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LPM questions stricter regulations
02 Jul

LPM questions stricter regulations

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Andrew Kathindi Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Leader, Bernardus Swartbooi, is questioning the decision of the Government on stricter regulations stating that it has not been proven that lockdown has helped curb the spread of COVID-19. The new regulations, which came into effect at midnight on 1 July until 15 July, are meant to stop the further spread of COVID-19 as Namibia grapples with the reality of a fierce third wave. The LPM Leader, however, argues that the Government has no basis to measure or declare the regulations as successful. “1524 deaths and people are claiming that the lockdown has been…
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President warns third wave peak yet to come
01 Jul

President warns third wave peak yet to come

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Andrew Kathindi President Hage Geingob has warned that the third wave of COVID-19 that has been ravaging the country could yet get worse, stating that the spread could reach its peak in August. This comes as the country has recorded over 34 000 cases in the month of June alone. “Expert projections and simulation tools indicate that the rising incidence curve, during this Third Wave, is expected to peak around mid-August, and may continue well until mid-September 2021. The darkest hour of the night, comes just before day-break. It is expected to get worse, before it becomes better. We must…
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June claims another liberation stalwart
30 Jun

June claims another liberation stalwart

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Staff Writer The month of June continues with its mayhem in terms of robbing the nation of its liberation icons and depositories of the liberation struggle history. The latest person to bow out is liberation struggle stalwart and Swanu of Namiba diehard and trusted cadre, Sondag Kangueehi, who have unwaveringly stood with his all time political party, Swanu of Namibia, since its inception in 1959, till his eternal retirement. He silently and quietly passed on at his home in Windhoek this morning due to sickness and frailty, aged 82. The late Kangueehi is the eldest of three Kangueehi brothers, with…
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Helao Nafidi town council to decide CEO’s fate …as Uutoni rejects contract extension
30 Jun

Helao Nafidi town council to decide CEO’s fate …as Uutoni rejects contract extension

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Tujoromajo Kasuto Helao Nafidi Mayor, Darius Shaalukeni, has says the management committee is yet to meet to decide the fate of the town’s Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Inge Ipinge. This comes as Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, rejected the contract extension of Ipinge, who is 65 years and whose current contract expires on 6 August 2021. “I hereby inform the Council that I am disapproving the request because Council’s decision is not in line with Section 27 (3) (a) (i) (aa) of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No.23 of 1992) as amended.” The provision of…
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IPC suspends Windhoek councillor
30 Jun

IPC suspends Windhoek councillor

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Staff Writer Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has suspended its councillor, Desiree Davids, serving on the Windhoek municipality after allegations that she has used her position to prioritise her application to buy a plot. “Please take note, as is within the powers of a political party that fielded a councillor, and in accordance with our IPC party constitution of Article 4.60. Hon. Cllr. Davids has been suspended (restraint) by the party from representing IPC in any capacity in the City of Windhoek council in terms of Code 4.1. of the conduct of members of the local authorities,” IPC’s General Secretary,…
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Hospitals in bed crisis
29 Jun

Hospitals in bed crisis

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Andrew Kathindi Namibia is facing a shortage of beds in hospitals; the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) has confirmed. This is due to the high rise in patients due to the third wave the country is facing, with Namibia currently recording over 1000 cases a day with an average of over 40 percent positivity ratio from confirmed cases a day. “There is pressure on the available beds. The number of patients has simply increased. Whether it’s in the private sector, or the public sector, you have a situation where there is pressure on available beds,” Health ministry Executive…
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Masisi says AfCTA can raise Africa … but full regional integration must come first
26 Jun

Masisi says AfCTA can raise Africa … but full regional integration must come first

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Moses Magadza “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the key drivers that can position Africa as an economic powerhouse,” declared the President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi, while officially opening the 49th Plenary Assembly Session virtually yesterday (Friday 25 June, 2021). “However, it is important to underscore that, the successful implementation of the SADC integration agenda is a prerequisite for the true realisation of the AfCFTA,” he continued. Masisi stressed that domestication of AfCFTA at national level was “central to (its) effective implementation”. AfCTA was agreed upon in 2018 and came into force in January this year.…
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Gobabis management committee forges ahead after Louw’s passing
26 Jun

Gobabis management committee forges ahead after Louw’s passing

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Tujoromajo Kasuto Sylvester Mbinga of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) was recently appointed as Acting Chairperson of the Gobabis Municipality Management Committee. This comes after the passing of the chairperson, Dewaal Louw, who succumbed to COVID-19 on 9 June. Louw represented the Gobabis Residents Association (GRA) since his election on the council in the 2020 regional and local authority elections. “When Dewaal got sick, I was appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the MC,” says Mbinga adding that operations within the Committee are going as usual, however, pointing out that his position as Acting Chairperson is only temporary as a…
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Rukoro and Ngavirue’s deaths could delay agreement
26 Jun

Rukoro and Ngavirue’s deaths could delay agreement

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Andrew Kathindi The deaths of Ovaherero Paramount Chief, Vekuii Rukoro’s and Government Special Envoy on Genocide, Dr Zedekia Ngavirue, could delay the agreement the Namibian government and its German counterpart have crafted, analysts think. Rukoro died last Friday after a short illness with COVID-19 while Ngavirue died Thursday morning of a similar affliction. Historian Juergen Zimmerer thinks that Rukoro’s death could further be impacting the agreement in which the government of the Federal Republic of Germany is bidding to help victim communities of the 1904-1908 genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama with development projects as a means of atonement. This…
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Tjiriange, Ngavirue remembered
25 Jun

Tjiriange, Ngavirue remembered

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Jason Tujoromajo President Hage Geingob says in Dr Ngarikutuke Tjiriange the nations has lost a man with indelible footprints while hailing Dr Zed Ngavirue for his leadership in the Genocide negotiations with Germany. “Our nation has lost a man who leaves behind an indelible footprint of service. On behalf of the people, the Namibian Government and the SWAPO Party, I extend condolences to his wife, the children and the family. May the soul of Comrade Tjiriange Rest in Peace,” says about Tjiriange. “Prior to his passing, Ambassador Zed Ngavirue carried out as Special Envoy on Genocide, one of the most…
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