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15 Mar

No Namibian citizenship for Walvis Bay investors

ObserverNational NewsNo Namibian citizenship for Walvis Bay investors

Steve Nashama The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security yesterday denied that it has introduced a policy that grants Namibian citizenship and permits to foreign nationals who purchase residential property in the “Presidents Links Estate” in Walvis Bay. The total investment value of the golf estate is set to be more than N$4 billion in which the project is expected to create over 2,500 temporary jobs and 1,300 permanent jobs. It will build over 700 low cost houses for Namibians, in addition to the homes constructed on the estate. In a statement, the Ministry’s Executive Director Etienne Maritz…

15 Mar

NSFAF, Welwitchia Health Training Centre sign agreement

ObserverNational NewsNSFAF, Welwitchia Health Training Centre sign agreement

Steve Nashama The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) and Welwitchia Health Training Centre (WHTC), yesterday signed an agreement to strengthen the existing relationship between them and to ensure efficient service delivery to Students at the Centre. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by NSFAF Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kennedy Kandume and WHTC Rector, Andreas Mwoombola at NSFAF Headquarters, Eros in Windhoek. Kandume pointed out that the agreement will see NSFAF providing WTHC with the names of NSFAF-funded students immediately after the award process has been completed and to make tuition fee payments to the WHTC directly. The agreement will…

15 Mar

Cenored justifies lack of electricity connections

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Martin Endjala The Chief Executive Officer of Cenored, Robert Kahimise said that a lack of funding is hampering the electrification of houses as the cost involved is too expensive. Kahimise expressed that the company is in dire need of sustainable funding for electrification in the Cenored areas which cover the Otjozondjupa region and part of Oshikoto region, as well as Omaheke and Kunene regions. The CEO made this revelation during consultations with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources last week. The committee was briefed on the regional electrification and challenges of the region in the areas of electricity connectivity.…

15 Mar

Warmbad, Rookoppies electrified

ObserverNational NewsRookoppies electrified, Warmbad

Steve Nashama The Karasburg East Constituency Councilor, Anseline Beukes on Tuesday handed over rural electrification connections worth N$ 1.9 million at Rooikoppies and Witdrift Warmbad rural areas, for the benefit of 18 households. The electrification includes street lighting services. In an interview with the Windhoek Observer, the Landless People’s Movement Councilor said that more than N$ 3.5 million was so far spent on rural electrification infrastructure. This includes rural sanitation projects. The same areas, she said were beneficiaries and 50 toilets were also constructed. She revealed that the second phase will soon commence, for rural sanitation in adjacent areas. A…

14 Mar

‘Amupanda’s Presidential Campaign a Joke’ – Pau Pau

ObserverNational News‘Amupanda’s Presidential Campaign a Joke’ – Pau Pau

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Paulus Kathanga, the suspended Affirmative Repositioning Movement head of elections, better known as Pau Pau has labeled former Windhoek Mayor, Job Amupanda’s plans to run for President in the November 2024 national elections a political stunt and a joke. “I have worked personally with the former spokesperson of the Swapo Party Youth League, Amupanda and ever since he left that youth league, he turned himself into a “Dear Namibia Electronic Social media Billboard” which is merely used for people’s entertainment and spreading rumors and propaganda. Therefore, people shouldn’t be surprised about Amupanda expanding from electronic billboards to physical…

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila visits Namdia for the first time<br>…Says Namibians should be beneficiaries

14 Mar

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila visits Namdia for the first time
…Says Namibians should be beneficiaries

ObserverNational Newsuugongelwa-Amadhila visits Namdia

Martin Endjala On her first visit to the Namib Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA), Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said that NAMDIA is well positioned when it comes to adding value to the country’s most valuable resources, and that Namibia could capitalize on its well-branded diamonds across the globe. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said that the government is on a good track in achieving the goals of Namdia since its establishment in 2016 by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, to trade Namibian rough diamonds directly in the international markets without using middlemen and not through De Beers, as is the case with the rest of…

14 Mar

Hippo poached at Zambezi

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Staff Reporter The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism yesterday said they responded to a report about a Hippo that was found dead in the Muyako area, in a purported poaching incident. The Ministry’s Spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said that upon close inspection by staff members, it was found that the hippo had a bullet wound, adding that it was poached the previous night. “When the team arrived, community members had already gathered in anticipation for the meat distribution exercise. The responding staff took the opportunity to educate the community on the importance of preservation and protection of natural resources. The…

13 Mar

Don’t tax low-income earners – Shiweda

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Martin Endjala The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Anna Shiweda last week suggested that tax deductions for low income earners should be abolished as a means of uplifting their living standards. Shiweda, in her reaction to the Appropriation Bill, which is currently under debate in the National Assembly said that she was concerned with the tax deduction of low-income earners, lamenting that this is creating further conundrums in the fight of uplifting their living standards. She said that given the hardships that low-income earners already face, their tax deductions must be totally abolished to empower them in…

13 Mar

Rape dominates weekend crime bulletin …as boyfriends prey on lovers

ObserverNational NewsRape dominates weekend crime bulletin …as boyfriends prey on lovers

Hertta-Maria Amutenja A seven year-old child and women between the ages 29 and 34 years were raped during the past weekend. Nampol Spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said that the girl was raped on Friday by her 15 year-old cousin at Onengali village in Ohangwena region. The two, according to Shikwambi reside in the same house. The suspect has not been arrested as he is a minor. Police investigations continue. On the same day , a 34 year-old Angolan woman was raped by a 45 year-old Namibian man, who is her ex-boyfriend at Onambango village in Oshana region. Police say…

10 Mar

Pohamba grilled over Bwabwata “no-cattle zone” stance

ObserverNational NewsHambukushu Traditional Authority, Pohamba grilled over Bwabwata “no-cattle zone” stance, Pohamba Shifeta

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta has reiterated that the status quo of Bwabwata National Park shall remain unchanged, and that a national crisis may arise if domestic animals are permitted to graze within the park, which he says is currently a disease-free zone. Shifeta today answered to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs, following a petition submitted to the National Assembly on 19 November 2021 by the Hambukushu Traditional Authority, who are inhabitants of the park. They want Cabinet to revisit a decision taken in 1999 prohibiting them from owning cattle. Hearings on…