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12 Aug

Windhoek mayor defends prepaid electricity meters blocking

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Stefanus Nashama The mayor of the City of Windhoek has defended the blocking of prepaid electricity meters due to outstanding debts while adding that such actions do not violate any laws. Queen Kamati said this at a media briefing last week. “The city will continue to use prepaid meter blocking as a complementary measure alongside other debt collection methods,” she explained. According to Kamati, the approach ensures the financial sustainability of the city's services as it encourages timely payments from residents. Kamati said the accumulation of unpaid bills led to a financial shortfall for the municipality. She said, this affects…

Amupanda sues Govt over ‘Red Line’

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Rose-Mary Haufiku Windhoek Mayor, Job Shipululo Amupanda, is suing Government, challenging the continued existence of the “Red Line”, also referred to as the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF) more than a 100 years after regulations supporting its existence were enacted. The legal action by Amupanda comes after this month he had his meat valued at N$1000 confiscated at the Oshivelo checkpoint when he was returning to Windhoek from the north of Namibia. “The Plaintiff is therefore aggrieved and is entitled to approach the honourable court in terms of Article 25 of the Namibian Constitution for an order declaring the conduct of…

Defence Ministry dragged to court over N$8m sanitisers

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Kandjemuni Kamuiiri Amid swelling allegations by Windhoek Mayor, Job Amupanda, of irregular procurement at Ministry of Defence, it has emerged Phoenix Capital Investment, the company at the centre of the sanitiser supply tender, has dragged the Ministry to court over non-payment for sanitisers delivered more than five months ago. According to Phoenix Capital Investment Director, William Angula, the company which has enlisted Sisa Namandje as its lawyer, is seeking to recover N$ N$8 311 625 owed for the sanitisers delivered. “We have written them a letter of demand through our lawyer, Sisa Namandje, about two weeks ago, informing them of…