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25 Nov

Man, 39, allegedly rapes daughter, 15

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyInspector Thomas Aiyambo, NAMPOL Spokesperson, Onamambili village, Ondangwa

Eba Kandovazu THE police in Ondangwa are investigating a rape incident in which a 39- year-old man is accused of raping his 15- year-old daughter at the Onamambili village. According to Nampol Spokesperson, Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, the incident occurred last Friday around 20h00 in the bushes. Aiyambo says the victim’s aunt alerted the police. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, has since been arrested. “The suspect found the victim with her two cousins while escorting her home. The suspect told the victim to go with him to collect his phone from a certain…

25 Nov

Health Minister refutes claims of less Covid-19 infections during the heat season

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyDr Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS)

Tujoromajo Kasuto Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says the myth that has been “running around” that Covid-19 goes away during the hot season, is not accurate and true, maintaining that the intensity of transmission is driven by human behaviour and interaction. He points out that Namibia experienced three Covid-19 waves so far. The first wave peaked at 316 new infections in a single day on the 13 August 2020, a period were Namibia was already experiencing high daily temperatures. In addition he notes the second wave of Covid-19 peaked on the 13 December 2020 when…

24 Nov

AR, Itula tug-of- war intensifies

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyAFFIRMATIVE Repositioning (AR) Movement Chief Activist, Independent Patriots of Change (IPC) President, Job Amupanda, Panduleni Itula, Windhoek Council

Eba Kandovazu AFFIRMATIVE Repositioning (AR) Movement Chief Activist, Job Amupanda, says the ‘over-involvement of Independent Patriots of Change (IPC) President, Panduleni Itula, in city of Windhoek Council matters has been problematic, adding IPC councilors are the most traumatised in the Council. “It is very sad for them. Itula’s conduct is problematic. He runs the councilors from wherever he is. They cannot even independently contribute to meaningful discussions without having to read an already drafted statement. How can a councilor operate like that?,” Amupanda remarks askingly. Amupanda addressed a media conference today reacting to talks on the Landless People’s Movement (LPM)…

24 Nov

Police officers accused of brutally assaulting a man

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyOngwediva, police officers

Eba Kandovazu AN internal investigation is currently underway following the alleged brutal assault of a man in Ongwediva by four unnamed police officers about two weeks ago. The victim, Israel Nangolo (39) has since been hospitalised at the Oshakati State Hospital. As a result of the assault, Nangolo has been diagnosed with internal bleeding. He has also suffered from hemothorax, a collection of blood between his chest wall and the lungs, which is currently being drained. Oshana Police Commander, Rauha Amwele, has confirmed that a report is yet to be sent to the Inspector General, Sebastian Ndeitunga. Amwele has also…

24 Nov

Minister cautions against fourth wave . . .As rainy season approaches

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyCovid-19, DEPUTY Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr Ester Muinjangue

Eba Kandovazu DEPUTY Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr Ester Muinjangue says although low COVID-19 cases, minimal hospitalisations and deaths are being reported currently in the country, a staggering high number of cases are being reported in Europe and other parts of the world. Muinjangue cautions Namibians against complacency but to continue to wear face masks, sanitise and keep social distances. “Rain and wet conditions sometimes contribute to the fast spread of the virus. As we approach the festive season and with gatherings, people must take caution. Namibians must be on guard,” Muinjangue says. MoHSS Executive Director (ED),…

23 Nov

Youth demand end to corruption …and want BIG now

info_e12wt4csObserver Moneycorruption, Namibia, Youth

Tujoromajo Kasuto Youth are questioning why they have to accept and live with growing unemployment, poverty and crime as the inheritors of a free Namibia. The youth is angry that their supposed freedom exists only on paper but not in practice. They feel that they are living as impoverished slaves, struggling to survive while being told that Namibia is flourishing. They decry that government plans and projects such as Vision 2030, Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (TIPEEG), the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) and Food Bank have not eradicated poverty. Instead, a few enriched themselves at the expense…

23 Nov

Man stones girlfriend to death and burned parts of her

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyKauna Shikwambi, NAMPOL Spokesperson, Omaheke Region

Tujoromajo Kasuto IN the Aminuis Constituency in the village of Otjongwe in the Omaheke Region, it is alleged that a fatal fight erupted between a 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, identified as Christine Brander, which led to her death. The duo were romantically involved. NamPol Spokesperson, Kauna Shikwambi, says the suspect took a stone and beat the deceased several times on the head causing her death. It is further alleged that he then made fire and burned the deceased's face, thighs, face, and back. Then after he dragged Brander’s lifeless body for about 40 metres and placed the body…

21 Nov

Whither to Namibia, is there ever a point of halting and/or return?

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedNamibia, Walvis Bay

A young man last week lost his life in Walvis Bay over a vetkoek. He grabbed a vetkoek from a street vendor and while trying to get away to go and enjoy, which may have been his first eat in how many days, who knows, and indeed the last, he was hit by a car. A sad story indeed! Many a times our government has been priding itself in the fact people in the country do not die from hunger. A young lad lost his life after grabbing something to eat which in the end he could not enjoy having…

21 Nov

Ex-Plan combatants threaten to take Swapo to court over unpaid refugee money

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyMatheus Nangolo, People Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan), United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)

Eba Kandovazu CHAIRPERSON of former People Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) combatants, Matheus Nangolo, says the group will be forced to take legal action if International Relations and Cooperation Minister (Mirco) and Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, does not respond to their petition in which they are asking whether or not the ruling party received their money from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) upon their return from exile in 1989. Matheus, in an interview with Windhoek Observer, says the group will collectively consult with regional members on the way forward, following weeks of petitioning to the International…

21 Nov

Duplicate land allocation compels presumed enemies, Katjirua and Hoveka, to meet

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyHoveka Traditional Authority (HTA), Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA)

Staff Writer Rampant land grabbing and duplicate allocation in the communal areas of the Epukiro and Otjombinde constituencies in the Omaheke region has compelled traditional leaders of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) and the Hoveka Traditional Authority (HTA) to convene an emergency meeting between the two authorities to see how they can jointly tackle this problem. The leaders of the two authorities, Acting Chief of the OTA, Senior Councilor Gerson Katjirua, and Chief Turimuro Hoveka of the HTA, met on Monday to look into the matter together with their councilors, advisors and lands committees of the two respective authorities. The…