Manuel Ngaringombe – Windhoek Observer

11 Aug

No contenders for PDM top positions yet

ObserverFeatured, National NewsManuel Ngaringombe, PDM

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), the official opposition party, will be holding its elective congress from 22 to 24 August in the Zambezi region. However, party members have not yet made any announcements regarding their candidatures for top positions. Manuel Ngaringombe, the party’s secretary general, has confirmed that all positions, including party president, vice president, secretary general, and parliamentary list, will be up for grabs. ''At the moment, we have nobody yet who has indicated their intentions of challenging for any position. Maybe there are people out there who have done so, but they have not made it…

21 Jul

Interference of N$82m Bipa tenderout of public procurement procedures

ObserverNational NewsInterference of N$82m Bipa tenderout of public procurement procedures, Manuel Ngaringombe

Stefanus Nashama The official opposition, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) says the involvement of the Bank of Namibia and the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprise in the implementation of an N$82 million digital registration system by the Business and Intellectual Property Authority of Namibia (BIPA) is out of public procurement procedures. The party further expressed its concern over the revelations that the cost of implementing the digital registration system has ballooned to close to N$100 million from the N$20 million that was originally budgeted by BIPA. According to a statement issued by PDM Secretary General, Manuel Ngaringombe, the party is…

17 Feb

Venaani is Lying- Muharukua

ObserverNational NewsManuel Ngaringombe, Venaani is Lying- Muharukua, Vipuakuje Muharukua

Stefanus Nashama Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Member of Parliament, Vipuakuje Muharukua, insists that he was unceremoniously removed from his Party position as Chief Whip, saying that there was no election in that regard, as the Party President McHenry Venaani claims. “Yes, I was removed, no need for clarity on that. The irregularities and appropriateness of my removal were not material,” insisted Muharukua Meanwhile, Venaani is adamant that there was a vote conducted in which Muharukua lost to fellow parliamentarian Elma Dienda. In a widely circulated video, Venaani said Muharukua did not make it after receiving a minimal vote at a…

15 Oct

PDM policy conference and election review slated for next week

ObserverObserver MoneyManuel Ngaringombe, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)

Tujoromajo Kasuto POPULAR Democratic Movement (PDM) Secretary General, Manuel Ngaringombe, says the party will have an policy conference from 18 to 22 October in Otjiwarongo. Themed “Shaping PDM policy towards a transformative society”, the conference is to develop the movements policies on a wide range of various pressing economic, political and societal issues such as land and housing, sustainability, the economy, education, health, climate change, youth unemployment and gender minority rights such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. The event will be attended by 100 delegates, carefully chosen from both within the movement and outside, based on their unique set of…

28 Jan

Pressure mounts on Swapo

ObserverUncategorisedfishrot, Manuel Ngaringombe, Pendukeni Ivula-Ithana, Sisa Namandje

Andrew Kathindi Calls continue to mount for Swapo to again clarify its involvement into the Fishrot saga after lawyer Sisa Namandje damning allegations contained in an affidavit presented to the Anti-Corruption Commission that he had made payments to the ruling party from funds allegedly illegally funneled out of Fishcor. Despite the party having previously denied its involvement, its deafening silence over the recent revelations have raised concern among its rank and file and the official opposition party. Popular Democratic Movement Secretary General, Manuel Ngaringombe challenged Swapo to address the allegations. “PDM challenges SWAPO to come clean on Fishrot, and for…

25 Nov

PDM rejects Ombudsman’s findings

ObserverUncategorisedManuel Ngaringombe, Ombudsman “captured”, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)

Clifton Movirongo Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has rejected and hit out at the Ombudsman, accusing him of being “captured” after he absolved President Hage Geingob for allegedly inciting racial hatred against white people. This comes after Geingob, during the launch of the ruling party's campaign for the upcoming elections last month, said he has noted a trend in which white Namibians have been registering themselves to vote “in big numbers”, accusing them of conspiring to vote for “anything else but Swapo”, a development, the President said, was a declaration of war against Swapo, despite the ruling party having had made…