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13 Sep

SG position not valued in Swapo

ObserverNational NewsHenning Melber, SG position not valued in Swapo, Sophia Shaningwa and Oshikoto Swapo, Swapo Party

Tujoromajo Kasuto The nomination of only two candidates for the position of secretary general of the Swapo Party following the conclusion of the nomination process at the Central Committee at the weekend raises many questions about the value of the position in the Swapo structures. This is the view of historian and analyst, Henning Melber, why there has been such a lacklustre interest in the secretary general position then the positions of vice president and deputy SG. Only one candidate has been nominated, apart from the incumbent who did not need nomination and declared herself available. The two candidates are…

13 Sep

Land tax records in shambles

ObserverNational News52 million dollars, Julius Kandjeke, Land Acquisition and Development Fund, Land tax records in shambles, National Assembly

The Auditor General has given an adverse opinion to the accounts of Land Acquisition and Development Fund for the last four financial years from 2018 to 2021. In its report tabled in the National Assembly this week, Julius Kandjeke observed that over 52 million dollars received as land tax income over these four financial years were not properly processed from the bank statements and land tax assessment documents. The purchase of a farm to the value of N$7 934 422 in the 2018 financial year, the auditor general found, was wrongly disclosed in the financial statements of 2019. Furthermore, invoices…

13 Sep

Katima councillor, journalist in ugly confrontation

ObserverNational NewsJohn Ntemwa, journalist in ugly confrontation, Katima councillor, Katima Mulilo

Obrein Simasiku A Swapo local authority councillor at Katima Mulilo manhandled a journalist who was filming the ugly scenes of the demolition of houses of people who illegally constructed their dwellings at Lwanyanda. The acts were caught on camera by a bystander and in full view of police officers, as councillor John Ntemwa charged at the reporter in a brief encounter before they were separated. The two continued to hurl insults and counter threats at each other, as Ntemwa could be seen moving away, before turning towards the OneAfrica freelance reporter, identified as Jackson Chibata and pouncing on him, leaving…

13 Sep

Global uncertainties require scenario planning

ObserverNational NewsEconomic Association of Namibia (AN), Global uncertainties require scenario planning, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Staff Writer The upheaval of geopolitical developments across the world has created so much uncertainty requiring increase need for scenario planning tools to assist organizations navigate through the complexities of the global economic system. This was collectively agreed to at a recent Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of the First Nation Bank, event to consider competing views of the future under the banner of MB Future Events. The event which was held in collaboration with the Economic Association of Namibia (AN), the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Cirrus Capital and the South African Centre for Risk Analysis discussed the final…

Health agriculture, women & youth in focus<br>… as Regional dialogue on accountability gets underway

13 Sep

Health agriculture, women & youth in focus
… as Regional dialogue on accountability gets underway

ObserverNational NewsHealth agriculture, Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), women & youth in focus

From Moses Magadza in Johannesburg A THREE-DAY regional dialogue for Non-State Actors on accountability in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region gets underway today (Tuesday, 13 September) in Johannesburg, South Africa with regional and national civil society organisations and social movements keen to appreciate progress towards meeting the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP). According to a statement from the conveners, civil society organisations from across southern Africa are meeting to assess progress of SADC in implementing its 10-year strategy, the RISDP covering the period 2020 to 2030. The hybrid event, with a special focus on the importance of…

13 Sep

Use of IDs as passport coming soon

ObserverNational NewsNamibia and Botswana, President Hage Geingo, Use of IDs as passport coming soon

Staff Writer President Hage Geingob has appealed to government officials to fast track the implementation of the usage of Identity Documents (IDs) as a means of travelling between Namibia and Botswana, as opposed to now where only a valid passport is used. If this provision is realised it will make travelling easier for the inhabitants of the two nations who share mutual livelihoods and borders. This will result in the usage of a border pass to be granted with an ID, that will allow the visitors to travel up to a certain distance in the other country, or depending on…

13 Sep

Woman gang raped after robbery

ObserverNational Newsdragged about 400m, Matutura Airport Side and Wag Daar location in Mondesa, Swakopmund., Woman gang raped after robbery

Tujoromajo Kasuto Unknown suspects assualted and gang raped a 23-year-old woman in an open space between Matutura Airport Side and Wag Daar location in Mondesa, Swakopmund. The victim was dragged about 400m away from the robbery scene after she refused to hand over the password to her phone. According to the Namibian Police Weekend crime report, this took place as she was walking home with her 30-year-old female friend from a Tuckshop in DRC suburb on Thursday night or early Friday morning near the soccer field in DRC on the side of Matutura Airport. They too were approached by two…

13 Sep

Nothing to stop Swapo congress

ObserverNational NewsFrans Kapofi and Tom Alweendo, Jerry Ekandjo and Pohamba Shifeta, Nothing to stop Swapo congress, president Hage Geingob

Staff WriterThe Swapo nominations for its top four positions is done and dusted. There are some who are pronouncing victory over the limiting Helmut Amendments, while others cry foul over how the party constitution was raped to get some candidates on the list of competitors for the position of Vice President in particular. From media reports this morning there are suggestions that President Hage Geingob pushed through the nomination of people who did not meet the qualifying criteria. The specific nominees singled out were the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs and the Minister of Mines and Energy, as they…

12 Sep

Youth leaders urged to be optimistic

ObserverNational NewsHun Mok Lee from South Korea, International Youth Fellowship (IYF) and the Executive Director, Youth leaders urged to be optimistic

Martin Endjala Young people and aspiring leaders have been urged to adopt a forward looking culture and avoid everything negative as this will jeopardise their goals and the ability to pull through difficult times. These were the views expressed by Hun Mok Lee from South Korea, the secretary general of the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) and the Executive Director of the Seoul Education Centre - International Mind Education Institution. During the International Youth Fellowship gathering on Mind and Character Education Conference at the Windhoek Palm Hotel recently, government officials, education specialists and university students, high school and primary school learners…

12 Sep

Don’t play political football with land issues

ObserverNational News, OpinionsAgribusdev, Carl Schlettwein, Don’t play political football with land issues, Green Schemes

The Green Schemes that were touted as Namibia’s blueprint to food self-sufficiency has failed and the government is now looking at a different management model to continue its strategy to make Namibia produce what its people consume. The company created in 2011 to run 11 Green Schemes, the Agricultural Business Development Agency, experienced serious governance, financial and operational deficiencies. In addition, the running of the Green Scheme according to the Minister of Agriculture, who was moved there in the second term of the current President’s term, observed that there were institutional challenges in the administration of the schemes. According to…