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16 Jun

Consumer spending drops

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Martin Endjala In the wake of increasing inflation rates and central banks around the globe hiking the repo rates, research shows consumers are reducing their discretionary spending in response to current economic conditions. The Chief Executive Officer at TransUnion Namibia, Lara Burger, told this publication yesterday that they are seeing increases in borrowing costs around the world right now and in Namibia, insights show a decline in the number of credit applications, and this is likely largely due to affordability constraints and the cost of credit. Burger says that this has had a negative impact in areas like the real…

16 Jun

PDM MP wants Cabinet reshuffle

info_e12wt4csNational NewsPDM MP wants Cabinet reshuffle

Stefanus Nashama Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Member of Parliament, Inna Hengari, says there is a need for a Cabinet reshuffle, particularly for the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare and the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and National Service due to the incompetence of the two ministers. Hengari said President Hage Geingob’s nonchalant attitude toward his non-performing Cabinet is unacceptable and that it cannot be condoned any longer. “Those who are not ready to be the first in line for the defence of society’s most vulnerable sectors, must pack up and go home,” she said. She made a…

16 Jun

Fake Diamond deal costs pensioner N$345 145

info_e12wt4csNational NewsFake Diamond deal costs pensioner N$345 145, Oshana Region

Niël Terblanché A 60-year-old woman from Ondangwa was swindled out of N$345 145 by a group of well-organised criminals who impersonated members of the Namibian Police on Monday. According to Inspector Thomas Aiyambo from the police in the Oshana Region, the complainant received a phone call from an unknown lady who told her that she wanted to rent an event tent from her. “The caller and the victim agreed to meet at Mad Dogs in Oluno and from there they went to the branch of Standard Bank in Ondangwa,” Aiyambo said. He said that when the women arrived at the…

16 Jun

Home Affairs tables bill to reduce ID age requirement

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, immigration, Safety and Security, Daniel Kashikola has tabled a bill that would allow Namibians at the age of 14 to legally obtain National Identity documents. The bill proposes that the minimum age for obtaining an ID should be lowered from 16 to 14 years. “At age 14, a person’s biometrics are well developed and therefore fingerprints may be taken at this age. This is also done with the foresight that other biometrics such as iris and facial recognition, which are possible at a younger age, will be integrated into our identity management…

16 Jun

All children must safely participate in a digital future

info_e12wt4csNational NewsAll children must safely participate in a digital future

Niël Terblanché The commemoration of the International Day of the African Child, under the theme ‘The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment,’ recognises the urgent need to safeguard the rights of children as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of the digital age and calls for reflection and dedication to addressing the myriad challenges facing children. In a special message, President Hage Geingob on behalf of all Namibians stated that the Soweto Uprising on 16 June 1976 was a turning point in the struggle for freedom in Southern Africa. “As a way to honour the brave actions taken…

16 Jun

Chairperson of the Appeal Tribunal ordered to review decision

info_e12wt4csNational NewsChairperson of the Appeal Tribunal ordered to review decision

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Chairperson of the Appeal Tribunal has been ordered by High Court Judge Hannelie Prinsloo to review and set aside a decision it handed over to northern farmer Christian Shilongo in November 2021. According to the judgement delivered yesterday, Prinsloo said the Appeal Tribunal failed to exercise its discretion properly in deciding the issues placed before it. Shilongo is claiming he was unlawfully evicted from a piece of land he was leasing. Shilongo is citing the appeal tribunal Kavango West Communal Land Board, Ukwangali Traditional Authority and Immanuel Sikongo and the first to the fourth respondents. He further…

16 Jun

Genocide being no crimethen, no reparations, period!

info_e12wt4csOpinionsGenocide being no crimethen, no reparations

Kae Matundu- Tjiparuro “Under international law, the concept of reparation flows from the breach of an international obligation. However, today’s outlawing and prohibition of genocide under international law did not exist in the years 1904 to 1908. The Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide of 9 December 1948, which entered into force for the founding signatories in 1951, and for Germany in 1955, does not apply retrospectively.” Reads the beginning of paragraph 23 of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva issued on the 1st of June,…

15 Jun

Cellphone robbers paralyze man for life

info_e12wt4csNational NewsCellphone robbers paralyze man for life, Kriat Kamanya

Hertta-Maria Amutenja What was supposed to be a jolly night out for Kriat Kamanya and his friend, turned out to be wheelchair-bound sentence and a lifetime of pain. Six years after Kamanya was attacked near a Puma Service Station in Oshakati by four men over a cell phone, he says the four culprits have not yet been brought to book and that one of them has never even been arrested. The suspects, according to court records are Dawood Nangolo, Voice Shatumbu, Absalom Shatumbu and Petrus Simon, who is yet to be arrested. Kamaynya who says he used to work and…

15 Jun

Menzies lied in affidavit filed with the court …High Court ruling today

info_e12wt4csMainMenzies lied in affidavit filed with the court …High Court ruling today

Niël Terblanché In a desperate effort to avoid being evicted from the premises of the Hosea Kutako International Airport as ordered by the Supreme Court of Namibia, Menzies Aviation Namibia has resorted to lying under oath and providing false information in court documents filed at the High Court of Namibia in an urgent application heard earlier this week by Judge Shafimana Ueitele. In the said affidavit, Menzies Country Manager, Emil Smith claims that Anne Miller, the regional manager for SA Airlink provided information to the applicant with regard to the qualifications of Paragon staff members. Smith stated, “I have information…

15 Jun

Haitukulipi and wife dragged to court over building material

info_e12wt4csNational NewsHaitukulipi and wife dragged to court over building material

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Fishrot accused Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi and his wife, daughter of Bernhard Esau, Ndapandula Hatuikulipi have been dragged to court for failing to pay a supplier N$ 646 188.70 for building equipment they had leased. L.I.T Construction Supplies and Formwork CC (L.I.T) is claiming that in early November 2019, the supplier and the couple entered into a written lease agreement for building supplies. According to the agreement, L.I.T would supply building equipment for the construction of Erf 717, Ganas Street in the leafy suburb of Ausblick. In addition, the supply company is also citing JTH Trading as respondents. The…