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17 May

Haulofu clarifies NamPower’s Debt Collection Plan

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Niël Terblanché The close relationship that many Namibians have with residents of South Africa often leads to confusion about terms used by the public when it comes to the precarious situation of electricity supply south of the Orange River. The Managing Director of the Namibia Power Corporation, Kahenge Haulofu, with regard to the bulk electricity supplier’s announcement of debt collection plans about a week ago, said that a lot of misinterpretation of terms occurred. We would like to clarify this, once again, by providing the correct definitions of the terms that are continuously misused,” Haulofu said. According to Haulofu, the…

17 May

Effective transport systems to increase road safety

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Martin Endjala Jonas Sheelongo, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Works and Transport says that effective transport systems are needed to adequately and effectively manage road safety in the country. Sheelongo spoke at the 7th United Nations Global Road Safety Week held in Windhoek yesterday. The UN event is used to advocate for transport systems around the world to be made safe, healthy, and sustainable for the well-being of all people. To achieve this, Sheelongo said, there is a need for a paradigm shift that will see increased investments being made in non-motorized transport such as walking and cycling…

17 May

Defaulters were given enough time-MD

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Martin Endjala The country’s National Power Utility Nampower Managing Director Kahenge Haulofu has reiterated that defaulters were accorded ample time to settle their debts but failed to do so, as a result, the utility had no other choice but to constitute power disconnection if accounts are not settled by 31 May 2023. “This was not the first time Nampower communicated on its debt collection, to sensitise its customers and the public at large, about what is owed to us by our customers, we issued a similar communication in 2021 and despite this, most have not bothered to heed our pleas…

17 May

Shannon’s family disappointed with acquital ruling …Prosecution failed to prove guilt

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Emotions ran high at the Windhoek High Court yesterday, after the court acquitted siblings Azaan Madisia and Steven Malundu in the murder of Shannon Wasserfall. Her family has since expressed that they would appeal the ruling by Judge Christie Liebenberg, who only convicted the siblings on the charge of Defeating the course of Justice. Shortly after the ruling, the deceased family members, visibly emotional said that the justice system has failed the family. Judge Liebenberg found that the state did not lead evidence in proving the murder and robbery charges and based its case on conflicting statements made…

16 May

Kavango regions feeling left out on drought relief

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Martin Endjala The Rundu Constituency Councillor in the Kavango East region Paulus Mbangu has cited the drought assessment as biased and discriminatory, saying that the assessments are only conducted in areas that are not in dire need of drought relief. According to Mbangu, a number of rural areas are left out on the drought relief roll-out. “Yes, the assessments carried out by the Office of the Prime Ministet often aid regions which have been affected by the drought, floods and so forth, but who says these are the only regions suffering from this? This region occasionally has its budget drastically…

16 May

More landless people move to home ownership

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Niël Terblanché More residents of the stretched-out DRC informal settlement in Swakopmund have taken ownership of their own land by signing contracts with the coastal town’s municipality. The latest batch of 270 land owners of the Wagdaar area of the DRC joined the 708 people who already signed their ownership certificates last month. The certificates will enable the newly minted land-owners to build their own homes through various other initiatives that are working tirelessly to house more Namibians in urban areas. The provision of adequate housing not only allows Namibians to live with their dignity intact but also enables people…

16 May

FLON speaks on sex, alcohol and drugs

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Stefanus Nashama The First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, Monica Geingos has encouraged the youth to refrain from sexual activities and the use of alcohol and drugs. Geingos shared these motivational words over the weekend during an interactive dialogue with the youth from Ohangwena Region held at Helao Nafidi. Geingos said young women who involve themselves in sexual activities might end up falling pregnant for men they do not want to have a baby with. She reiterated that girls are more likely to have lower self-esteem after having sex. She said young people should always think about the consequences…

16 May

Januarie wants taxi fines revised and reduced

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Stefanus Nashama The Namibian Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) President, Werner Januarie says there is a need for the Government to revise and reduce fines for taxis since the majority of taxi drivers struggle to pay fines and debt due to the low salaries they are paid. Januarie said taxi fines have been an issue for the past 30 years, adding that it is time for the Government to look into the matter to revise, adjust and reduce them to be affordable to taxi drivers. “Drivers are people who get paid a low commission-only salary and they do not have…

16 May

Fesmedia Namibia to host regional conference on media rights

info_e12wt4csNational NewsFesmedia Namibia to host regional conference on media rights

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The FES Africa Regional media project of the Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung in Namibia, and its partners are hosting a two-and-a-half-day regional conference on Information and Communication Rights in Africa from 31 May to 02 June 2023 in Windhoek. Digital rights, access to information (ATI), freedom of expression (FOE), press freedom, media sustainability, and human rights issues are at the center of the conference. According to Poiyah Media, the conference will be an opportunity to examine the challenges facing the region, to learn from each other, and to identify opportunities for collaboration and cooperation to strengthen information and communication rights…

16 May

IPC partially victorious in lawsuit

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Independent Patriots for Change(IPC) will now defend the lawsuit in which the party is being sued by Anga Enterprise, owned by Gabriela Nietche-Kandolf after it allegedly failed to pay for promotional branding items and related services. High Court Judge Boas Usiku dismissed Anga Enterprise’s application for a summary judgement, which sought a direct order without the party’s argument. Nietche-Kandolf allegedly branded promotional items of t-shirts, golf shirts, caps, berets, bucket hats and badges and related services worth of N$ 3.2 million. Usiku found that Anga’s application for a summary judgment was flawed, in that it did not…