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23 Mar

Hopwood blasts Geingob over employment promises

info_e12wt4csNational NewsHopwood blasts Geingob over employment promises, president Hage Geingob

Martin Endjala The Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research, Graham Hopwood has blasted the government over its mixed messages on the size of civil services which it said it will cut down to 50 percent. The announcement of more than 2 000 jobs to be created this year will only put more strain on the high budget already accumulated, Hopwood said. According to Hopwood, it is easier for government to add jobs to the defence and police forces because the educational requirements for recruits are relatively low. Hopwood further stressed that President Hage Geingob wants to see the…

23 Mar

PDM condemns activists’ arrests, police brutality

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMan loses N$ 200K Police brutality lawsuit, PDM condemns activists’ arrests

Stefanus Nashama The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) yesterday condemned the arrests, alleged police brutality and intimidation of protesters against youth unemployment. This follows the arrest of PDM Member of Parliament, Inna Hengari and activists Michael Amushelelo and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma on Tuesday after they were reportedly addressing a crowd of young people who showed up to protest against youth unemployment. They were reportedly informing the crowd about a high court verdict dismissing their permission to protest on Independence Day, at Katutura Youth Centre. The Public Gathering of Proclamation of 1989 used by the police to arrest the three protesters was a…

23 Mar

Prioritize inclusivity: General Nainda

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMajor General Anne-Marie Nainda, Prioritize inclusivity: General Nainda

Niel Terblanche New and old government policies in Namibia will henceforth be integrated at all stages and levels with a gender equality perspective to ensure an inclusive decision-making process. The criminal justice sector in Namibia, in particular, will come under the searchlight and in this regard a workshop to create an understanding of the impact of gender mainstreaming in the context of institutional transformation, and the integration of a gender equality perspective. The Deputy Inspector General of the Namibia Police, Major General Anne-Marie Nainda officiated at the opening of the workshop and said that it is imperative to highlight that…

23 Mar

Katjavivi optimistic about peace between Ukraine and Russia

info_e12wt4csNational NewsInter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Katjavivi optimistic about peace between Ukraine and Russia

Martin Endjala Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi says he is optimistic that continuous collaborative efforts between the parliaments of Ukraine and Russia will result in a breakthrough for peace after Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022. The Speaker made the statement during the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly and related meetings, held last week, in Manama, Bahrain. Katjavivi says peace is achievable given the two countries’ willingness to come to one table to discuss meaningful and lasting solutions to the war. The Inter-Parliamentary Union is a global organization of parliaments that brings together lawmakers to identify international…

22 Mar

Namibia must move forward in unity

info_e12wt4csNational NewsNamibia must move forward in unity, president Hage Geingob

Niël Terblancé Independence without economic emancipation will impede the peace and stability that Namibians have been enjoying for the past 33 years. President Hage Geingob during his keynote address during Namibia’s 33rd Independence celebrations at Outapi said that the government intends to move with lightning speed to seize opportunities and capitalise on the myriad of economic endowment the country is blessed with. Geingob added that the process will occur in a coordinated manner to ensure that sustainable jobs are created as a matter of urgency. “Indeed, it is a given that we must be forward-looking and there is no better…

22 Mar

Amushelelo, Nauyoma and Hengari arrested after unemployment protest

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Stefanus Nashama The police yesterday arrested Social Activists Michael Amushelelo, Dimbulukweni Nauyoma and Popular Democratic Movement Member of Parliament, Inna Hengari after they organized a national protest against youth unemployment. Hundreds of young protesters were ordered by the police to disperse while protesting yesterday at Katutura Youth Centre. According to Amushelelo’s wife, Julieta, the group was on their way home when police officers approached them and arrested Amushelelo and Nauyoma. She also alleged that police officers took away their car keys. Hengari was detained at the Klein Windhoek Police Station, a facility primarily for female inmates, while Amushelelo and Nauyoma…

22 Mar

Venaani asks Environment Ministry to mitigate climate change …as cyclone kills hundreds in Malawi

info_e12wt4csNational Newsas cyclone kills hundreds in Malawi, Cyclone Freddy, Venaani asks Environment Ministry to mitigate climate change …as cyclone kills hundreds in Malawi

Hertta- Maria Amutenja President of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani, has urged the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) to develop key interventions to manage inevitable climate change in the country. Venanni shared his concerns about climate change in a statement of solidarity on Cyclone Freddy that recently hit Malawi. “I am calling upon the Ministry, as the focal point ministry to devise key interventions to manage inevitable climate change impacts through actions that build and sustain social, economic and environmental resilience and emergency response capacity so as to avoid being caught off guard in the event…

22 Mar

Parliamentary committee wants public to benefit from mining

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMaria Kamutali, Parliamentary committee wants public to benefit from mining

Martin Endjala The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources says that there is a need for Namibians to benefit from the accrued shares from the mine sectors and thus they are dismayed to have learned that Namibia does not have shares in a number of mines in the country. The committee has since called for the urgent identification of such mines, to be aligned with the rest. Mining companies in which Namibia has no shares are seen as a good example to renegotiate better shares for Namibia, given that the mining sector is the main economic driver for Namibia and…

20 Mar

Swapo emerges victorious in Okaku elections

info_e12wt4csNational NewsSwapo emerges victorious in Okaku elections

Steve Nashama Okaku constituency by-election concluded with the Swapo party retaining its position as the constituency’s leading party. Swapo candidate, David Fillipus won the elections with 3 195 votes. A former Councillor of the Okaku constituency, Kapya Endjala, who served from 2010 to 2015 said in an interview with the Windhoek Observer that the constituency by-election held last Friday last was fair. Endjala said he visited all the polling stations in the constituency and there were no political fights between the contenders. “There were no political fights as it used to be in the past, the elections went smooth with…

20 Mar

N$ 600 monthly Food bank Money not sustainable, Geingob says

info_e12wt4csNational NewsN$ 600 monthly Food bank Money not sustainable

Martin Endjala President Hage Geingob said he has noted with caution that the newly implemented monthly cash transfer of N$ 600 introduced in the place of food bank parcels in April 2022 won’t be sustainable for longer periods and will require new strategic implementations. The money, referred to as Conditional Basic Income Grant was approved last week by cabinet. “This naturally presents a long-term challenge, as it will not be sustainable for so many of our people to depend on government support for their livelihood. For this reason, the fight against poverty must be responded to using multifaceted strategies, including…