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21 Apr

Lüderitz community alleges fishing quota fraud

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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…

21 Apr

Witbooi not pleased with unorthodox campaigns

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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…

21 Apr

Outrage halts planned law training

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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…

21 Apr

Man cuts his own throat

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Stefanus Nashama The 43-year-old Ndafelai Nghilifilwa committed suicide by stabbing himself in the stomach and cutting his own throat with a traditional knife. The incident occurred in full view of his wife, who is seven months pregnant, at Ononge Village in the Constituency of Nehale LyaMpingana of the Oshikoto Region. Nghilifilwa killed himself in his bedroom. It is alleged that the deceased told his 37-year-old wife that he was going to visit his mother in the morning. Upon his return in the afternoon, he allegedly came back with a container of traditional brew, commonly known as Otombo and gave it…

21 Apr

Youth eyes presidential positions in Namibia and South Africa

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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…

20 Apr

New Qatar MoU to boost Namibia’s fledgling oil industry

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Niël Terblanché Creating synergies between Namibia and the State of Qatar is pivotal to the development of Namibia’s promising petroleum industry. To strengthen the cooperation between the two countries, Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Qatari Minister of Energy, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi who is also the Chief Executive Officer of QatarEnergy, the state-owned corporation which operates all oil and gas activities in that country. At the signing ceremony, Alweendo said that the new MoU is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations, initiated by the business relations already…

20 Apr

ACC Investigator financially drained bylegal battle with PM

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Phelem Masule, a disgruntled Chief Investigator for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), says a legal dispute with Namibia’s Prime Minister, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has changed his personal and financial circumstances, in a matter in which he is fighting to have his promotion solidified, after Kuugongelwa-Amadhila reversed it. The case has been in court since 2020. The former Executive Director of the ACC, Hannu Shipena notified Masule on 16 July 2020 that he had been appointed as the anti-graft body’s Chief of Investigations and Prosecutions after he had applied for the post in 2019 and had been interviewed and shortlisted. Masule…

20 Apr

Kantema-Gaomas wants wellness programs for govt employees

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Stefanus Nashama Parliamentarian and Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and National Service, Emma Kantema-Gaomas, says creating a dynamic wellness program for employees at Offices, Ministries and Agencies could increase positivity and performance in the working environment. She said this in support of a motion tabled in Parliament by the Health and Social Services Deputy Minister, Ester Munjangue on wellness programs for government employees. Kantema-Gaomas said wellness programs for employees that are responsive to their needs, encourage positive behaviour and outcomes, which she said is the best strategy to ensure long time success. “A wellness program can provide targeted health education,…

20 Apr

SWAPO Party celebrates 63 years of revolution

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Niël Terblanché Dr Hage Geingob in his capacity as the President of the SWAPO Party congratulated all members and supporters of the movement on the day that the organisation celebrates 63 years of existence. Geingob called the SWAPO Party a glorious movement that was formed with the mission of liberating Namibians from Apartheid oppression. “SWAPO succeeded in that historic mission. Over the past 33 years, SWAPO has been hard at work to unite and to ensure the economic development of Namibia,” he said He said that the party will continue to work hard to complete the mission of socio-economic well-being…

20 Apr

Govt spent N$ 1.4 billion on Transport projects from 2020

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The state has spent a total of N$ 1,451,839,274.13 to improve transport infrastructure between 2020 and February this year, through the Ministry of Works and Transport’s Namibia Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project(NITIIP). This is according to a report seen by the Windhoek Observer. According to the report, the African Development Bank(AFDB) also co- financed the project with N$ 900 million. The report further indicates that the government spent over N$600 million on the 107.5 km railway upgrade between Walvis Bay and Arandis , N$400 million between Arandis and Kranzberg, which were complete this year February and another over N$400…