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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Independent Patriots for Change(IPC) party is embroiled in a N$3.2 million lawsuit after it reportedly failed to pay Anga Enterprise, owned by Gabriela Nietche-Kandolf for promotional branding items and related services the company offered to IPC in 2020. Nietche-Kandolf allegedly says the company supplied promotional items of t-shirts, golf shirts, caps, berets, bucket hats and badges and related services worth of N$ 3.2 million. According to documents filed at the Windhoek High October last year, between July and November 2020 IPC, represented by the party’s National General Secretary Christine Aochamus and Anga represented by Nietche-Kandolf entered into…

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Water supply in the Erongo Region remains critically low, especially for Omatjete, Otjimbingwe, Spitzkope and Uis areas. This is according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) Crop Prospects and Food Security Situation for the month of March. According to the report, most of the pumps at boreholes in the region are reported to be broken. Erongo Regional Governor, Neville Andre, said the water supply situation has been a worry for some time now, however, the region has made provisions to supply water to affected communities. “We have been experiencing water supply problems for quite…

Stefanus Nashama Bail for Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters Commissar and self-proclaimed ‘People’s General’, Michael Amushelelo was refused by the Katutura Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The Namibian Police arrested Amushelelo, together with parliamentarian Inna Hengari and activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, on March 21. Amushelelo’s legal representative, Kadhila Amoomo, said he will appeal the Magistrate’s Court decision in the High Court. “Bail was denied by the Magistrate’s Court and the Prosecutor General continues to oppose his bail. We will appeal to the High Court. We have done it before and it worked,” Amoomo confirmed, adding that his client is in good spirits and understands…

Niël Terblanché The community of Lüderitz is up in arms over allegations of the blatant theft of millions of dollars raised by the sale of an annual fishing quota allocated to the Town Council that was supposed to be used for the development of the harbour town. Ronnie Solomons, the Acting Secretary of the Lüderitz Entire Community Association (LECA), states in a letter addressed to the Anti-Corruption Commission as well as the Ombudsman of Namibia that current and former members of the town council have been redirecting the money to a trust fund and that the funds were then divided…

Martin Endjala Gerrit Witbooi, formerly from the Landless People’s Movement, who is now running as an Independent Candidate has expressed concerns about his counterparts campaigning for the Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency By-elections slated for the 15th of May 2023 for allegedly instigating the people not to vote for him. “They are using my name, telling people not to vote for me. I am not happy about this at all. However, it is okay, let them do as they please because politics is just like that. I have already made peace with my people and I have told them what happened between…

Niël Terblanché The outrage created by the Office of the Prosecutor-General’s planned combined training of magistrates and public prosecutors on matters relating to the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and money laundering came to a head when the Office of the Judiciary halted the action until further notice. Bernhardt Kukuri, the Executive Director of the Office of the Judiciary said in a statement yesterday that an urgent meeting between his office, the Magistrates Commission, the Office of the Prosecutor General and the Law Society of Namibia resulted in the parties agreeing to reschedule the training for further engagement with stakeholders…

Stefanus Nashama The current leadership of both Namibia and South Africa is finding itself in the hot seat with youth leaders announcing their intention to run for President in the next election cycle. Former SWAPO Party Youth League Spokesperson, Job Amupanda, last month announced his intention to run for the Namibian Presidency. In South Africa, the 40-year-old son of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma, Duduzane Zuma, surprised the South African political landscape when he announced on Monday that he will be running as an independent candidate in that country’s next general election next year. In an interview with Daily…