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31 Jul

COIVD-19 is real; do people get it yet?

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedteacher

Jackie Wilson Asheeke A teacher at the Coast tested positive for the pandemic. Yet, the risk-averse principal took no urgent steps to protect the students, other teachers and staff that were exposed. He said that he was waiting for ‘instructions’. COVID-19 does not need instructions or paperwork; it takes charge without permission. This incident and similar stories force me to wonder if, at this late date, people understand that the pandemic is real. The school principal is claiming bureaucracy as his ‘excuse’ for inaction. He says he must be ‘told’ to close the school or take other actions. He’s waiting…

31 Jul

Socialism only route to a radical socio-economic transformation

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedEconomic

Yours Truly Ideologically-Fifth Installment: Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Yours Truly Ideologically is submitting that a radical socio-economic transformation of the colonial capitalist economic system was never envisioned and envisaged for Namibia by the various political principals and formations. Because for such an socio-economic transformation to be taking place, it must have been accompanied by a socialist-oriented socio-economic reconstruction programme of a post-colonial Namibia, informed by a Marxist-Leninist ideology. There can and could never be any other route. Which in Namibian is completely absent, without even any semblance of ideological soul-searching. To say the least, most of the Namibian political parties, have been…

31 Jul

Lessons drawn from the Twaloloka catastrophe

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedCovid-19, Twaloloka

Observatory: Clementine Tjameya It is devastating the amount of catastrophic events that can happen in just a week. The past week has been nothing but a string of unfortunate events for our country. For starters, there is the Twaloloka shack fire that left everyone in dismay on behalf of those who were affected. Then there are homicide cases and a suicide case, and to top it all off, Covid-19 cases are spiking like a forest fire. The Namibian Director for the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Eric Dzluban said yesterday that the rise in cases is very likely…

31 Jul

The generals must stand down

info_e12wt4csNational NewsNamibia, Namibia National Liberation Veterans Association (NNLVA)

The country must ask the brave veterans to come to the aid of nation once again. Namibia is on the brink of economic disaster. Veterans must not make further demands and add to the grave problems the country must face. The government is struggling to feed, house, protect and provide healthcare and jobs for the people. Veterans are respected and appreciated. As a result, they have received many layers of compensation and benefits since independence. In 2020, there is no more money available and, in our view, no more benefits are required. Recent reports claim that frustrated ex-generals wish to…

31 Jul

Unions happy with Hage’s school decision

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyNamibia National Teachers Union (NANTU), president Hage Geingob

Andrew Kathindi Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) said it is satisfied with President Hage Geingob’s decision to suspend face-to-face teaching for grades 0-9 countrywide. This comes after the union has been in meetings for the last two days over a possible call for the closure of schools out of concern for the rising number of cases around the country. “What directed our focus is the health and safety of everyone involved. The over-populated phase is grade 0-3. Schools that are in the rural and urban areas are not the same. Most of the schools in the northern regions are accommodating…

31 Jul

Fishcor hunts for CEO

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyFishcor, National Fishing Corporation, Public Enterprise Governance Act No. 1 of 2019.

Staff Writer The National Fishing Corporation (Fishcor) which has been operating for more than five months without a substantive head following the arrest of Mike Nghipunya in February has begun the hunt for an interim Chief Executive Officer. The company’s new board is serving for six months until January 2021 and is led by Mihe Goamab II. The successful CEO candidate can either come from internal or external applicants and will receive a 12-month contract, with a possibility of renewal, “upon satisfactory performance.” “We are two weeks into the duration of the Temporary Board mandate and we are appraising the…

31 Jul

New measures for Stage 4 . . . as tourist quarantine conditions revised

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyArandis, Covid-19, Stage 4, Swakopmund, Walvis Ba

Andrew Kathindi President Hage Geingob has declared new measures for stage 4 lockdown restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country. While the rest of the country will remain under Stage 4 of the lockdown state of emergency restrictions, Erongo Region and the towns of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Arandis will remain unchanged in Stage 3 until midnight on Monday 31 August. As for the other 14 regions, public gatherings have been reduced from 250 to 100 persons, along with a list of new measures to help battle the spread of COVID-19, including the suspension of face-to-face teaching…

31 Jul

Blueberry recipes to try!

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedblueberries

Jackie Wilson Asheeke Now that we’ve got blueberries of our very own in Namibia, why should we let the world enjoy them and not us? Let’s create a cultural addition to our national foods and use blueberries as often as possible. You could start off blueberry easy by just sprinkling them on top of plain or vanilla double cream yoghurt. Or, try a gin and tonic with lemon, ice and crushed blueberries. I have been making blueberry muffins for decades. But the best batch I ever made was this past weekend using big, fat, pulpy Namib Blue berries. Jackie’s blueberry…

31 Jul

Blueberrylicious

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedCherry Irrigation, Mashare Irrigation and Mashare Berries, Namibian blueberries

Jackie Wilson Asheeke I am no longer blue. I am Namib Blue and that makes all the difference. With all the fishrots, pandemics, fires, IMF loans and whatever else, there is finally something to smile about. And today…that is NAMIB BLUE. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the Namibian grown blueberry. “Namib Blue is fresh, with a sweet-sour to very sweet berry taste. Blueberries are one of the superfoods with a very high demand and provide an opportunity to export and earn foreign currency,” says Henriëtte Le Grange, Sales and Marketing Chief at Mashare Irrigation and Mashare Berries. According…

31 Jul

Unleash the private sector for job creation

info_e12wt4csNational NewsEconomic, Namibian

A representative of one of Namibia’s long term development partners made a great comment. She said, “We are convinced it’s not governments that will create long-term employment opportunities that are needed; it’s the private sector.” Many have been screaming this point for decades. In the new normal, this reality will be shoved down Namibia’s throat forcibly. Government is basically broke as it struggles to find money to fund its deficits. It must spend the pennies it has left, not on direct employment projects, dropping bureaucratic barriers on the private sector. Allow service and product providers to get on with it.…