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01 Jun

Govt raises only N$189 million from hake auction

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyDerek Klazen, Ministry of Finance

Andrew Kathindi Government has only raised N$189 million from a hake auction in which a potential N$462 million was targeted, the Ministry of Finance has revealed. The wet and frozen hake was auctioned off for Government’s quotas for its governmental objectives on 16 April. “Of these funds N$183.9 million have already been deposited into the State Revenue Fund at the Bank of Namibia, and the balance of N$6 million will be settled next week,” a joint statement by Finance Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi, and newly appointed Fisheries Minister, Derek Klazen, reads. This is the Government’s second auction of its fishing quotas…

01 Jun

Sodomy unacceptable – Swapo elders

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyNamibia, SPEC Secretary Mukwaita Shanyengana, Swapo Party Elders' Council (SPEC, Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL)

Andrew Kathindi and Tujoromajo Kasuto The Swapo Party Elders' Council (SPEC) has condemned a proposed move by the Justice Ministry to repael a law that would make sodomy in Namibia legal. The ruling party elders’ position comes as the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) two weeks ago also condemned the planned move , calling the practice of homosexuality in Namibia demonic and satanic, with SPYL Secretary, Ephraim Nekongo, refusing to back down on the league’s position. “In Namibia we understand that some people are demanding a law that would protect the homosexual/gays and lesbians. In Namibia, by law, homosexuals (gays…

29 May

Signing sham deal tantamount to committing second genocide

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedOvaherero and Nama, Signing sham deal tantamount to committing second genocide

Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Though it has as yet not been confirmed officially by both the Namibian and German governments, it has emerged through the grapevine that the lives of thousands of Ovambanderu, Ovaherero and Nama, is no more worth than the pitiful billion Euros. Not that one can really put a price on these lives but as much accepting these as justiciable and justifiable redemption of these lives, is nothing but committing a second genocide against those have already perished from the same act in 1904-1908. It is simply and literally killing a dead person. Not to mention thousands and thousands…

29 May

Same old Soccer House shenanigans

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedCOVID-19 GRANTS TO NFA, E-Connect Digital Registration System, Exco, NFA Public Relations Officer (PRO)

Jefta M Gaoab Wonders shall never cease to happen and wonders constantly keep on happening, wrongfully at the Soccer House. We have accused the previous administration of all corrupt sorts of practices and the current administration is at the forefront, thereof. Just as we thought that football was being normalised, it’s the direct opposite and I stand to be proven otherwise. Wrong is wrong and wrong can never be right. I wonder what the values of Football House are, and if they are living according to their values and purpose in their daily operations, or as they go about their…

29 May

Shangula announces revised COVID-19 regulations

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedMonica Geingos, president Hage Geingob, SARS COV-2 PCR, Shangula announces revised COVID-19 regulations

Kandjemuni Kamuiiri Health and Social Services Minister, Kalumbi Shangula on Friday announced an extension to the current COVID-19 regulations, with minor changes to the measures, including reducing the maximum number of people to attend both indoor and outdoor events to 50, from the current 100. “The Public Health Covid-19 General Regulation as published in Government Gazette No 7522 of the 30 April 2021 remains in force. The Public Health Regulations that came into force on 1 May 2021 will expire at midnight on 31st May, 2021 and under the amended dispensation, which will start on the first of 1 June…

29 May

Apology not accepted – Rukoro ..as OTA denounces deal

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyAdvocate Vekuii Rukoro, Apology not accepted – Rukoro, Ngavirue, South West Africa National Union (SWANU), Usutuaije Maamberua

Tujoromajo Kasuto and Andrew Kathindi The Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero, Advocate Vekuii Rukoro, has declined an apology issued by Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas over the slaughter of over 60 000 Ovaherero and 10 000 Nama between 1904-1908. The apology was issued on Friday morning after the European nation officially recognized for the first time, the slaughter that was committed a hundred years ago as genocide. “If I was in my kraal, I would have said that its bullsh*t because the Germans do not want to recognise our genocide and what they did to our ancestors, “Rukoro told the…

28 May

State House rushes to contain COVID-19 spread

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyAlfredo Hengari, Covid-19, First Lady, Hage Geingob, Monica Geingos, President

Rose-Mary Haufiku State House has rushed to contain any more infections that could emerge after President Hage Geingob and first lady Monica Geingos tested positive for COVID-19. Press Secretary Alfredo Hengari told the Windhoek Observer that COVID-19 health protocols had been activated, with the President’s close proximity staff and their families being tested for the virus, while State House would be fumigated. “The necessary COVID-19 health protocols have been activated to ensure the speedy recovery of the President and the First Lady, including the protection of the entire entourage of the First Couple. Moreover, family and staff members who work…

28 May

ReconAfrica needs to comply – Alweendo

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyKavango region, Minister of Mines and Energy, ReconAfrica, Tom Alweendo

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, says ReconAfrica needs to comply with regulatory and licensing regulations of the country. Windhoek Observer asked the Minister why the company continued to explore for oil and gas in the Kavango region without a water permit, thus violating mining regulations. A water permit is a key requirement to mining as water is essential for cooling and lubricating the drill bit when drilling. “My position is that all licensing requirements must be complied with. Where that is not the case, the company must be made to comply.” Alweendo said. The Minister’s…

27 May

Kakololo to vie for WBO title

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedAfrican Boxing Union Featherweight, Natanael 'Natty' Kakolol, WBO

Staff Writer Natanael 'Natty' Kakolol is set to challenge for his first WBO title on the 12th of June, where he will face unbeaten , Oleg Malinovskyi for the vacant WBO Featherweight Intercontinental title over 12 rounds. Kakololo is the current African Boxing Union Featherweight champion who has enjoyed a great winning streak over his last fights, with impressive victories over tough opponents. The Malinovskyi challenge will however be his biggest and his toughest to date and it will determine whether he has the pedigree to compete with the very best in this division, as the win will give him…

27 May

EIF hosts Sustainable Development Awards

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedEnvironmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), SMEs, Sustainable Development awards

Staff Writer The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) hosted this year’s edition of the Sustainable Development awards, which recognizes the outstanding contributions made by Namibians in the field of sustainable development, under the theme “accelerating the green economy transformation as we recover from Covid-19” This year the awards targeted the private sector and SMEs, community level natural resource management and utilization initiatives, research and development, youth action for sustainable development, pioneering journalism in the field of sustainable development, green banks, school in action for sustainable development, women in action for sustainable development and thought leadership. Speaking at the event…