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17 Sep

CoW CEO interviews not public . . . 61 apply and five shortlisted for top job

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyActing Windhoek CEO George Muyumbelo, City of Windhoek, Namwater

Eba Kandovazu THE City of Windhoek yesterday announced that it had received a total of 61 applications for the Chief Executive Officer’s job, but only five candidates were shortlisted. These are Otjiwarongo Municipality CEO Moses Matyayi, Deputy Executive Director at the Ministry of Works and Transport Joyce Mukubi, Chief Business Unit Executive at NamWater Eino Mvula, Researcher Charmill Zamuee and Roads Authority CEO Conrad Lutombi. Acting Windhoek CEO George Muyumbelo said in a statement that interviews will take place between 27-28 September 2021, adding that public presentations by the candidates will be livestreamed although the structured Interviews are to be…

16 Sep

Man arrested for continuously raping niece

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyKauna Shikwambi, Outapi

Eba Kandovazu THE police in Outapi last Friday arrested a 27-year-old man after he allegedly raped his 12-year-old niece on numerous occasions. According to Nampol Spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, the suspect was arrested at Onhofi village. In another incident, a 41-year-old man was arrested last Friday for reportedly raping and assaulting his girlfriend at Okeruru village in the Aminuis constituency. Meanwhile, a man, aged 31 is receiving medical attention at the Katutura State Hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach by a 17-year-old man at a farm near Outjo. The incident occurred last Friday. The suspect has been…

16 Sep

15 000 pensioners medical aid cut off

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyPSEMAS, Public Service Employees Medical Aid Scheme, Tonateni Shidhudhu

Eba Kandovazu A TOTAL 15 162 retired pensioners will no longer have access to the Public Service Employees Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) benefits following its after they failed to contribute to the fund and re-apply for medical aid at retirement. Ministry of Finance Spokesperson, Tonateni Shidhudhu, has announced saying PSEMAS membership verification project revealed the non-contribution. According to him, the pensioners have been benefiting from the medical aid scheme since their retirement. The Public Services Staff rule on public service employees medical aid scheme stipulates that members apply for the medical aid scheme 90 days after retirement or risk fortfeiture…

15 Sep

NWR honours frontline workers

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyCovid-19, Namibian Wildlife Resorts (NWR), NWR

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Namibian Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has introduced an initiative to recognize frontline workers such as health professionals, police officers and military personnel in Namibia and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) who have been at the forefront of mitigating the impact of Covid-19. NWR resorts are offering a 50 percent discount to all frontline workers when renewing or acquiring a Namleisure card, a media statement issued today by NWR Spokesperson, Mufaro Nesongano, reveals. According to the statement, NWR conceived a special competition to honour each frontline worker in Namibia and SADC that started in late August and will…

15 Sep

WSS teams up with 061 Festival

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyCovid-19, Harald Schmidt, Windhoek Show Society

Kandjemuni Kamuiiri The Windhoek Show Society has for this year teamed up with the 061 Festival in order to attract a bigger crowd when the show kicks off next week from 24 September to 1 October 2021. Windhoek Show Managing Director, Harald Schmidt, says although they don’t expect a lot of visitors, they hope the 061 Festival will attract a huge crowd to compensate for the expected low turnout. “The 061 wanted to be part of the exhibitors but we partnered up instead, they are responsible for the music, food and drinks, entertainment basically. Usually we would have fun activities…

15 Sep

Sioka could face 15 months in jail for contempt of court

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyDoreen Sioka, High Court, minister of gender equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare

Eba Kandovazu THE Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, could face a maximum 15 years custodial sentence, should the High Court convict her of contempt of court next March. The High Court could also fine her in the event that she is found guilty, or impose a suspended custodial sentence. The punishable offense is a discretion of the court. This is after outgoing Ombudsman, John Walters, filed an application to have the minister convicted for not complying with a 2020 court order compelling her to deliver a plan under oath that would see to the…

13 Sep

MTC records implicate Booys in rape case

info_e12wt4csObserver Moneyformer Okahandja Constituency Councilor and National Council member, Steve Biko Booys

Eba Kandovazu NEARLY eight months after his arrest on rape charges, former Okahandja Constituency Councilor and National Council member, Steve Biko Booys, has yet again been remanded in custody, following the postponement of his bail appeal hearing. Booys today appeared in the Windhoek High Court before Judge Naomi Shivute. A hearing in which he is challenging the decision of an Okahandja Magistrate denying him bail will be heard on 22 October. This is after Booys sought a new lawyer after his previous lawyer, Vernon Lutibezi, withdrew from the matter. The postponement was made for his new lawyer, Tommy Andima, to…

13 Sep

Electoral Court nullifies Ndonga Linena election results

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyElectoral Commission of Namibia, Electoral Court, Ndonga Linena

Eba Kandovazu THE Electoral Court rules that the results of the 2020 Regional and Local Authorities Elections in the Ndonga Linena constituency in the Kavango East region, are null and void and the Electoral Commission of Namibia must do a recount of the votes. The ruling, made by a full bench consisting of Deputy Judge President, Hosea Angula, Esi Schimming-Chase and Orben Sibeya, also sets aside the swearing in of Swapo Party candidate, Michael Kampota, who was declared the winner. Kampota had 12 more votes than the All People's Party (APP)’s candidate, Daniel Djami. The two received 1073 votes and…

12 Sep

Cometh the hour cometh man/woman, is it the affected communities, Government or both?

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedGovernment

“Cometh the hour, cometh the man/woman”, is an idiom often used to describe the phenomenon, that sometimes when a hero is needed one appears. This Tuesday, as has long been expected, the Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Frans Kapofi, gave notice to the effect of tabling details on the Draft Genocide Deal. That this notice was given by Kapofi, something that some of the political parties in the National Assembly (NA) seem to be having an issue with, is immaterial. What matters is that the avowed deal is now in the NA against the best advise, wishes and pleas…

12 Sep

NIPDB CEO to answer to PM over staff grievances

info_e12wt4csObserver Moneyibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), Nangula Uaandja, Prime Minister

Eba Kandovazu THE Office of the Prime Minister is requesting the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly-established Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) to provide feedback on the alleged Irregularities pertaining to recruitment at the board, as reported by staff members. Nangula Uaandja, the CEO, came under the spotlight recently when a letter written by aggrieved staff members was widely circulated on social media. In the letter addressed to Moses Pakote, the Executive Director in the Office of the President, the former employees of the Namibia Investment Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Small and…