Landless People’s Movement – Windhoek Observer

16 Sep

Amushelelo arrest ignite debate over Unam’s political ban

ObserverMainKauna Shikwambi, Landless People’s Movement, Ndumba Kamwanyah

Stefanus Nashama The Namibian Police briefly detained Michael Amushelelo, a member of the Landless People's Movement (LPM), after his arrest at Unam’s main campus in Windhoek on Monday. He was released a few hours later. Amushelelo and a group of LPM Youth Command members were protesting the university's ban on political activities on campus. The youth demanded a discussion on the matter with the university’s management, which resulted in the arrest. Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah suggested that the police could have handled the situation better instead of making an arrest. “As a security apparatus, the police should be careful that…

Seibeb proposes interventions<br>to counter corruption

19 Oct

Seibeb proposes interventions
to counter corruption

ObserverNational NewsHenny Seibeb, Landless People’s Movement, Seibeb proposes interventions to counter corruption

Martin Endjala Member of Parliament and deputy leader of the Landless People’s Movement, Henny Seibeb has proposed that an anti-corruption network be created to fight graft to assist the Anti-Corruption Commission in bringing to book those engage in corrupt practices. Such an anti-corruption network, should comprise patriotic citizens, lawyers, private investigators, media, civil society and international experts and donors, Seibeb proposed. He added that such an anti-corruption network by the citizens should clean-up the society of neo-colonial parasitic business people and powerful foreign controlled conglomerates. Seibeb was speaking yesterday in the parliament on a motion tabled to launch an investigation…

09 Sep

Swartbooi slams MME for not being transparent

ObserverNational NewsLandless People’s Movement, MME, Orange River and Botswana, Swartbooi slams MME for not being transparent

Martin Endjala Bernadus Swartbooi, the leader of the Landless People’s Movement has slammed the Ministry of Mines and Energy for not being transparent, about the drilling in the Aminius Constituency in the Omaheke region, by a Russian-owned mining exploration company, which has raised red flags across the communities over concerns of water pollution with a possible consequence of destruction of livelihoods. The LPM leader was speaking today during a media briefing on the country’s status quo in Windhoek, cautioning that the Kalahari basin borehole drilling will cause pollution and damage to the tourism sector, vegetation and water sources. The process…

29 Aug

Dausab lays the rules for Hardap governor

ObserverNational NewsGershon Dausab, Hardap Regional Council, Landless People’s Movement, Swapo Party

Martin Endjala The chairperson of the Hardap Regional Council, Gershon Dausab has reminded the Swapo Party that it is no longer in charge of the region, following the fallout between the office of the governor and the regional council around the weekend’s organisation of Heroes Day at Mariental. The regional and the local Mariental local authority council are controlled by the Landless People’s Movement, while the governor is appointed by the President as the representative of the Head of State in the region, which is in opposition hands. The regional council withdrew its staff from the organising committee of Heroes…

25 Aug

LPM shoots down changes to Electoral Act

ObserverNational NewsBernadus Swartbooi, Chief Executive Officer of ECN, Landless People’s Movement, Theo Mujoro

Staff Writer The Landless People’s Movement has described the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act of Namibia as going against the democratic values the country has embraced. The leader of LPM has taken particular clauses relating to the Chief Executive Officer of ECN, whose tenure, according to him is not specified, unlike the term of the current chief electoral officer whose term is five years, as well as the endorsement of the appointment of the CEO. During the recent retreat of LPM in Swakopmund during the by-election there, Bernadus Swartbooi expressed concerns surrounding some of the proposed amendment bill. The…

21 Jul

LPM councils fund students

ObserverNational NewsLandless People’s Movement, LPM councils fund students, LPM Youth League Command Leader Duminga Ndala

Martin Endjala The Landless People’s Movement as part of its commitment to free quality education and well-resourced education, have announced a sponsorship for students in regions that it controls to the tune of N$400 000 and have also set aside about N$1.2 million towards tertiary education. The money was paid for registration and tuition fees for students in the region in the two southern regions it governs. This was confirmed by the LPM Youth League Command Leader Duminga Ndala during a press conference today in Windhoek.N$50 000 have so far been spent for tuition fees for students registered with higher…

14 Jul

PM defends extradition draft with Russia

ObserverNational NewsLandless People’s Movement, PM defends extradition draft with Russia, Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

Martin Endjala Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila defended a draft extradition treaty between Namibia and Russia in the National Assembly yesterday. She said that the treaty between Namibia and Russia on extradition of persons for criminal matters is in accordance with the Namibian constitution and therefore supports the draft treaty for tabling in the chamber.Deputy Leader of the Landless People’s Movement, Henny Seibeb who said the draft treaty, creates the impression that the treaty will be retrospective, which he strongly denounced as not allowed in terms of the constitution. The provision, Seibeb referred to, suggests that assistance for extradition shall be…

26 Jul

Shaningwa tells LPM to fight own battles …as LPM accuses Swapo of staging pistol affair

ObserverObserver MoneyLandless People’s Movement, LPM, Sophia Shaningwa

Andrew Kathindi Swapo Party of Namibia Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa, says the ruling party will not be drawn into a war of words with the Landless People’s Movement (LPM). LPM Member of Parliament, Utaara Mootu on Friday, 23 July, claimed that an incident in which a security monitoring system at parliament is alleged to have picked up a gun in LPM’s lawyer, Patrick Kauta’s briefcase, was orchestrated by Swapo in a move of desperation to frame the LPM legal representatives. “Swapo is not going to fight other people’s battles. Let them fight their own battles and leave Swapo Party alone,”…

18 May

LPM lodges Supreme Court appeal

ObserverObserver MoneyBernardus Swartbooi, Henny Seibeb, Landless People’s Movement, Peter Katjavivi, president Hage Geingob

Andrew Kathindi The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has lodged an appeal against the Supreme Court a decision by High Court Judge Kobus Miller, to dismiss its leader, Bernardus Swartbooi, and Henny Seibeb’s application against Speaker of Parliament, Peter Katjavivi. The application was to set aside Katjavivi’s indefinite suspension of the two LPM leaders from Parliament’s Chamber following their forceful removal after being deemed disruptive during President Hage Geingob’s parliamentary state of the nation address last month. The High Court dismissed the application with costs. The appeal was lodged last week on 12 May. The LPM legal representatives argued that Judge…

15 Dec

Winds of Change in //Kharas and Hardap

ObserverUncategorised//Kharas, Hardap, Landless People’s Movement, Namibia

Fritz H. Dausab The Landless People’s Movement, the second newest political party in Namibia, less then two years old currently has done what many older parties have never achieved. The achievement of winning 12 Regional Councilors and 39 Local Authority Councilors is a loud voice from disenfranchised voiceless in Namibia. The two regions of //Kharas and Hardap are coming of age after 30 years of oppression. As these winds of change has brought political change in these two regions, in terms of social and economic changes, the Landless People’s Movement have been in tune with its Regional and Local Authority…