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11 Oct

Landmark judgment on gay marriage, citizenship reserved

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyBisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Queer and Intersex(LGBTQI), Transexual

Eba Kandovazu IN WHAT is purported to be a landmark case in the fight for equal rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer and Intersex(LGBTQI), the Supreme Court today reserved judgment, which would possibly grant citizenship by- domicile to a Gay Mexican man, married to a Namibian man. Eduardo Castaneda, married to Namibian, Phillip Luehl, approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration’s refusal to grant him domicile status. A full bench consisting of Chief Justice Peter Shivute, Deputy Judge President Petrus Damaseb, and Dave Smuts today heard the oral arguments and closing remarks…

11 Oct

Farmer confesses to poisoning lions for killing seven of his goats

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyMinistry of Environment, Romeo Muyunda, Tourism and Forestry

Eba Kandovazu THE discovery of four lion and two hyena carcasses last weekend has led to the arrest of a 50-year-old man, who police say confessed to the poisoning of the animals. Preliminary investigations found that the lions and hyenas killed the suspect's seven goats before they were trapped and poisoned. Kunene Commander, Commissioner James Nderura, says a second suspect is yet to be arrested, adding that the four collared lions killed were worth N$260 000. The suspect, who cannot be named until he appears in the Opuwo Magistrate's Court tomorrow, reportedly confessed to the poisoning. Ministry of Environment, Tourism…

09 Oct

Could the SPD be the silver lining to the dark cloud of reparations?

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedSwapo Party of Namibia

Can the descendants of the survivors of German onslaught inflicted on the Nama, Ovambanderu and Ovaherero, culminating in extermination orders against them and their Genocide between 1904 and 1908 expect anything from the recently concluded German polls? This is the foremost question on the lips and reflections of most Genocide descendants, and indeed bevooves them to pose and ponder such a question. With the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Socialist Union (CSU), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FPD) emerging the four front runners. And horse trading already underway to see likely government coalition. Ala…

09 Oct

CoW Public Interviews for Strategic Executive done and dusted

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyCity of Windhoek, Namibia Development Corporation

Tujoromajo Kasuto The City of Windhoek today hosted public presentations for candidates shortlisted for the position of Strategic Executive: Economic Development and Community Services, candidates were given 30 minutes to prepare a presentation on a strategy to ensure the provision of continued sustainable and equitable services to the residents without further burdening the organization financially given that predominantly the department focuses on social services. The five candidates shortlisted from a total 52 applications which were received for this position are Head of Public Sector Banking at First National Bank of Namibia Leslie Puriza, James Kalundu, Cow Health and Environment manager…

09 Oct

Namibia not listed as Red list country by the UK anymore

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyCovid-19, Namibia, UNITED Kingdom

Eba Kandovazu UNITED Kingdom citizens will no longer have to worry about traveling to Namibia, after the ban was removed. Namibians too will no longer have to worry about being labeled as traveling from a COVID-19 red zone country, after the UK lifted Namibia as a “red list” country as of next week Monday. With Namibia on the red list placement,people in the UK are banned from traveling to Namibia. It also means anyone traveling from Britain to Namibia faces a mandatory 10-day quarantine when returning home, even if they are fully vaccinated and test negative for coronavirus, which is…

09 Oct

Swapo launches online newsletter and website

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyHilma Nicanor, Swapo Party

Eba Kandovazu THE Swapo Party yesterday launched its online newsletter and website, spearheaded by the department of Information and Mobilization, as part of its strategic duty to re-engineer its information drive. The party's Spokesperson Hilma Nicanor said at the launch that the newsletter will ensure that they continue to be relevant within the fast-changing information age. "The Party’s newspaper Namibia Today has been inactive for a while due to strategic and logistical reasons. Henceforth, the Department of Information and Mobilization as directed by the Party’s Political Bureau and endorsed by Central Committee, embarked upon a successful program of implementation to…

08 Oct

GIPF takes member education to the Omaheke Region

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedAmos Kambonde, GIPF, Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF)

Amos Kambonde The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is a defined pension Fund that provides guaranteed pension benefits to its large membership base. As a government pension fund, membership to the fund is compulsory, as such GIPF has the mandate to make sure that its members are knowledgeable about their benefits and how the Fund operates. The Omaheke Region is one of the most sparsely populated regions in the country. As a result, members find it difficult to reach or access GIPF services timeously. Against this background, the GIPF decided to embark on an initiative of taking member education to…

08 Oct

Oshikoto mother with eight children and no Identification docs shocks ya Ndakolo

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyOSHIKOTO Governor, Penda ya Ndakolo

Eba Kandovazu OSHIKOTO Governor, Penda ya Ndakolo, says he was baffled at the discovery of a family consisting of a mother without any identification documents and eight children none with birth certificates. Ya Ndakolo’s explains that he and other officials traveled exactly 163 kilometers to the remote village of Emanya in his region, as part of a project he embarked on in September, to register hundreds of people in the region for identification documents. The Governor states that 50 people from Emanya, which is in Nehale Lya Mpingana Constituency, were registered yesterday for national identification documents. Ndakolo says over a…

08 Oct

Man accidentally shot in hope of getting buffalo meat

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyMinistry of Environment, Romeo Muyunda, Tourism and Forestry

Eba Kandovazu THE Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Forestry, says a 38- year-old man who was accidentally shot on Wednesday while officials were trying to put down a stray and aggressive buffalo, was most likely hoping to be one of the first public members to get meat once the buffalo was put down. According to the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, the incident happened at Mbwata village in the Ndiyona constituency of the Kavango East region. He says officials from the ministry, and Namibia Defense Force Anti-poaching operation officials, were hunting down the buffalo, which he says was wounded. "Community members…

08 Oct

New liquidators for AM Weinberg . . . as court declares current ones null and void

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyAM Weinberg, Archie Graham

Tujoromajo Kasuto THE liquidation of a luxurious food and accommodation outlet, AM Weinberg, will not be happening just yet, following a High Court decision to set aside the appointment of its current liquidators, Alwyn van Stratten and William de Villiers, today. The property developer and owner of AM Weinberg, Archie Graham, has won a relief application. Judge Thomas Musuku delivered the judgment that the Masters of the High Court decision apply a practice to receive and to allow insolvency practitioners to lodge security bonds prior to a liquidation order having been made. “Is hereby reviewed and declared null and void…