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31 May

Menzies Suffers Yet Another Devastating Defeat in Court

ObserverMainMenzies Suffers Yet Another Devastating Defeat in Court, Namibia Airports Company (NAC), Paragon Investment Holdings (Pty)

Staff Reporter Menzies Aviation suffered yet another significant blow in the Namibian High Court, after Judge Eileen Rakow last Tuesday dismissed, with costs, an application by the British-owned company that sought to interdict and declare null and void the agreement entered into between the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) and Paragon Investment Holdings (Pty) joint venture with Ethiopian Airlines, for the provision of ground handling services at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA). The costs include the costs of one instructing and two instructed counsel for in favour of the first respondent, i.e., NAC and the costs of two legal practitioners…

30 May

Public hearings on youth unemployment to continue

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Martin Endjala Public Hearings on youth unemployment by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development will go on despite attempts by some Swapo Party Members of Parliament to get them cancelled. The committee commenced yesterday with its regional Public Hearings on the motion of Youth Unemployment in the Zambezi region.The Landless People’s Movement Deputy Leader Henny Seibeb on Sunday alleged that the National Assembly Secretary Lydia Kandetu and Swapo MP Elifas Dingara took a unilateral decision to cancel the public hearings in a Swapo WhatsApp group. Seibeb said that Elma Dienda Chief Whip of the Popular Democratic…

29 May

Namibia signs N$200b Green Hydrogen deal

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Niël Terblanché The Government officially signed a pioneering N$200 billion Feasibility and Implementation Agreement on Friday, thereby announcing the development of Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest Green Hydrogen Project. President Hage Geingob officially witnessed the signing of the agreement with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Proprietary) Limited. “I thank Hyphen for trusting the Governance Architecture of Namibia with their investment. By signing the Feasibility and Implementation Agreement, a crucial step has been taken to unlock the potential of Green Hydrogen to create jobs for the prosperity of the people of Namibia,” Geingob said at the signing ceremony at State House. Pohamba Shifeta, the Minister…

26 May

Swapo rubbishes letter about the suspension of Geingob

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Stefanus Nashama The SWAPO Party says that a letter circulating on social media platforms announcing the suspension of President Hage Geingob as the leader of the party is not authentic and does not concern the party. The Swapo Party Spokesperson, Hilma Nicanor yesterday in an interview with the Windhoek Observer, denounced the allegations. The letter titled; ‘Suspension from the Swapo Party President Position’ is purportedly written under the name of one Reinhold Shipwiikineni and sparked shockwaves. A number of people reacting to the said letter said that the letter is seriously misleading the nation, damaging the party’s reputation and creating…

24 May

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever claims one life

ObserverMainCrimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever claims one life

Niël Terblanché A deadly outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever in the Gobabis district claimed its first life at the end of last week. According to Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the patient with a suspected infection of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) was treated at a private health facility in Gobabis on 16 May. He was referred to Lady Pohamba Private Hospital on 17 May 2023, and in the early hours of 18 May 2023, the patient was referred and admitted to the Windhoek Central Hospital, Isolation Unit. Blood samples for CCHF investigation…

23 May

Release TransNamib Audit Report – IPPR

ObserverMainRelease TransNamib Audit Report - IPPR

Martin Endjala The Institute for Public Policy Research, IPPR, is demanding for the release of the Ernst and Young, E&Y, auditing firm’s forensic report on alleged irregularities at TransNamib which was conducted in 2022. The IPPR says the report ought to be released, given the fact that TransNamib is a public entity. In 2021, it was also reported that there was over-compensation of non-performing executives, while the institution was underperforming and making losses of an estimated N$10 million monthly. According to IPPR researcher, Frederico Links it is time that state-owned entities stop operating in silos when it comes to reports…

22 May

Court orders the reinstatement of Sinvula

ObserverMainCourt orders the reinstatement of Sinvula

Niël Terblanché High Court Judge, Boas Usiku on Friday ordered for the reinstatement of Kisco Sinvula, who was removed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Grootfontein Town Council last year. Sinvula was removed from his post as the Grootfontein municipality’s CEO in March last year and subsequently approached the High Court to review and set aside the council’s decision to suspend him. At the time, the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni also ruled that the suspension of Sinvula was not done in accordance with proper procedures, and directed the council to follow regulations in suspending the…

19 May

Shaningwa denies using Kavango residents as ‘voting cows’

ObserverMainShaningwa denies using Kavango residents as ‘voting cows’

Stefanus Nashama The Secretary General of the SWAPO Party, Sophia Shaningwa, has strongly denied allegations that the ruling party uses Kavango people as voting cows. Shaningwa said the people of the two Kavango regions cannot be used under any circumstances as ‘voting cows’. She stressed that the Kavango regions have the strongest support of the Swapo Party, and the residents in those respective regions have the right to vote for the parties of their choice. “The notion that people in the two Kavango regions are voting cows is wrong. There is nothing like that, and I want to condemn this…

17 May

Shannon’s family disappointed with acquital ruling …Prosecution failed to prove guilt

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Emotions ran high at the Windhoek High Court yesterday, after the court acquitted siblings Azaan Madisia and Steven Malundu in the murder of Shannon Wasserfall. Her family has since expressed that they would appeal the ruling by Judge Christie Liebenberg, who only convicted the siblings on the charge of Defeating the course of Justice. Shortly after the ruling, the deceased family members, visibly emotional said that the justice system has failed the family. Judge Liebenberg found that the state did not lead evidence in proving the murder and robbery charges and based its case on conflicting statements made…

16 May

Namibia ranked sixth in Africa foroverall investment attractiveness

ObserverMainNamibia ranked sixth in Africa foroverall investment attractiveness

Martin Endjala Namibia has been ranked sixth out of 16 African jurisdictions surveyed on overall investment attractiveness. This is according to the 2022 Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies, which showed that Namibia improved on the overall Investment Attractiveness Index (IAI) by seven points from 52 in 2021 to 59 in 2022. On this index, Namibia was ranked 38th out of 62 jurisdictions surveyed, compared to 59 out of 84 jurisdictions in 2021. Reacting to the good news, the President of the Chamber of Mines Zebra Kasete yesterday said that Namibia’s performance in the 2022 Fraser report is fairly good,…