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Stefanus Nashama While the mastery of technology continues to be one of the most modern development targets, Namibia has become the first country in Southern Africa to conduct a national assessment of the Internet Universality Indicators. The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, yesterday officially launched the Namibia National Internet Universality Indicators (ROAM-X) Assessment at the Namibia University of Science and Technology HTTP Centre in Windhoek. The ROAM-X assessment aims to develop policy recommendations and practical initiatives that will enable Namibia to improve the national Internet ecosystem as advanced ICTs evolve, among other things. This assessment framework…

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Former Mr Gay Namibia, Wendelinus Hamutenya has hit back at the Ovaherero Traditional leaders who took issue with his choice of outfit at a recent anti-homophobia protest in Windhoek. The Ovahereo Traditional Authority (OTA) expressed disgust after images of Hamutenya wearing a Herero women’s traditional dress( Ohorokova jozende) surfaced online. The protest was held against sanctioned homophobia and hate speech in Windhoek. Hamutenya says he wore the Herero traditional attire because it has a significant impact on modern tradition. He challenged the traditional authority to indicate the section of the constitution that prohibits men from wearing female garments.…

Niël Terblanché The sale in execution of banking procedures to reduce debt owed by people, who have fallen on hard times, has left many Namibians without a roof over their heads. Johannes !Gawaxab, the Governor of Namibia’s central bank, has responded to niggling questions about the draconian judicial steps taken against people who default on their home loans and added that the BoN has taken note of the concern that some commercial banks in Namibia purchase properties at a low cost during the sale in execution process and may omit to credit the home loan debt with the amount obtained…

Stefanus Nashama The suspended Secretary General of the All People’s Party (APP), Vincent Kanyetu, yesterday said there are serious infights and power struggles between the founders and people who joined the party after its formation. Kanyetu, who was recently suspended from the party, pointed out that the issue at hand is about who who should serve and who should go to Parliament. He also claimed that his suspension was triggered by a statement he recently released in which he declared his resistance against same-sex marriage. In the statement, Kanyetu condemned the recognition of same-sex marriages. “The founders of the party…