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12 Aug

Dutch donation comes at crucial moment

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyCovid-19, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Staff Writer WHILE Namibia’s hope against Covid-19 lies in vaccinating at least 60-80 percent of the population to reach herd immunity, the country has not vaccinated more than five percent. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says. She received Covid-19 vaccines donated by the Netherlands on Wednesday. Appreciating the 75 000 Astrazeneca doses donation as coming at a crucial time with the country then having run out of the vaccine leaving some people not having received their second doses. The Minister thanked the Netherlands for the donation: “All countries in the world are affected by Covid-19 and when…

12 Aug

We will take over Windhoek – Ndeitunga

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyPOLICE Inspector General Lieutenant-General, Sebastian Ndeitunga

Staff Writer POLICE Inspector General Lieutenant-General, Sebastian Ndeitunga, is threatening taking over the running of the city of Windhoek, blaming councilors for the land grabbing that has escalated over the past few weeks. Lieutenant-General Ndeitunga said this when he led members of the police Special Reserve Force on an operation to demolish shacks erected by homeless residents in the Babylon informal settlement. He says he has decided to join his demolition forces in the operation because the situation was getting out of hand. “I am now on the ground to clean up this mess, chaos and lawlessness. I think we…

11 Aug

NinetyOne denies links to Fishrot Scandal

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyEino Emvula, James Hatuikulipi, NINETYONE Asset Management Namibia

TUJOROMAJO KASUTO NINETYONE Asset Management Namibia was not involved in the Fishrot scandal and its rebranding had nothing to do with former Managing Director (MD), James Hatuikulipi’s alleged involvement in the scam. According to its MD, Eino Emvula, although the company rebranded from Investec Asset Management after Hatuikulipi’s arrest over the Fishrot scandal, the process was in the pipeline long before that. He also says the company conducted its own investigations and discovered that Hatuikulipi’s illicit activities were conducted in his private capacity. “We took the allegations very seriously and ordered an independent investigation, which confirmed that the alleged impropriety…

11 Aug

Namibia will not break diplomatic ties with Israel

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyMinistry of International Relations and Cooperation (Mirco), Namibia, Penda Naanda

Staff Writer THE Government says Namibia will not sever its diplomatic ties with Israel. Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (Mirco) reacted to crticisms by Namibia University of Science and Technology Director of International Relations, Marius Kudumo, of the Government’s stance towards Israel and Palestine. In a statement on Mondau, Mirco Executive Director, Penda Naanda, says Namibia’s policy of “being friends to all and enemy of none” does not create a moral and political dilemma in the execution of Namibia’s international relations policy. Naanda adds that Kudumo’s claim on NBC news on Sunday that the ministry was contradicting its policy…

10 Aug

Isaack, Katjiua to spearhead NTLA/OTA genocide reparation operations

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyNama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA), Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA)

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Nama Traditional Leaders' Association (NTLA) and the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) through its Transitional Committee (TC),has appointed Nama Traditional Leaders' Association( NTLA) Chief and Chairman, Gaob Johannes Isaack, as a substantive litigant and Chairperson in the Ovaherero - Nama joint genocide reparation campaign and litigation, with OTAs Secretary, Mutjinde Katjiua deputising him. “Professor Mutjinde Katjiua is appointed and endorsed as the Co-Litigant and Deputy Chairperson on behalf of the Ovaherero community, thus will henceforth deputize Gaob isaack in all matters of genocide reparation campaign and litigation,” a joint NTLA and OTA statement reads. In the statement, the…

10 Aug

Three-horse race for top Agribank job

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyGottlieb Hinda, Kenandei Tjivikua, Ndeulipula Hamutumwa, Sakararia Nghikembua

Staff Writer THREE candidates emerged front runners for the top job at the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) after last week’s interviews. Although eight candidates were interviewed by a panel that ironically included former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sakararia Nghikembua, only three – Kenandei Tjivikua, Gottlieb Hinda and Ndeulipula Hamutumwa – are said to have excelled and are the top favourites to land the job. Other candidates also interviewed for the job are Titus Ndove, Mpingana Kalimba-Msimuko, Nicholas Mukasa, Emmanuel Masule and Raphael Karuaihe. This is the second time Hinda is gunning for the job. The Windhoek Observer has it…

07 Aug

Botswana loses out on TRIPS flexibilities

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedCancer, Covid-19, HIV, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), TB

Soraya Mentoor and Tebogo Gareitsanye COVID-19 has highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing inequalities including poverty, unemployment and struggling public health care systems between rich and poor countries. With many countries in Africa struggling with high levels of HIV, TB and other chronic conditions (regarded as comorbidities), the UNAIDS Global AIDS Update shows that people living with HIV are at a higher risk of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, yet many cannot access life-saving vaccines. Lack of access to affordable essential medicine has been, and continues to afflict many people in developing countries due to monopoly and high pharmaceutical prices driven by patents…

07 Aug

Reparations towards what end?

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedNama, Ovaherero, Ovambanderu

Reparations towards what end? Yours Truly Ideologically cannot shake off an innate fixation and intuition with this pertinent question. Amidst the debate within the reparations movement currently, whither to now with and in the reparations cause? A question that lately has been and is in the uppermost minds of most affected communities, and on their lips, be they Ovambanderu, Ovaherero and Nama. Prompted by the recent avowed Joint Declaration and Agreement between the Namibian government, and its counterpart of the Federal Republic of Germany on Genocide, Apology and Reparations (GAR). A Joint Declaration and Agreement, which apparent from the reactions…

07 Aug

Get the vaccine

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedCOVID, Namibia

Let the cosmopolitan, distracted, and politically intolerant outside world fight over not taking the COVID for their strange reasons; here in Namibia, we don’t have that luxury. Everyone eligible must get the vaccine if they are available. Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated countries globally. We have relatively passable roads infrastructure and a small number of available vaccines versus the number of eligible and available recipients. One would think there would be a stampede on vaccination sites. People desperate to avoid sickness and death at the hands of COVID should be clamoring for their shots. There are not…

07 Aug

Marginalised Batswana women struggle to access cancer treatment

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyBotswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA)

Soraya Mentoor and Tebogo Gareitsanye The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) has implemented a programme which includes the Development of a Preliminary National Intellectual Property (IP) policy to strengthen its advocacy on IP and case studies on access to cervical cancer medicines. The latter focused on women living in three districts of South East - Gaborone, Boteti Sub- District and Tutume Sub - District. The programme was implemented from 2019 to 2020. Furthermore, in order to inform advocacy, BONELA conducted case studies on the experiences of women living with HIV when accessing cervical cancer medicine in the…