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29 Apr

CoW hunts for CEO

ObserverObserver MoneyChief Executive Officer (CEO), City of Windhoek (CoW), Windhoek Mayor Job Amupanda

Andrew Kathindi The hunt for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the City of Windhoek (CoW) has begun, Windhoek Mayor Job Amupanda has announced. Windhoek has been without a substantive CEO since 1 November, 2020, when former CEO Robert Kahimise resigned. “The ideal candidate should be both suitably qualified and experienced. That said and equally important: the incumbent CEO should possess and embrace innovative and progressive ethos required to execute and operationalise Council’s strategic intent,” said Amupanda. According to the Mayor, the process of filling the position of CEO of Windhoek is slated for conclusion by the end of September.…

29 Apr

Court did not sanction Billionaire’s relocation . . .as court orders his appearance next week

ObserverObserver MoneyBritish billionaire Harvey Boulter, Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab, Magistrates’ Court

Rose-Mary Haufiku As “special treatment” claims continue to swell around murder accused British billionaire, Harvey Boulter (51), it has emerged that the court did not sanction his movement from Outjo to a high-end retirement village in Auas Blick, where has been holed up since February. Boulter’s relocation to the Windhoek based Auas Hills Private Hospital, which is located in a retirement village, was only made known to the presiding magistrate after Boulter failed to show up in person for his initial bail hearing at the Outjo Magistrates’ Court on 23 April. “The court was not aware that the accused Boulter…

28 Apr

37 pass CA qualification exam

ObserverUncategorisedChartered Accountants

Staff Writer A total of 37 candidates successfully cleared the final hurdle to becoming fully-fledged Chartered Accountants after passing the final qualifying exam. The 37 successful candidates constituted 38 percent of candidates enrolled to write the localised Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) examination, written on 17 December 2020. The results reflects a decline in the pass rate, which stands at 51% for the 2019 December APC cohort. “ICAN's commitment to its members and the public is that the CA (NAM) designation is of the highest standard of excellence, able to meet the demands of the future market, driven by the…

28 Apr

Namibia lags behind in herd immunity target

ObserverObserver MoneyChina, Covid-19, Government

Rose-Mary Haufiku It’s going to take Government nine years to reach 1,700 000 people it has targeted to vaccinate across the whole country. This is because the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has to date vaccinated 14,069 people against COVID-19 since the rollout began on 19 March. Health minister, Kalumbi Shangula, previously stated that Namibia would need to vaccinate 70 percent of its estimated 2.5 million population to reach herd immunity. Herd immunity (population immunity) is the indirect defense against an infectious disease that occurs when a population has gained immunity to the disease, either by vaccination or…

28 Apr

Nchindo family looks to sue Botswana government

ObserverObserver MoneyBotswana, Botswana Defence Force (BDF), Namibia, president Hage Geingob

Andrew Kathindi The Nchindo family is looking to sue the Botswana government for damages after Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldiers shot and killed three brothers and a cousin, last year at the Chobe River between Namibian and Botswana. The revelation comes after President Hage Geingob recently paid a courtesy visit on the family. “That is one of the items we highlighted when we had a meeting with the President. We asked that our government should be able to assist us with negotiating for compensation from the Botswana government. But definitely, suing for compensation is a priority as we seek recourse,”…

27 Apr

Tightening of teaching requirements mooted

ObserverObserver MoneyArts and Culture, Ministry of Education

Andrew Kathindi and Rose-Mary Haufiku The Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) says the proposed regulatory body for teachers will address a deficiency in the quality of teaching in the country. During his state of the nation address recently, President Hage Geingob stated that to address the plight of the youth, Government will “establish a Teachers’ Professional Regulatory Body to improve the quality of training of Educators and prescribe minimum standards for the Profession.” Nantu, Secretary General, Loide Shaanika, said “Yes. In fact, those are some of aspects. We need to look at how to improve the standards in providing quality…

27 Apr

NamPol opens case against Ethiopian child murder suspect …as PG orders investigation

ObserverObserver MoneyMartha Imalwa, Namibian Police (NamPol), NAMPOL, Prosecutor General (PG)

Rose-Mary Haufiku The Namibian Police (NamPol) has opened a case and started investigations into murder allegations against, Kristofina Amutenya, the ex-wife of Diplomat Petrus Haufiku. Prosecutor General (PG), Martha Imalwa, ordered the police investigation, a development confirmed by NamPol spokesperson, Kauna Shikwambi. “Investigations are underway and there is constant liaison between the Investigating office and the office of the PG,” Shikwambi told Windhoek Observer. The state provisionally dropped charges against Amutenya after Amutenya’s lawyer, Kadhila Amoomo, challenged the decision of the Namibian authorities to arrest and charge her on two counts of murder, and one count of attempted murder upon…

24 Apr

No cause célèbre yet for media freedom in Namibia

ObserverUncategorisedNo cause célèbre yet for media freedom in Namibia

Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro On May 3 this year, which is World Press Freedom Day, Namibia, as it has become customarily mundane over the years since the declaration of the Day by the United Nations 30 years ago, joins the rest of the global media fraternity in observing the Day. For Namibia, particularly Windhoek, the birthplace of the Windhoek Declaration on an Independent and Pluralistic Media in 1991, and the media, if not only a section of it, the Day may have particular meaning. Windhoek this year hosts the event. Hence the hype among some strata of society, notably the Government. Because…

24 Apr

African countries turn to Sputnik V

ObserverUncategorisedAfrican countries turn to Sputnik V

Staff Writer As the global demand for COVID-19 vaccines continue to increase, a position also worsened by rising cases in India which manufactures the Covishield (the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine) and Covaxin, many African countries have begun turning to Russia to acquire its Sputnik V vaccine. This comes as India halted large exports of vaccines in an effort to expand its domestic vaccination programme with country currently seating on 332,730 new cases, bringing the country total caseload to over 16 million and deaths reaching 186,920. In Namibia, the Sputnik V is among COVID-19 vaccines that government, through the Ministry of Health have…

24 Apr

Tjombe to sue Oshakati violent nurses

ObserverUncategorisedJunias Shilunga, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS)’s, Tjombe to sue Oshakati violent nurses

Rose-Mary Haufiku and Tujoromajo Kasuto Human Rights lawyer, Norman Tjombe, will be suing the three unidentified nurses from the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital on behalf of the family. The lawyer confirmed this to Windhoek Observer. The three nurses have since been moved from their stations after a viral video in which they appear to be physically abusing an elderly patient at the hospital was leaked. “We have started the process already, we have given the necessary notices to the government, hopefully within 30 days or so we should be able to issue a summons,” said Tjombe. This is in response to…