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01 Jun

The race for the CoW CEO position is over

ObserverNational NewsMoses Matjayi, The race for the CoW CEO position is over

Niël Terblanché Moses Matjayi who serves as the current Chief Executive Officer of the Otjiwarongo Municipality, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the City of Windhoek. Matjayi became the top candidate for the position after Conrad Lutombi, the current CEO of the Roads Authority, declined an offer to fill the position. The appointment of Matjayi was announced on the social media pages of the City of Windhoek yesterday. In April this year, the top candidates were shortlisted for the CEO position, including the Deputy Executive Director at the Ministry of Works and Transport, Joyce Mukubi, Chief…

01 Jun

Poisoned porridge wipes out almost an entire family.. as death toll reaches 13

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Niël Terblanché Samples of the porridge that, so far, has killed 13 people from a single household at the Kayova Village in the Nyanga District of the Kavango East Region have been sent to a laboratory to determine what led to the tragedy.Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, confirmed yesterday that four more members of the family have succumbed to the effects of the poisoned porridge since Tuesday.“We are awaiting the results from the toxicology tests from the laboratory. To suggest anything else about what could have possibly caused the tragedy, without the…

01 Jun

Youth encouraged to join forces with those in tourism sector

ObserverNational NewsPohamba Shifeta, Youth encouraged to join forces with those in tourism sector

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta has urged the youth of Africa and all tourism industry players to collaborate and form partnerships to place the “Africa Brands or Destinations” at the center stage of the Global dialogue. Shifeta said this yesterday at the fifth Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge and Summit in Swakopmund under the theme “Developing Youth and innovative entrepreneurship solution for inclusive tourism recovery in Africa.” “I urge the youth of Africa and all industry players to collaborate and form partnerships to place the “Africa Brands or Destinations” at the center stage…

01 Jun

Ondangwa Town Council sued for not demarcating cemetery

ObserverNational NewsDoctor Solomon Amadhila, Ondangwa Town Council sued for not demarcating cemetery

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Ondangwa Town Council and renowned Paediatrician, Doctor Solomon Amadhila, are being sued by a pensioner, Andreas Kalumbu over the removal of a gravestone that he placed on the grave of his late mother, Maria Ithindi. Kalumbu, in documents filed at the Oshakati High Court is claiming N$82,000-00 and an order compelling the town council to plan the layout of the townlands of Ondangwa and the area of the cemetery and zone the area as a cemetery in terms of the Town Planning Scheme. He also wants the Town Council to pay Amadhila a just and fair compensation…

01 Jun

Oshikoto police happy withnumber of reported rape

ObserverNational NewsOshikoto police happy withnumber of reported rape

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Oshikoto Regional Commander, Commissioner Teopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku yesterday said she is happy with the number of rape victims speaking out and reporting rape cases. She also said that the region expects the cases to rise, due to the outreach programs the police is doing with community members in the region. In the month of May alone, Oshikoto region reported eight rape cases. “It is a good sign for the police to have so many rape cases reported because it is attributed to the police’s action towards the community. Meaning the case are only going up because the targeted people…

01 Jun

Muharukua unhappy with Politicians not feeding the needy

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Martin Endjala Politicians are failing to deliver on their promises to uplift people’s livelihoods and this has led to many losing faith and trust in their leadership. These are the sentiments of Popular Democratic Movement Parliamentarian Vipuakuje Muharukua, who maintained in an interview with the Windhoek Observer that people are hungry and without employment. “There is a concerted feeling that leaders can do much better. We are living in an era where politicians are about overpromising and under-delivering. Namibians are increasingly losing faith in the ability of our democratic order to be the answer to their daily strife and struggles.…

31 May

Kavango East Poisoning death toll rises to nine

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Niël Terblanché The Ministry of Health and Social Services has launched an in-depth investigation into the death of nine members of the same household who reportedly consumed poisoned porridge. The tragedy occurred last Friday after 18 people who live at the Kayova Village in the Nyanga District of the Kavango East Region ate porridge made from a combination of mahangu flour and the fermented sediment from a homemade beer known as mundevere. The victims ranged in ages from two to 33 and only one person out of the 18 did not show any signs of poisoning. According to Ben Nangombe,…

31 May

APP called out for making u-turn on same-sex marriages

ObserverNational NewsAPP called out for making u-turn on same-sex marriages, Omar Van Reenen, Vincent Kanyetu

Martin Endjala The All Peoples’ Party has joined several political parties to condemn and reject the supreme court ruling recognizing same-sex marriages, labelling it as a taboo and an abomination to a country with 99 percent Christians. APP’s Secretary General Vincent Kanyetu yesterday told the Windhoek Observer that said Same-sex marriages are a form of depopulating the nation. Meanwhile, Equal Rights Namibia’s representative, Omar Van Reenen denounced APP’s stance on the same-sex marriage ruling, adding that the party’s manifesto of 2019 champions protecting and upholding the rights of the LGBTQ community. “Why are they now going back on their promises?”…

31 May

Parliamentary committee finds decrepit police stations

ObserverNational NewsParliamentary committee finds decrepit police stations, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

Niël Terblanché The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Security on a visit to police stations in Swakopmund found that prisoners and police officers have to live in terrible conditions. Members of the committee visited the coastal town’s main police station as well as facilities in the Mondesa neighbourhood of Swakopmund. The inspection started at the Mondesa police barracks where there are 21 single rooms for male and female officers as well as five family units. The committee found that the facilities are in dire need of renovation. Taps, showers, and toilets are out of washing basins, are…

31 May

Geingob has no power to intervene in Supreme Court ruling – Tjombe

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Stefanus Nashama Legal practitioner and well-known human rights Lawyer, Norman Tjombe says the President, Hage Geingob has no power to intervene in the Supreme Court ruling recognizing same-sex marriages certified in jurisdictions outside Namibia. Tjombe was responding to a call made by seven retired Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Namibia, who appealed to Geingob to intervene and exercise his powers to enable the Supreme Court to reverse its ruling. The retired Bishops are, Kleopas Dumeni, Apollos Kaulinge, Tomas Shivute, Johannes Sindano, Josefat Shanghala, Veikko Munyika and Shekutaamba Nambala. “Those asking for the President to intervene in the operations…