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30 Oct

Most MPs dismally miskicking and missing Reparations ball!

UncategorisedOvaherero, Ovambanderu

It has been becoming crystal clear since the beginning of the debate for Genocide, Apology and Reparations (GAR) in the National Assembly for more than a month now, that this debate was, has never been and is not meant and nor bound to be head and ultimately culminate in a constructive progressive, if not radical consensual solution. If anything while the debate should have crystalised and constellate into ideas towards the way forward, from the verbiages of many honourable members of this August House, this far, with a few exceptions, their contributions at best has been nothing less and but…

23 Oct

Beginning of the beginning; beginning of the end; end of the beginning or end of the end?

UncategorisedGerman

Is this the beginning of the beginning; beginning of the end; end of the beginning or end of the end? One cannot but pose and ponder this question with regard to Genocide, Apology and Reparations with a particular focus on the current debate in the National Assembly on the Joint Declaration between the Namibian government and its German counterpart. Because since the ongoing debate on this vexed question, it has never been clear which way the debate is ultimately headed, and where and how the debate, and the whole question of GAR may be concluded eventually in the best wishes…

17 Oct

Joint Declaration is no substitute to the Ozombuzovindimba Declaration

UncategorisedKazenambo Kazenambo, Nama, Ovaherero, Ovambanderu, United Nations Human Rights Commissioner

October 2nd, was the 117th commemoration of the Extermination Order against the Ovaherero issued at Ozombuzovindimba in 1904. Similarly Monday, October 4th was the tenth commemoration of the expatriation from Germany of the first consignment of the remains of the Ovaherero , Ovambanderu and Nama victims of the 1904-1908 Genocide. Last but not the least, this November also sees the 17th anniversary of the Ozombuzovindimba Declaration. While all these dates somehow are related and intertwined, each, in its own unique way, marks an important and inerasable historical imprint in the sad but heroic historical epoch of the Nama, Ovambanderu and…

09 Oct

Could the SPD be the silver lining to the dark cloud of reparations?

UncategorisedSwapo Party of Namibia

Can the descendants of the survivors of German onslaught inflicted on the Nama, Ovambanderu and Ovaherero, culminating in extermination orders against them and their Genocide between 1904 and 1908 expect anything from the recently concluded German polls? This is the foremost question on the lips and reflections of most Genocide descendants, and indeed bevooves them to pose and ponder such a question. With the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Socialist Union (CSU), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FPD) emerging the four front runners. And horse trading already underway to see likely government coalition. Ala…

08 Oct

GIPF takes member education to the Omaheke Region

UncategorisedAmos Kambonde, GIPF, Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF)

Amos Kambonde The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is a defined pension Fund that provides guaranteed pension benefits to its large membership base. As a government pension fund, membership to the fund is compulsory, as such GIPF has the mandate to make sure that its members are knowledgeable about their benefits and how the Fund operates. The Omaheke Region is one of the most sparsely populated regions in the country. As a result, members find it difficult to reach or access GIPF services timeously. Against this background, the GIPF decided to embark on an initiative of taking member education to…

03 Oct

Ozombuzovindimba Declaration beckons

UncategorisedOvaherero, Ovambanderu, Ozombuzovindimba Declaration

Tomorrow, October 2nd, is the 117th commemoration of the Extermination Order against the Ovaherero. Similarly Monday, October 4th is the tenth commemoration of the expatriation from Germany of the first consignment of the remains of the Ovaherero , Ovambanderu and Nama victims of the 1904-1908 Genocide. Last but not the least, this November also sees the 17th anniversary of the Ozombuzovindimba Declaration. While all these dates somehow are related and intertwined, each, in its own unique way, marks an important inerasable historical imprint in the sad but heroic history of the Nama, Ovambanderu and Ovaharero that must not be allowed…

29 Sep

IUM discontinues non-education courses at Ongwediva

UncategorisedInternational University of Management (IUM), Ongwediva

Eba Kandovazu THE International University of Management (IUM) has announced that as of next year, the Ongwediva campus will be solely devoted to the administration of Education programmes. Students currently enrolled for other programmes will be allowed to continue until they have completed their studies. No student intakes will be made other than those intending to study education from next January. IUM Communication Director, Gerry Munyama, says the decision is rooted in IUM Strategic Plan 2020-2025, which includes the strategic realignment of its programmes and overall activities as well as the utilisation of resources. "No single lecturer is at risk…

29 Sep

Alleged NIMT’s bosses killer back in the dock

UncategorisedNamibian Institute of Mining and Technology(NIMT), Windhoek High Court

Eba Kandovazu ERNST Lichtenstrasser, the man accused of brutally gunning down two executives at the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology(NIMT) in Arandis, has made another appearance in the Windhoek High Court today. Lichtenstrasser, 58, reportedly shot Eckhart Mueller, 72, and Heimo Hellwig, 60, in April 2019, sending shockwaves in the small town. The trial is before Judge Christie Liebenberg, with Deputy Prosecutor General, Antonia Verhoeff, representing the State. Lichtenstrasser denied playing any role in the alleged murders at the start of the trial. He was employed as a Senior Lecturer at the campus in Tsumeb. Lichtenstrasser faces a total…

29 Sep

5000 cattle infected with FMD, 150 dead in Zambezi

UncategorisedAgriculture, Calle Schlettwein, Water and Land Reform Minister

Eba Kandovazu A TOTAL 5000 cattle have been infected by the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Zambezi region, since its detection in May this year. A total 150 cattle have died as a result, Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister, Calle Schlettwein, has announced. Schlettwein says this is despite the higher vaccination coverage in the infected herds, adding that infection rates remained high among the vaccinated cattle, which is an indication of the presence of a different FMD virus variant, which was confirmed to be a new FMD virus serotype O in August, the first time in the…

28 Sep

Kandjii-Murangi denies ‘dodgy’ Malaysian university agreement claims

UncategorisedDr Itah Kandjii-Murangi, Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation

Eba Kandovazu THE Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi is denying allegations that she is part of a ‘secret agreement’, which would allegedly see her entering into a deal with a Malaysian university to set up a private institution linked to her, which is to be funded by Government, replacing the Namibia Training Authority(NTA). “It is not true. None of that is true”, says she emphatically when contacted for comment. Meanwhile, the Spokesperson in the ministry, Selma Ngola says she would consult the Executive Director (ED) to determine whether the matter is a ministry affair or…