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03 Jul

Road projects are nearing completion

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Niël Terblanché The construction of the dual carriage main road between Windhoek and Okahandja will be completed in May next year. The construction of the modern high-capacity road, which started in 2016, was supposed to be completed by July 2020, but budgetary constraints delayed the process by almost four years. Conrad Lutombi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Roads Authority, gave the assurance that the last stretch of 21 kilometres of the road will be completed in 2024 after sufficient budgetary provision has been made for the project. Other projects currently being completed are the dual carriage highway behind the…

03 Jul

The second round of OM SEED launched

info_e12wt4csFeatured, Observer MoneyThe second round of OM SEED launched

Martin Endjala The Old Mutual Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Lab, has announced the launch of the second run of the highly anticipated Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic, and Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) in four new towns in Namibia. Following the remarkable impact achieved in Windhoek, Keetmanshoop, and Oshakati last year, the foundation is extending the initiative to Rundu, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, and Mariental in 2023. The four towns have been strategically selected to foster entrepreneurship, create value within local communities, and address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. OM SEED was first launched last…

03 Jul

Pensioner dies after tree falls on him

info_e12wt4csNational NewsPensioner dies after tree falls on him

Hertta-Maria Amutenja A 68-year-old pensioner from the Kongola area in Zambezi Region died after a tree he was chopping down, fell on him on Friday. According to the Spokesperson of the Namibian Police, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi Womitondo Luavunga was trapped under the tree and succumbed to his injuries because there was no one to help him when the tree fell on top of him. “The families commenced a search and discovered the deceased lifeless body under the big tree that was still burning. The body was observed with serious multiple injuries and a crushed skull. The body was transported…

03 Jul

Three men found murdered during the weekend

info_e12wt4csNational NewsThree men found murdered during the weekend

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The 22-year-old Peter ‘Bockky’ Amwaalwa was found dead in Swakopmund in the early hours of Saturday, according to the weekend crime report provided by Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi. Amwaalwa’s body was found lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds by members of the Namibian Police during a routine patrol, Shikwambi said. “It’s alleged that the deceased was stabbed with a sharp object once on the left thigh and twice on the back and that he died instantly. The body was ferried to the police mortuary for further investigations. No suspect has been identified,” she said. She…

03 Jul

Woman commits suicide after argument with husband

info_e12wt4csNational NewsWoman commits suicide after argument with husband

Hertta-Maria Amutenja A 30-year-old woman, Mashadia Marques, from Windhoek’s Dorado Valley committed suicide on Sunday morning after reportedly arguing with her husband on Saturday night. According to police spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, Marques hanged herself in the bathroom. “The Windhoek City Police were summoned and spoke to her and thereafter the husband left the house to avoid further arguments. The husband found the deceased in their house this morning,” she said The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing. In a separate incident, on Saturday, the 37-year-old, Sem Mekondjo Johannes allegedly hanged himself in a tree behind the Gamams…

03 Jul

ECN CEO hopeful disqualified for failing to declare Swapo ties

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Martin Endjala The Electoral Commission of Namibia has disqualified Michael Katjirari Tjivikua, who was part of the shortlisted candidates for the position of Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, for failing to declare that he was a member of the Swapo Party Think Tank. Tjivikua’s affiliation with the governing party is deemed to question the Commission’s impartiality and independence, which might endanger the public’s confidence in the Commission if he is selected. “The Commission is of the opinion that you did not give a declaration of all relevant information in your documents or Curriculum Vitae, and instead you applied your own…

30 Jun

‘Namibia is not a banana republic’

info_e12wt4csNational News‘Namibia is not a banana republic’

Stefanus Nashama The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo says Namibia is not a banana republic, and the police will not allow anyone to be intimidated or beaten up by another person. “No one should think Namibia is a banana republic, and no one should prevent the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni to conduct an official visit to Karasburg Town Council. We are there to maintain order, protect and provide safety for everyone, including the minister. Namibia has laws to protect every citizen of this country, chaos, and anarchy should not be entertained…

30 Jun

Meatco seeks serious policy intervention

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMeatco seeks serious policy intervention

Stefanus Nashama The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) has appealed for policy interventions to rescue the state-owned entity that has been grappling with a massive fall in its market share in recent years due to the underutilisation of its abattoirs. Meatco’s Chief Executive Officer, Mwilima Mushokobanji revealed this to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration on Wednesday, during a consultative meeting with Meatco management. He said the meeting was aimed at informing the committee on the operations of the company, progress made so far, and challenges the company faced in the gone times. Mushokobanji observed that although…

30 Jun

Consumers receive small respite from price hikes

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyConsumers receive small respite from price hikes

Niël Terblanché Namibians will be spared another sharp increase in consumer goods because the price of fuel in Namibia will remain unchanged for the month of July. The Ministry of Mines and Energy in a statement announced That the pump prices for both diesel and petrol will remain the same as in June. The price of petrol in Walvis Bay will remain at N$19.78 per litre while the price of 50 ppm diesel will remain at N$19.05 per litre, and that of 10 ppm diesel will remain at N$19.25 per litre. Fuel prices across the rest of the country will…

30 Jun

Heavy rains force motorists on alternative routes to South Africa

info_e12wt4csNational NewsHeavy rains force motorists on alternative routes to South Africa

Niël Terblanché Strong winter rains are still expected to continue falling over large parts of southern Namibia and while the extreme cold still poses a danger to livestock and vulnerable people. The main road that connects Namibia to South Africa at Noordoewer was damaged on Wednesday night after heavy rains fell in the area. The road along the so-called Vyf Myl Poort to the immediate south of Vioolsdrif in South Africa was destroyed in several places by rushing flood waters. The South African roads authority in a statement warned motorists about the severe damage to the road N7 main route.…