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12 Apr

Namandje offers N$100,000 scholarships to deserving students

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Sisa Namandje Foundation has awarded Scholarships to 13 students, covering tuition fees, accommodation, and other basic needs. “Ordinarily the foundation provides financial educational assistance already during the year. However, the founder this year availed N$ 100 000 to assist students who are at institutions of higher learning. In order to impact many lives, we catered to the students’ different needs instead of just dividing the amount amongst them,” Chairperson of the Foundation, Taimi Ileka -Amupanda said. According to lleka-Amupanda, the scholarship advertisement has attracted more than 300 applicants and will help the students once-off with their basic…

12 Apr

Mbumba denies saying young people will not win elections

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Stefanus Nashama Vice President Nangolo Mbumba has disputed reports alleging that he said young people will never win elections. However, a daily newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Vice President said the youth are forming political parties along tribal and regional lines, and that they will never win national elections to run the country. Moreover, Mbumba also denied announcing his retirement plans without naming a specific date, as reported by the daily. According to a media statement released yesterday by Mateus Kaholongo, the Executive Director in the Office of the Vice President, the article says Mbumba remarked “People did not…

12 Apr

Mariental receives new emergency response centre

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Martin Endjala The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund has opened a new Emergency Medical Response Services centre in Mariental, which is aimed at bringing equitable quality health care to communities. MVA’s Corporate Communication and Stakeholder Relations Manager, Hilaria Graig during the launch of the response centre said access to equitable quality health care, particularly in emergency medical response services for road crash victims, remains a high priority to the Fund. “This is in response to Pillar Five of the Decade of Action Plan which aims to increase responsiveness to post-crash emergencies and improve the ability of health and other systems to…

12 Apr

Tragedy strikes at the Iinongo Village

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Niël Terblanché Pathologists will have to perform a post-mortem examination on a four-year-old boy who allegedly died while playing around a parked car at his home in the Iinongo Village near Oniipa late on Friday afternoon. According to the incident report provided by the Public Relations Division of the Namibian Police, the tragedy occurred at about 18:30 when the father of the deceased child arrived home from work and he pulled his car, a red Volkswagen Golf, into the yard of his house. “It is alleged that the little boy and his five-year-old sibling ran outside to welcome their 36-year-old…

12 Apr

Namibians normalizing the violation of the constitution

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Martin Endjala The Secretary to the National Council, Advocate Tousy Namiseb, says it has become a tendency for Namibians in various sectors to violate the constitution. Namiseb singled out Teachers and school Principals who send learners back home for failing to pay development funds or voluntary contributions, saying it does not make sense to have a free-education-for-all policy when learners and parents continue to suffer in that regard. He has since expressed his dismay at the manner in which the Constitution is being interpreted. Namiseb is of the opinion that the Namibian Constitution, as the fundamental law, is an inspiring…

12 Apr

Omaheke Regional Council accused of breaching lucrative contract

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Omaheke Regional Council is being sued to the tune of N$1.2 million, for allegedly causing financial loss to Jackson Mbaisa, a caterer who supplied food and other services to schools under a contract. According to a contract signed in 2019, the Council and Mbaisa entered into an agreement where he was to supply food and other services to Morukutu Community Hostel and Morukutu Primary School in the Epukiro Constituency. He alleges in court documents that the Council is in breach of the contract and is seeking N$1 231 918.04 for pecuniary loss occasioned as a result of…

12 Apr

Man killed while digging for lightning stones

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Niël Terblanché The 34-year-old Fillipus Shindume Nanyemba died on Saturday after the side of a deep hole he was busy digging in the area of the Otyolo Village collapsed on top of him. According to the incident report provided by the Public Relations Division of the Namibian Police, the tragic incident occurred sometime on Saturday after Nanyemba left his house at about 06:00 to dig for lightning stones in the bush. When he did not return home, his girlfriend and one of his cousins became worried and went looking for him. According to the incident report, they followed Nanyemba’s tracks…

12 Apr

Investment sector set to create 122 000 jobs

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Niël Terblanché Namibia is regarded internationally as one of the best investment destinations on the African continent because of its favorable tax regime, excellent investor-related service as well as financing facilities. As a result, the country can expect a net worth growth of more than 60 percent in the next decade. According to the African Wealth Report of 2023 published by Henley and Partners, a company viewed as the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment, Namibia has become the “new frontier” for international investors seeking a foothold in Africa because of its attractive territorial tax regime. In this…

11 Apr

DBN CEO Recruitment confidential- Board Chairperson

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Stefanus Nashama The Development Bank of Namibia says information regarding the recruitment process for the Chief Executive Officer’s position is confidential and cannot be shared at this stage. The DBN board Chairperson, Sarel Van Zyl said this in an interview, adding that they will only provide full information with a comprehensive report once the whole process is done. “I cannot comment further. There are still other things to be completed regarding the process and they are confidential. I will give you the information with a comprehensive report,” he said. However, Van Zyl indicated that interviews were successfully conducted and done,…

11 Apr

Government needs to start making bold decisions-Venaani

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Martin Endjala The Popular Democratic Movement Leader McHenry Venaani says he is unhappy with government’s continued dismal approach in making deals with foreign investors, saying that it is high time that government starts making bold steps in negotiating deals with investors. Venaani said that Namibia has an abundant of mineral resources, however the exploitation by foreign investors who mine this minerals on their own terms and not that of government, is a cause for concern as more and more communities continue to see no light at the end of the tunnel. “Government needs to take bold steps. To say that…