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12 Sep

Oryx profit expected to be 30% higher

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyOryx Properties Limited

CHAMWE KAIRA Oryx Properties Limited anticipates profit for the year ended 30 June 2024 and earnings per share to be substantially higher (more than 30%) than the corresponding period, whilst headline earnings and distributable income is expected to be materially higher (between 10% and 30%) than the corresponding period. The company’s premium retail properties include the regional centre Maerual Mall Retail and Gustav Voigts Retail Centre. The company aims to attract and retain quality tenants with a vacancy rate of 5.91% across commercial properties and 11.19% for residential complexes. In a trading statement, Oryx said distribution per linked unit is…

12 Sep

Microfinance can shape financial landscape

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyLara Enslin, TransUnion Namibia

CHAMWE KAIRA Microfinance credit providers have a critical role to play in shaping the financial landscape of Namibia, Lara Enslin, CEO of TransUnion Namibia has said. She said Namibians are navigating an economic environment that is both challenging and filled with opportunities. Enslin said TransUnion works with lenders and regulators around the world to help increase financial inclusion and benefit individuals and their families, while acting as a catalyst for increased economic growth. The recent Namibian census has revealed that the population has surged to 3.02 million. A significant 71% of the citizens of the country are younger than 35.…

12 Sep

Green hydrogen energy shall not benefit ordinary Namibians ever!

info_e12wt4csOpinionsindustrialisation

Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro IT is not a matter of pessimism but the hard and harsh facts and reality that industrialisation as trumpeted by the current political leadership is nothing but a pipedream that shall never be realised, soonest or ever in Namibia. Going by the experience of many African countries who 60 years or so after independence, are nowhere closer to industrialisation. A typical example being oil rich African nations, like Nigeria in West Africa, and closer to home, Namibia’s northern neighbour of Angola, that is not refining its own oil. Because simply it is not in the interest of world…

12 Sep

Swapo ‘POT’ cooked a generational mix list

info_e12wt4csOpinionsElectoral College, Netumbo clique eyes dominance

Paul Shipale Despite conspicuous rumours and glaring headlines in the daily newspapers yelling ‘Netumbo clique eyes dominance’ and talks of ‘underground machinations to ensure that those who supported the party’s vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the 2022 congress dominate the upper half of the party’s parliamentary list’, the Swapo Party leadership has done its homework and listened to the cry of the nation clamouring for help, as some say, “the ‘pot’, which has been cooking and simmering for over 72 hours, burned many of the old guard and delivered a fresh meal of a mixed stew, one Swapo had yearn for…

11 Sep

Aranos mayor faces recall following GBV accusation

info_e12wt4csMainHans Bafrath

Martin Endjala The mayor of Aranos, Hans Bafrath faces a possible recall following a gender-based violence incident. According to reports, Bafrath, a member of the Landless People's Movement (LPM), assaulted his girlfriend last weekend. Johannes Kooper, the chairperson of the town council, confirmed this, saying that given the gravity of the situation, he is currently discussing with the council whether to recall the mayor. The Windhoek Observer understands that this is the second time the mayor assaulted his girlfriend. “We cannot have a party member who continues to be conducting himself in this manner and whose actions are not dealt…

11 Sep

Katutura Hospital unveils N$16.5 million dialysis unit

info_e12wt4csNational NewsDr. Kalumbi Shangula, Katutura Intermediate Hospital

Niël Terblanché The Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek now boasts a state-of-the-art dialysis unit. Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, the Minister of Health and Social Services, officially commissioned the unit on Wednesday that was built at a cost of N$16.5 million. Shangula said that the new facility represents a giant step forward in providing life-saving treatment to Namibians suffering from chronic kidney disease, a condition that requires regular dialysis for patients whose kidneys are unable to filter blood effectively. “With over 85% of the Namibian population relying on public healthcare, the establishment of dialysis services at Katutura Intermediate Hospital addresses a long-standing…

11 Sep

Disaster strikes at Aussenkehr

info_e12wt4csNational NewsFelicia Motinga

Martin Endjala On Wednesday afternoon multiple shacks in the Aussenkehr informal settlement, primarily made of reed, were destroyed after a fire broke out in one of the houses. According to a report provided by the Namibian Police, the blaze, driven by a strong wind, destroyed 72 shacks before the fire could finally be extinguished. The cause of the fire at this point is not yet determined and an investigation in this regard has been launched. Felicia Motinga the assigned Popular Democratic Movement party’s (PDM) chairperson in the Karas region confirmed to the Windhoek Observer that the fire broke out around…

11 Sep

MP pushes for N$100 000 fine on farmers neglecting road safety

info_e12wt4csNational News

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), has proposed a fine between N$80 000 and N$100 000 for commercial farmers who fail to maintain a proper fence to keep animals away from roads that ends up causing road accidents. The proposal was made by Nico Smit while contributing to the Roads Bill debate in parliament on Tuesday. He said families are losing their loved ones and vehicles because of road accidents caused by animals that are supposed to be kept inside the fence but are allowed to roam freely on national roads. “There must be a fine for commercial and…

11 Sep

Swapo electoral college outcome cause simmering discontent: An assessment

info_e12wt4csOpinionsNamibian Constitution

Haulamba la Nangobe My fellow Namibians, in general, and, in particular, my fellow SWAPO members, supporters, or sympathisers. Following its Electoral College over the weekend, there is now a simmering unhappiness, particularly among returnee SWAPO members who say that the top positions on SWAPO’s list for National Assembly ("NA") are dominated by remainees and youthful members of SWAPO who were never in exile during the liberation struggle for Namibian independence. This discontedness is particularly acute among ex-PLAN combatants and old guard SWAPO leaders, many of whom are now saying that they are extremely under-represented or even excluded on the latest…

11 Sep

Frank Fredericks Foundation awards N$10 000 Scholarship to Otjinene Athlete

info_e12wt4csSportsOtjinene Athletics Club

Ester Mbathera The Frank Fredericks Foundation has awarded a N$10 000 scholarship to 16-year-old track and field athlete Kambiri Kazaatjo, a rising star from the Otjinene Athletics Club in the Omaheke region. The scholarship will support both her educational and athletic endeavours. Kazaatjo specialises in the 400 metre track event and has already made waves in the national and international athletics scene. Her journey into track and field began in 2019 as a fun activity, but under the guidance of her coach, Kaupasaneua Mervin Tuaire, in 2022, her true potential became clear. Since then, she has emerged as a national…