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17 Oct

Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer

ObserverUncategorisedMy Sister, Oyinkan Braithwaite

Jackie Wilson Asheeke A novel by Oyinkan Braithwaite Because I am a bona fide 2020 pandemic homebody, I am reading more books. I am on Amazon.com and audible.com, so I swim in eBooks and audiobooks these days. I stumbled on this book My Sister, the Serial Killer some time ago; it came out two years ago. I listened to the audiobook version because it was on sale and my book-buying budget is very challenged these days. It is of a plotline, setting and ‘voice’ that is rare in the books that I come across. The author is a black Nigerian…

17 Oct

FlyWestair to service Joburg route

ObserverUncategorisedCEO Henri van Schalkwyk, FlyWestair, Namibia Airports Company (NAC)

Staff Writer The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has announced that FlyWestair will start flights between Windhoek and Cape Town from the 23rd of October. According to the NAC the flights which will be taking off from Hosea Kutako International Airport and the airline will be serving the route with two flights per week, on Mondays and Fridays. “FlyWestair will make history next month, when they will become the first privately-owned Namibian airline to operate a scheduled passenger route between Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport and Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport. FlyWestair schedule will start on Tuesday, 03 November 2020 with…

17 Oct

Agribank disburse over N$246 million worth of loans

ObserverUncategorisedAgribank, Sakaria Nghikembua

Staff Writer Agribank disbursed N$246 million of loans in the financial year ended 31 March 2020 and of this amount, more than N$21 million was paid exclusively to female clients, while N$52 million went to the youth (below 40 years of age). According to the bank’s latest financials, Agribank also extended funding worth over N$15 million to communal farmers without collateral, while over 8-thousand farmers countrywide benefitted from training and mentorship interventions during the same period. “The Bank continues to deliver credible financial performance as its loan book grew by 11 percent to N$3.01 million in 2020 from N$2.8 million…

17 Oct

Robert Koch Institute delegation heads to Namibia

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Robert Koch Institute

Staff Writer A 15 member Robert Koch Institute delegation is expected to visit Namibia next week at the invitation of Health Minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula. The visit comes after the partnership of the Robert Koch Institute with Namibia and Rwanda was announced by the Director for Sub-Saharan Africa of the German Federal Foreign office, Ambassador Robert Doelger during a recent video conference with the Berlin African Ambassadors’ Group. Robert Koch Institute is a German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention which has provided to Namibia four batches of Corona testing equipment to fight COVID-19.…

17 Oct

Alweendo speaks on phosphate mining

ObserverObserver MoneyMines and Energy minister Tom Alweendo, Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP)

Clifton Movirongo The Ministry of Mines and Energy maintains that it will not approve phosphate mining in the country without scientific data that can prove that no harm will be done to marine life. The Mines and Energy minister Tom Alweendo told the Windhoek Observer that that allowing phosphate mining might not be ideal if it damages the fisheries industry. This is because of the disturbance it might cause to the breeding area for the fish. “The argument is still on-going, but we need to have good scientific data that can assure us and show us that they cannot co-exist.…

17 Oct

Keetmanshoop CEO faces new scandal

ObserverObserver MoneyDesmond Basson, Keetmanshoop Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Keetmanshoop Municipality

Andrew Kathindi Keetmanshoop Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Desmond Basson once again stands accused of wrongdoing. Allegedly, he entered into an agreement with a property developer without council approval, a decision which may have implications of over N$2 million. According to information made available to the Windhoek Observer, Basson is accused of signing a cession refund agreement with Duma Tau Property Developers without the authority of the town’s council as per set down procedures. Documents in possession of Windhoek Observer, shows that an agreement was signed between the Keetmashoop CEO and Duma Tau Property Developers to refund the developers N$2,149,131, “in…

16 Oct

Recipes – Biscuits and Gravy

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke Money is seriously tight. This old southern recipes can feed the family and not throw your wallet out of the window. These days, there is a resurgence of old school soul food cooking by mainstream white recipe books, magazines and TV shows as if the biscuits and gravy I’ve had all my life is something newly discovered. Cultural appropriation is not a good thing. Forget any recipe for biscuits and gravy that reads like one of the TV food shows. This is a down home, po’ folks meal that does not need Master Chef or Gordon Ramsey.…

16 Oct

Joubert has a point

ObserverNational NewsCOVID, Gondwana, Gondwana Collection Group, Gys Joubert

Gondwana, a respected tourism group, in Namibia is first among equals in the tourism industry for empowerment, training and skills transfer, promotions on the basis of performance and a wildlife/conservation focus that is important to Namibia. The outspoken CEO of the Gondwana Collection Group, Gys Joubert sent a letter to the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres. He is fired up about World Health Organization protocols and their vastly negative impact in Namibia. The angered CEO says he is tired and battle weary of having to fight for his 1,102 employees and their jobs and for the financial viability…

16 Oct

FNB, DBN partner on Credit Guarantee Scheme

ObserverUncategorisedDevelopment Bank of Namibia (DBN), FNB Namibia

Staff Writer FNB Namibia has partnered with the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) on the risk sharing initiative, which was announced by the Minister of Finance, Hon. Iipumbu Shiimi on the 19 August 2020. “Our government and FNB as one of the leading banks in the country, value this sector because of its great potential for the socio-economic development in terms of economic growth, employment creation and poverty alleviation,” Sam Ikela, Segment Head, Small Medium Enterprises at FNB said. “The intention of the guarantee scheme is to alleviate the collateral constraints entrepreneurs are facing and it will cover loans up…

16 Oct

PDM announces Windhoek candidates

ObserverObserver MoneyPDM, PDM Secretary General Manuel Ngaringombe, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)

Helena Johannes The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced a list of 16 Windhoek candidates who will officially stand for the upcoming Regional and Local Authority elections slated for 25 November. The party SG announced that the party had selected sixteen contestants to run for the upcoming election in Windhoek and among the selected candidates, will be 21-year-old Roberto Dirkse, who is a Political Science student and youth activist at the University of Namibia, who will contest the Regional Council elections in Windhoek Rural. “We are indeed pleased to inform the nation that after completing this process, the movement has…