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15 Dec

When farming becomes a livelihood

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedAgribank, Emerging Farmers Retail Financing Product (ERFP)

Staff Writer Elia Kamati, a loan beneficiary of Agribank’s Emerging Farmers Retail Financing Product (ERFP), left his formal employment to live his passion, which is farming. He is currently a full-time farmer in the Mpungu district of the Kavango-West region, where he farms with livestock, cattle and goats. “I was a permanent employee for one of the insurance companies for 15 years and in 2007, I resigned from my full-time job to concentrate on my dream and passion which is farming and now am a full-time farmer,” Kamati narrated. Through the ERFP loan from Agribank, Kamati bought 38 heifers and two…

15 Dec

Repatriation of Addis murdered children begins

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyAmbassador of the Republic of Namibia to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Emilia Mkusa, Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation

Staff Writer The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation has announced that it has begun the process of repatriating the bodies of two children allegedly murdered by their mother, who is the wife of a Namibian diplomat attached at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “The latest is that the young children have been declared dead and the Mission has embarked on a process to facilitate the repatriation of the remains to Namibia and will advise accordingly, as soon as the process has been finalized,” Emilia Mkusa, Ambassador of the Republic of Namibia to…

15 Dec

Kawana hits back

info_e12wt4csObserver Moneyfisheries minister Albert Kawana

Staff Writer Fisheries minister Albert Kawana has hit back at allegations that he awarded fishing rights to his son under the on-going government fishing rights allocation to new applicants. According to social media allegations, the minister awarded his unnamed son, five of the best species as fishing rights, three Hake rights and two Monk rights. A furious Kawana said the allegations which have been circulating on social media were politically motivated. “That information you are asking about just came to my attention as I have been out of Khomas. I can tell you it’s coming from people with a political…

15 Dec

Three more face Fishrot prosecution

info_e12wt4csObserver Moneyfishrot, Martha Imalwa, Prosecutor General

Andrew Kathindi Three new names have been added to the “Fishrot” list after the office of the Prosecutor General (PG) said it will charge former Justice Minister, Sacky Shangala’s lawyer Meren De Klerk, along with Phillipus Mwapopi (Accused 8) and Otneel Shuudifonya (Accused 7) for their involvement in the scandal. De Klerk has been living in South Africa since earlier this year and is believed to have fled justice. This comes as the Prosecutor General, Martha Imalwa, has decided to arraign the Fishrot accused before the High Court, which is scheduled for pre-trial on 22 April 2021. This date is…

12 Dec

Recipe – Baked Lemon-Pepper Chicken Thighs and Rice

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedRecipe - Baked Lemon-Pepper Chicken Thighs and Rice

Jackie Wilson Asheeke I have been into making meals in one pot. For me, the days of having different pots and pans on the stove top or in the oven as I prepare a meal, are over. I am always on the hunt for simpler and inexpensive meals. The one in this recipe made a great dinner or my family earlier this week. I have to juggle with family members who are allergic to various things or who are picky eaters, so when I search for recipes I have to read every detail and then shop carefully, reading all ingredients…

12 Dec

Confessions of a Couch Kitten: End of year fatigue

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedEnd of year fatigue

Khanyiswsa Mogotsi One thing about end-of-year fatigue is that it is very, very real. The feeling of your body losing all power to keep pushing and stay as productive as it was throughout the whole year. As a society we have become so used to December and the festive season being our relax and unwind time, that our bodies have become trained into losing steam at a certain time of the year and only have the attention span for issues that include fun and entertainment. The only downside with this year’s end-of-year fatigue is that although most of us are…

12 Dec

All ideologues must rally against political sojourn of opportunism

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedAll ideologues must rally against political sojourn of opportunism, City of Windhoek, Regional and Local Authority elections

Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Indeed very strange bedfellows. This is how Yours Truly Ideologically can sum up the recent horse trading among the various political parties and associations, especially in the City of Windhoek, following the results of the Regional and Local Authority elections. As alluded to in a foregoing installment, these results were not conclusive in terms of returning an overall winner who could make decisive radical transformational decisions. Decisions to deliver in the short term the residents of the City from abject poverty and squalor. And ultimately from the capitalist yoke. The ink on the results of the elections had…

12 Dec

The Time Traveler: Self-care

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedThe Time Traveler: Self-care

Hugh Ellis I have often had issues with the ‘self-care industry’ and the self-care posts of ‘influencers’ on social media. For a start, some of its favorite things to say seem patently untrue. ‘You can’t pour from an empty cup.’ Except throughout my youth, I witnessed people pouring from very empty cups; it was the most disadvantaged, marginalized, run-down, beat-down-upon people I saw taking care of others. Certainly not the upwardly-mobile types who could ‘afford’ to. ‘You can’t love others unless you love yourself.’ Is this true? Who totally, unreservedly loves themselves in these confusing times? Yet we still manage…

12 Dec

Toxic masculinity

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedHarry Styles, Toxic masculinity

Uatjiua Kasete This topic has been weighing heavily on my mind, not sure why. I think it was ignited by Harry Styles debacle. The comments made, made me realize the levels of toxic masculinity around me and how that destructive behavior is such a social norm. I am almost certain that a large majority of men have been raised with the toxic beliefs of what a man should be. Tough, emotionless and ‘manly’ (whatever that means) and if one displays any characteristic outside of that box automatically one is seen as less than or “different”. As if that is such…

12 Dec

Santa buried by COVID and Trump

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke In the American media, the only subjects are Donald Trump and the Covid-19 vaccine. In all the Trump/vaccine verbiage, Santa is lost. As I sit in my mom’s house in Delaware during this strange run-up to Christmas and New Year’s holidays, I have been in 14-day self-isolation. During that time, I was able to rest, read and watch media reports from a variety of sources. I was also able to shout my love down the hall from my bedroom to loved ones who came to my wing of the house to say hello. Usually, by this time…