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09 Nov

Air Namibia employees severance pay still unpaid

Eba Kandovazu ABOUT 636 former staff members of the liquidated national airline, Air Namibia, have approached the Labour court in an attempt to compel the liquidators to pay their severance packages, amounting to N$105 million. The former employees only received their 12-month salaries, totaling about N$278 million. The matter will be heard on 17 November. It is reported that Air Namibia's liquidation account does not have enough money to pay the parastatal's former employees. State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister, Leon Jooste, today says the liquidators are still selling Air Namibia assets, to make available the severance packages as well as…

08 Nov

NTB cautious acting against Hoodia Desert Lodge

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyNamibia Tourism Board (NTB)

Eba Kandovazu THE Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) says it would not be revoking the license of Hoodia Desert Lodge after it was accused of denying entry to a Russian woman, as the lodge seemingly adopted a policy which denies admission to Russian nationals because they are "aggressive" or "rude" when intoxicated. NTB instead advises that the victim sues the lodge or institute a criminal case with Nampol under the Racial Discrimination Act. NTB Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Digu /Naobeb, says the board has no powers to discipline the lodge as there is no code of ethics and conduct or any…

08 Nov

Mbumba appointed Sacky, James to manage election campaign money- Nghipunya

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyJames Hatuikulipi, Mike Nghipunya, Nangolo Mbumba, Sacky Shanghala

Eba Kandovazu IN his testimony today, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fishcor, Mike Nghipunya, says then Secretary General of the Swapo Party, Nangolo Mbumba, appointed former Justice Minister, Sacky Shanghala, and James Hatuikulipi to take charge of the money for the election campaignpaid to the party by Fishcor, The two, according to Nghipunya, were also instructed to restructure the Ndilimani cultural group. Nghipunya says he was not responsible for how money was spent by beneficiaries, that Hatuikulipi and Shanghala were the individuals answerable to the ruling party. Swapo has denied that it benefited from the fishrot scandal. This week,…

05 Nov

Government’s land reforms a hogwash, not serious with ancestral land rights

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyAncestral Land Foundation of Namibia (ALFON), Okandjoze

Staff Writer The Ancestral Land Foundation of Namibia (Alfon) is appealing to clans with claims to ancestral land rights at Okandjoze, and others in general, not to allow the Government to continue to usurp their rights but to stand up and fight for their rights and claim back their ancestral land. Alfon made this appeal at a media conference on Wednesday when it addressed various issues pertaining to land dispossession and its precursor, the 1904 to 1904 genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama. Alfon founder, Sir Welcome Kazondunge, notes that it is apparent that the Second National Land Conference of…

05 Nov

Namibia, Germany must recognise Diasporans are in Botswana because of Genocide – BOSNOO

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyNama, Ovaherero, Ovambanderu

Staff Writer The Botswana Society of Nama, Ovaherero and Ovambanderu (BOSNOO) is pleading with the governments of the Republic of Namibia and the Federal Republic of Germany to recognise the presence in the diaspora of Nama, Ovaherero and Ovambanderu as a direct consequence of the 1904-1908 genocide against these communities in Namibia, then German South West Africa. BOSNOO is among organisations of genocide descendants from both Botswana and Namibia who last month virtually testified before an eminent panel of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on the question of participations rights under Article 25 of the ICCPR.…

05 Nov

Health Ministry kicks-off the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) campaign to combat Malaria

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Tujoromajo Kasuto THE Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is officially rolling out the indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaign in 21 targeted malaria endemic districts. Malaria is a life threatening disease caused by parasites and transmitted to a person through a bite from an infected female anopheles mosquito. According to MoHSS Executive Director (ED), Ben Nangombe, last year Namibia recorded over 13,600 confirmed malaria cases with over 40 malaria deaths, with the Kavango East, Kavango West, Ohangwena and Zambezi regions collectively accounting for over 85 percent of these cases and deaths. Nangombe says the ministry is implementing three major…

05 Nov

Fishrot bail application intensifies

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyMike Nghipunya

Eba Kandovazu FORMER Fishcor Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mike Nghipunya, is insisting that the State does not and will never have a strong case against him, adding that the Deloitte audit report shows that there is no missing money at Fishcor, or that it is unaccounted for. According to him, all the money was paid to beneficiaries. On cross examination by State Advocate, Cliff Lutibezi, however, the State indicated that it is well aware that money is not missing, but that it was misappropriated. Nghipunya notes that upon reading the docket, it is clear that the State has no case…

05 Nov

Suspected freezer murderers denied bail

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyKatutura Magistrate's Court

Eba Kandovazu THE two men who were arrested today for allegedly murdering a man on Sunday before putting his body in an unplugged refrigerator were denied bail when they appeared in the Katutura Magistrate's Court this afternoon. Police say the murder happened at Windhoek's Herero mall. The suspects, identified as Malakia Matheus (23) and Amos Israel (25), were denied bail due to the seriousness of the charges, fear of abscondiing and public interest. The two are said to be Angolan nationals. The deceased, Levi Paulus (22), who was employed as a bar tender is also from Angola. The suspects will…

03 Nov

Jooste to recommend NHE board recruits this month

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyLeon Jooste, National Housing Enterprise (NHE)

Eba Kandovazu THE recruitment of incoming board members at the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) is at an advanced stage, State Owned Enterprises Minister, Leon Jooste, says. Jooste will be submitting the recommendation to Cabinet before the end of this month. The term of the current board, chaired by Sam Shivute, was extended from October 1st, after it expired in September. “Their term was extended to allow for the recruitment process of the new board to be concluded. The process is advanced and I expect to submit the recommendation to Cabinet before the end of this month,”Jooste says. Other board mmbers…

03 Nov

Trustco board appoints independent non-executive director

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyJanene van den Heever, Trustco Group Holdings Limited

Tujoromajo Kasuto TRUSTCO Group Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Janene van den Heever to its main board as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 November. Trustco’s Spokesperson, Neville Basson, says van den Heever currently serves as the managing member of Cajaka Furniture Manufacturing in Windhoek. She gained extensive experience of more than 13 years in the corporate business environment before she embarked on her journey to establish a new business venture, Cajaka Furniture, in 2013, which she still manages. Van den Heever started her career with Trustco in the early 2000s in Oshakati in the far…