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Govt seeks legal opinion over Air Namibia deal
02 Feb

Govt seeks legal opinion over Air Namibia deal

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Staff Writer Ministry of Public Enterprises has requested a legal opinion regarding Air Namibia’s last minute settlement agreement reached with Belgian company, Challenge Air, which is alleged to have been concluded without its approval. The government is considering the consequences of the agreement, which might require treasury to fund the multimillion dollar deal or provide guarantees. “I have requested a legal opinion and we are looking into what transpired last week. We will only be able to pronounce ourselves once this is concluded,” Public Enterprises minister, Leon Jooste told the Windhoek Observer. This is amid concern that the airline, which…
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PAAB investigates PwC
02 Feb

PAAB investigates PwC

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Andrew Kathindi The Public Accounts and Auditor’s Board (PAAB) has confirmed that it has instituted an investigation into allegations raised against auditing firm PwC by Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader and Windhoek mayor, Job Amupanda. Amupanda accused August 26, a holding company owned by the Ministry of Defense, of transferring N$200 million from the Defence Ministry account, an action which he alleges to be unlawful but was not flagged by PwC which conducted its audit. “Where such an investigation is complete and finds the registered auditor guilty, the PAAB may take disciplinary action against the guilty auditor. The disciplinary actions range…
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30 Jan

Couch kitten: My tender Tinder experience

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Khanyiswa Mogotsi At the start of the pandemic, I was in a relationship but not too long after that my relationship ended, and I found myself back in the dating pool. However, because of lockdown there was nowhere I could go to make new connections and having just come out of a relationship I did not have any interest to be in another one yet. The lack of social interaction began to make me feel a bit lonely and bored, so I made the decision to join an online dating app and meet new people in the comfort of my…
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We’re still going to grow – Western …As pandemic impact on musicians is severe
30 Jan

We’re still going to grow – Western …As pandemic impact on musicians is severe

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Clementine Tjameya Ihemba Western, best known as Western Mwanakanyemba is a 24 year old Rundu born local singer who made his musical debut in 2012. He started off with dance music in a band but had set his entertainment career aside to complete his academic commitments. He paused his musical career until 2015 when he joined Basement Records owned by Mr Kudumo. The young singer recalls that even then he still had to divide his attention between music and his schoolwork. He only started doing music full time recently. Western’s first song was a cover of the song Yawa by…
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Eos Capital invests in Erongo Medical Group
30 Jan

Eos Capital invests in Erongo Medical Group

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Staff Writer Eos Capital has announced that it will acquire a minority stake in Erongo Medical Group (Pty) Ltd. EMG is a leading Namibian Walvis Bay-based private healthcare group, which owns the Welwitschia Hospital and has interests in several other health care entities including Erongo Radiology, a leading radiology and telemedicine provider, Ongwediva Medipark as well as Medixx Occupational Health Services, which addresses the occupational healthcare needs of employees of mines, fishing companies and other large industrial players across the country. "EMG is excited to have Eos Capital as a partner as we see them adding value by providing strategic…
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30 Jan

As long as there’s capitalist exploitation of workers trade unions shall be relevant

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Kae Matundu Tjiparuro Are trade unions in Namibia truly facing a relevance crisis in Namibia as social analysts would postulate in a recent article in the New Era daily. For Yours Truly Ideologically most of the analysts completely missed the ball, especially in their analyses that trade unions are facing a relevance crisis. Under the current capitalist dispensation, and its attendant siphoning off of profits by hiring the labour of the workers and having them toiling a quick fix exploitation of Namibia’s national resources, the workers cannot and should not expect eternal relieve. Instead of perpetual exploitation, up and until…
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30 Jan

The Time Traveler: Don’t wanna be a Namibian Idiot

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Hugh Ellis The American rock band Green Day released the song ‘American Idiot’ in September 2004. Its memorable lyrics include: ‘Don’t wanna be an American idiot One nation controlled by the media Can you hear the sound of hysteria?’ ‘Well, maybe I am the faggot, America I'm not a part of a redneck agenda Now everybody do the propaganda’ The song was a protest song written in the aftermath of the ruinous and unnecessary Iraq war, but is still relevant today. In interviews when the song was released, band members railed against sections of the US media who rode shotgun…
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30 Jan

The CCN urges Namibia to embrace ignorance

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Khanyiswa Mogotsi Last year, the Council of Churches of Namibia (CCN) pressured Namibia to pull out of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme. That information programme was meant to be available to those wishing to use it in 2021. Doing this shoves Namibia backwards into the dark ages of ignorance. Once again, über conservatives, the blindly religious, menopausal matrons and disconnected tatekulus have imposed their antiquated values on a majority youthful Namibian population. A significant number of those blindly against any sex education in schools have never read the CSE curriculum guidelines they are so afraid of. This program is…
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30 Jan

Goodbye Shout Out!

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke This is my last Shout-Out column. In life, all things change. To live with everything the same, would make our minds and spirits go numb. Change is scary but exciting at the same time. I began writing my signature column ‘shout out’ in March 2009, nearly 12 years ago. It has been a fantastic ride! My journey from writing that first column to becoming Senior Editor at the Windhoek Observer is a personal and professional triumph. From as far back as 2004, I have edited or written over 5,000 articles, columns, proposals and research pieces. I have…
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30 Jan

Murderers on bail and haircuts

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Two recent incidents do not show well for the officials responsible. In Katima Mulilo students were sent home from the Caprivi Secondary School because the school said their hair was not cut properly. In the other strange happening, Morne Mouton was convicted of culpable homicide this week and yet was given bail pending the sentencing hearing. How can such foolish decisions stand unsanctioned? After struggling to get our children back into the classrooms during a pandemic, myopic school officials are worried more about haircuts than education. The Ministry of Education's Executive Director must sanction those responsible for denying education because…
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