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13 Dec

Swartbooi calls for the removal of Namdeb’s board of directors

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Stefanus Nashama Bernadus Swartbooi, leader of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), has expressed his discomfort with the management of Namdeb and called for the removal of the board of directors due to their alleged ignorance and inability to address issues related to unfair labour practices. Swartbooi made these remarks during a media conference held to provide the outcomes of the policy conference that his party conducted in Windhoek last week. According to Swartbooi, Namdeb, along with its highly compensated board of directors, is a failing entity. This call comes after the LPM received a letter from Namdeb’s legal representative, accusing…

12 Dec

Unregistered SIM cards to be suspended for three months

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Martin Endjala The Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has warned citizens whose SIM cards are not registered by 31 December 2023, that their cards will be suspended for three months. According to CRAN’s Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, the SIM card registration conditions mandate users to register their SIM cards with their mobile service provider. Nghikembua stated that after 31 December 2023, unregistered SIM cards will be suspended for three months, and if a customer attempts to use the service during the suspension period, they only receive a warning message. “During the three-month suspension period, the service may be…

08 Dec

Namibia increases vigilance amidst global concern about new respiratory illness

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Niël Terblanché While the world awaits more clarity about the mystery respiratory illness in China, Namibia has redoubled its efforts to safeguard the people against a possible local outbreak. Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services, has said current measures align with the global stance about travel or trade restrictions based on the current understanding of the disease. Dr Shangula, however, called for calm, adding that COVID-19 and influenza surveillance activities in place in Namibia have not yet detected an increase in respiratory infections, including COVID-19, or an increase in respiratory infection-associated hospitalizations or deaths in the…

07 Dec

SPYL rebuts Itula’s statements on presidential candidacy

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), has addressed what it calls “unfounded hallucinations”, of Panduleni Itula, the leader of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), regarding Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the Swapo Party’s presidential candidate for the 2024 elections. In a statement, SPYL’s Secretary General, Ephraim Nekongo, reiterated the party’s usual stance of not responding to what they term the “hallucinations of fly-by-night political establishments” but felt compelled to set the record straight on Itula’s comments. This comes after Itula in a recent interview repeated a claim of being the only presidential candidate in Namibia. Itula also repeated claims about…

06 Dec

Mbangu calls on Energy Ministry to get rid of RED’s

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Martin Endjala National Council member, Paulus Mbangu, has suggested that the Ministry of Mines and Energy should eliminate Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs) and harness solar energy from the Namib Desert to provide free electricity to all citizens at the household level while electricity tariffs for businesses should be heavily subsidized. Mbangu made this proposal during a recent session of the Council while contributing to the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s budget. He stressed that rural electrification plays an essential role in enhancing the quality of life for people residing in rural areas. It not only promotes economic development but also…

05 Dec

‘We Paid for Our Children’…First Family addresses allegations of abuse of state resources

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Niël Terblanché Namibia’s First Couple, President Hage Geingob and First Lady Monica Geingos issued a statement to address concerns regarding expenses incurred for their children and other members of the First Family who accompanied them to Dubai for the 28th session of COP 28. According to a statement issued by State House, President Geingob and the First Lady have distinguished between expenses within their prerogative as the First Couple and those classified as private expenditures, as stipulated by the Treasury Regulations of the Government of the Republic of Namibia. These regulations specify that the children and other members of the…

04 Dec

Namibia pledges 10 gigawatts of renewables in the next 20 years

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Hertta-Maria Amutenya In a commitment to combat climate change and realising the aspirations of Agenda 2063, President Hage Geingob, has announced that Namibia is set to deploy more than 10 gigawatts of renewable energy in the next 20 years, a monumental leap that surpasses the country’s existing generation capacity by more than 30 times. Geingob made the announcement at the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge during COP28 underway in Dubai. Geingob, addressing world leaders, emphasised Namibia’s alignment with the vision of “The Africa We Want,” recognising the urgent need for collective action in the face of climate change. Despite…

01 Dec

NEFF demands the allocation of fishing quotas for the unemployed

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Stefanus Nashama The Walvis Bay branch of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) is demanding the fair allocation of fishing quotas to all citizens in Namibia, with a particular focus on unemployed people. A group of unemployed individuals, organized by NEFF member Immanuel Pombili, gathered yesterday in the open area near Kuisebmund Soccer Stadium to present their petition to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. The petition calls for the allocation of governmental objectives fishing quotas to unemployed Namibians. In their petition, the group urges the government to review the current fishing governmental objectives and consider allocating fishing quotas…

30 Nov

Electricity Distribution Industry reform stalls due to revenue losses

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Martin Endjala Robert Kahimise, the Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Control Board (ECB), has disclosed that the implementation of the Electricity Distribution Industry (EDI) reform faced significant challenges, including revenue losses incurred by Local Authorities and Regional Councils. Kahimise made this announcement while presenting the outcomes of the recently concluded EDI summit held in Windhoek from November 16th to 17th, 2023. The primary objective of the summit was to review government policies concerning the establishment of the remaining Regional Electricity Distribution (RED) companies and to address the deficiencies in the legal and regulatory framework, local authority surcharges, and the…

29 Nov

Five-Point Game Plan launched to address malfunctioning SOEs

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Martin Endjala The Minister of Finance and Public Enterprise, Iipumbu Shiimi, announced the launch of a comprehensive Five-Point Game Plan designed to tackle the underperformance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as part of the public enterprise reform program. Shiimi shared this information during a year-end media briefing of President Hage Geingob at State House in Windhoek on Monday. In response to questions about the financial challenges faced by the National Petroleum Company (Namcor), the persistent underperformance of the Roads Contractor Company (RCC), and issues surrounding TransNamib, Shiimi emphasized the government’s commitment to the reform program for public enterprises. The Five-Point Game…