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07 Jul

//Hoebes defends Swapo

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Martin Endjala The Minister of Presidential Affairs in the Presidency, Christine //Hoebes has come to the defence of the ruling party Swapo, saying that it has ensured that corruption is non-endemic or non-systemic in Namibia. She said this in response to a motion tabled by the Popular Democratic Movement leader, McHenry Venaani last month on the investigation into the purported power struggle and impropriety at NAMCOR. //Hoebes now wants the PDM’s motion dismissed. She stated that Venaani made several assertions that can only be referred to as incendiary and misguided. “His claim that the inability of the Swapo Party government…

06 Jul

Namibia will not have load shedding

ObserverMainNamibia will not have load shedding

Niël Terblanché Sound policy and a regime of contingency plans will prevent Namibians from ever having to deal with large-scale load shedding, NamPower’s Senior Manager in Energy Trading, Paulina Iyambo said. Iyambo was speaking at a panel discussion when she said that the country does not face an energy apocalypse despite the misgivings of some people. The panel discussion, hosted by the Windhoek Observer included Rojas Manyame, the General Manager of Regulation at the Electricity Control Board and Harald Schutt, an Energy Consultant. The discussion was part of a series of monthly panel discussions on Namibia’s security of electricity supply.…

05 Jul

Menzies wins another 30 days atHKIA despite Supreme Court judgment.

ObserverMainMenzies wins another 30 days atHKIA despite Supreme Court judgment.

Niël Terblanché The postponement of the matter of Menzies Aviation against the Namibia Airports Company by High Court Judge Shifimana Ueitele until 4 August 2023 has given the British company another 30 days to perform ground handling services at the Hosea Kutako International Airport. This is despite a Supreme Court judgement against Menzies to cease operations at the country’s international airport. Ueitele indicated that he will deliver his judgement at the beginning of next month. The postponement of the matter means that, in essence the Supreme Court’s order delivered on 9 June 2023 for Menzies Aviation Namibia to cease performing…

04 Jul

The ghost of Twaloloka still haunts residents

ObserverMainThe ghost of Twaloloka still haunts residents

Niël Terblanché The allocation of houses to families who fell victim to the devastating Twaloloka fire disaster almost three years ago will now be investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The investigation by the corruption watchdog follows after a group of 21 beneficiaries of Twaloloka-Otweya houses were served with eviction notices by the Erongo Regional Governor, Neville Andre. The group is claiming that lists of beneficiaries that were compiled in the wake of the disaster have been tampered with repeatedly by the various authorities that were involved with the rehousing of the victims. The group in a letter signed by the…

03 Jul

ECN CEO hopeful disqualified for failing to declare Swapo ties

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Martin Endjala The Electoral Commission of Namibia has disqualified Michael Katjirari Tjivikua, who was part of the shortlisted candidates for the position of Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, for failing to declare that he was a member of the Swapo Party Think Tank. Tjivikua’s affiliation with the governing party is deemed to question the Commission’s impartiality and independence, which might endanger the public’s confidence in the Commission if he is selected. “The Commission is of the opinion that you did not give a declaration of all relevant information in your documents or Curriculum Vitae, and instead you applied your own…

30 Jun

Shaningwa challenges Kawana on same-sex marriage

ObserverMainShaningwa challenges Kawana on same-sex marriage

Martin Endjala The Swapo Party Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa has expressed her disappointment with Albert Kawana, the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security for complying with the ruling of the Supreme Court on the 16th of May 2023 to recognize same-sex marriage from abroad. This comes after the Ministry announced that it will implement the immigration act as per the Supreme Court Judgement on the treatment of same-sex marriages validly concluded between Namibians and foreign nationals outside Namibia as provided in section 2(1)(c) of the immigration control ACT NO. 7 of 1993. As a result, Shaningwa yesterday posted…

29 Jun

LPM will beat up Uutoni – Seibeb

ObserverMainHenny Seibeb, LPM will beat up Uutoni - Seibeb

Stefanus Nashama Chaos and mayhem were the order of the day in the National Assembly on Monday, after a heated exchange of words ensued between Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Member of Parliament, Henny Seibeb and other parliamentarians, after the former threatened to beat up the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, on his official visit to the Karasburg Town Council that is scheduled for today. Seibeb said that LPM will beat up Uutoni, much to the dismay of some parliamentarians including Swapo members Hilma Nicanor who came to the defense of Uutoni. Uutoni was however not present in…

28 Jun

Chinese lithium miners score victory in the High Court

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Chinese lithium mining company, Xinfeng Investments has won its case to reinstate its 20-year mining license after Minister of Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo revoked it. The mining company filed an urgent application with the High Court last month to challenge a decision by Alweendo, to revoke its mining license claiming the minster had no right to do so. Acting Judge Roman Maasdorp found that the minister did not have the right to revoke the mining licence. “The first respondent did not have the powers to revoke the license and was required to approach the court,” he…

27 Jun

AR demands zero cost on governmentstake in the green hydrogen

ObserverMainAR demands zero cost on governmentstake in the green hydrogen

Martin Endjala The Affirmative Repositioning Movement, through its lawyer Kadhila Amoomo demands that the 24 percent stake to the government in Hyphen Africa (Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Pty) Ltd) must be granted at no cost. They are further demanding that Hyphen Africa immediately waive the requirement that the Government of the Republic of Namibia make a financial contribution to obtain a 24 percent stake in the Green Hydrogen Project.The demands are contained in a letter dated 23 June 2023 directed to Hyphen Africa by Amoomo. Amoomo says that their client alarmed by the fact that the government will be required to…

26 Jun

Cabinet approves construction of new Windhoek district hospital

ObserverMainCabinet approves constructionof new Windhoek district hospital

Martin Endjala Cabinet has given the green light for the construction of the long-awaited realization of a Windhoek District Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Social Services to ease the burden currently being experienced by the Windhoek Central Hospital and the Katutura State Hospital in terms of referrals and service delivery. The new hospital will be located in the Moses//Garoeb Constituency in Hakahana. The approval occurred during the ninth decision-making meeting approved the development after the submission of the project by the Minister of Health and Social Services. The cabinet took note of the activities being undertaken in respect…