deputy Sheriff’s office attached the property in a labour dispute. According to a source at the labour court, the attached items include vehicles, buses and firefighting trucks. The dispute arose in 2019 when Superintendents, Peter Tuna Kandjumbwa, Kakonda Ghd, Tjivekumba Kandji, Jacqueline Amutenya, Maria Muyoba, Willem Karuuombe, Charl Morkel, Eliaser Liyambo, Pieter Boois, Oscar Simataa, Drusella Awases, Hilma Mpuka, Harold Winkler, Belinda Naomi Griqua and Reiter Nambinga took the City to the Labour Court…

04 Mar

Sustainable finance, a catalyst for Namibia’s recovery

ObserverUncategorisedCovid-19, Standard Bank

Marco Triebner The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened the focus on climate change and financial instruments that promote sustainable economic development. The pandemic has impeded Namibia’s growth and demanded new approaches to economic development. It has also highlighted the importance of sustainability and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues. It is noted that pressure is building on financial institutions and non-banking financial institutions, asset managers and corporates to give more attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their day-to-day operations. We believe that Namibia is primed for a sustainable finance boom, given its potential in the renewable energy…

04 Mar

FNB Klein Windhoek to close, other great opportunities for customers

ObserverUncategorisedFNB Namibia

FNB Namibia has announced it would close the Klein Windhoek branch, effective 13 March 2021. “After examining branch profitability through our strategic planning review, we decided it was prudent to close a number of our branches throughout 2021. This approach is based on branches becoming less profitable, while the offer of additional electronic services has enhanced operating efficiencies. Our customers have adapted to all our electronic options and we are optimistic that we will retain our customer relationships because of these online and mobile banking services,” said Rodney Forbes, FNB Executive Officer: Points of Presence. Forbes added that there was…