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22 Dec

Angolan Ministry of Transport and Consortium Trafigura, Vecturis, and Mota-Engil sign Concession Contract for Lobito Corridor Management

info_e12wt4csObserver Money

The Angolan Executive, through the Ministry of Transport, and the consortium consisting of Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, Vecturis, SA, and Mota-Engil, Engenharia e Construção África, SA, signed on November 4th, in Luanda, the concession contract for the Lobito Corridor. Over the next 30 years, this consortium will take over the operation, operation, and maintenance of rail freight transport and all existing infrastructure along the Corridor. The value of the contract signature award for this concession is US$100 million, which is in line with the other concessions in the Angolan transport sector. It has made it possible to differentiate competitors based…

16 Dec

Namdia earmarks 2023 for “Namibianisation”

info_e12wt4csNational NewsAlisa Amupolo, Namdia earmarks 2023 for “Namibianisation”

Tujoromajo Kasuto Namib Desert Diamonds (Pty) (Namdia) aims to create a brand that people can easily identify with as the entity transitions from its infancy stage and brainstorm a new branding sector and digital marketing for the country’s diamonds in 2023. Namdia’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alisa Amupolo, says the company is entering a new strategic phase, and this is the first year of a five-year strategic plan. Moving from the infancy stage in terms of operational maturity, superior governance, and ensuring controls are in place, as well as implementing audit findings and refining its business model. She says particularly…

City drainage overwhelmed by heavy rainfall<br>..as businesses pay the ultimate price

16 Dec

City drainage overwhelmed by heavy rainfall
..as businesses pay the ultimate price

info_e12wt4csNational NewsCentral Business District (CBD), City drainage overwhelmed by heavy rainfall, Roux-ché

Tujoromajo Kasuto Windhoek experienced a flurry of activity yesterday as residents and companies scrambled to save what little has been left of their homes and commercial facilities after torrential rains on Wednesday afternoon after the city’s drainage system was overwhelmed by the weight of the downpour. A flood that damaged some vehicles, numerous homes, buildings, and infrastructure, including the Wernhill Shopping Centre in the Central Business District (CBD), forced it to close for most of Thursday. The centre’s ground floor was completely flooded, and activities didn’t start up again until today’s late afternoon. Group Manager for Corporate Relations at Ohltaver…

Water and vector-borne diseases could spread<br>because of flooding

16 Dec

Water and vector-borne diseases could spread
because of flooding

info_e12wt4csNational NewsBen Nangombe, City drainage overwhelmed by heavy rainfall, HIV/AIDS

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is advising Windhoek residents to practice effective hygiene measures to reduce the risk of disease outbreaks. The ministry is conducting surveillance to detect water and vector-borne diseases. This includes, in particular, data monitoring for diarrheal diseases, vomiting, and water testing after the capital was heavily flooded on Wednesday night. Ben Nangombe, Executive Director of MoHSS, says floods are accompanied by the contamination of safe water sources, which compromises the sanitation of public hygiene. He adds that there is an increased risk of water-borne and vector-borne diseases, these include diarrheal diseases,…

16 Dec

Highs and lows for 2022

info_e12wt4csNational NewsHighs and lows for 2022, Kayengona tarred road, Paulus Mbangu

Martin Endjala As 2022 is closing, its review indicates a mixed back of both positives and negatives and as 2023 looms many are anticipating it to be a better. Political analyst Henning Melber says there are neither any spectacular nor noteworthy positive or negative events. But a slight recovery from the shocks of the pandemic with ‘business as usual’. Remarking that Namibians have not made many advances in terms of human rights (neither when it comes to reproductive rights such as abortion nor to LGBTI rights) nor the reduction of poverty and other forms of marginalisation. He however indicates that…

15 Dec

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sectors’ growth dips

info_e12wt4csNational NewsAgriculture, Forestry and Fishing sectors’ growth dips

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), reveals that the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sectors fell by 8.8 percent in the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2022, owing to a drop in the sub-sectors of livestock farming and fishing, which dropped by 18.9 percent and 3.1 percent in real value added, respectively. The NSA notes that the value added to the sector in the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2022 was estimated to be N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4 percent of the GDP (GDP). Namibia’s export earnings from commodities in the ‘Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing sectors totaled N$3.7 billion, while…

15 Dec

Altogether 476 women abused in 11 months

info_e12wt4csNational NewsAltogether 476 women abused in 11 months, Naftal Sakaria

Staff Writer At least 476 women were abused between January and November this year,nine more than last year’s records for Oshana Region. This has been revealed this week by Oshana Police Commander, Commissioner Naftal Sakaria, during the Commemoration of International Human Rights and Namibia Women’s Day at Uukwiyuushona Constituency in Oshana . In addition Sakaria says in 2021, 1074 men were violated and 95 women and 14 minor girls were raped in 11 months this year. Whereas 70 women, nine girls and 41 men were raped last year 2021. He advises men to cry in order to release emotions and…

15 Dec

ECN concludes amendment draft bill consultations

info_e12wt4csNational NewsECN concludes amendment draft bill consultations, Evaristus Evaristus, Theo Mujoro

Martin Endjala Consultations by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on the Draft Electoral Amendment Bill has yielded positive results on proposed sections which many are in agreement with. ECN Electoral and Referenda Chief, Theo Mujoro, says the consultations took place this Wednesday and Thursday, comprising political parties and various civil society organisations. The proposed sections of the Bill will now be referred back to the commission for further consolidation. After the Bill will then be referred to the Ministry of Urban Rural and Development that would thereafter submit it to Cabinet before it is referred to the National Assembly…

15 Dec

Moses //Garoëb candidates in development choir

info_e12wt4csNational NewsLiina Ndengu, Moses //Garoëb candidates in development choir

Obrein Simasiku Some candidates for Moses //Garoëb Constituency by-election are in chorus about water provision, electrification, sanitation, open markets and access roads. Two of them have pledged to surrender part of their salaries towards community upliftment. On the other hand, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it’s all systems go as of tomorrow they will be printing the final ballot papers. The by-election consists of two independent candidates, Swapo Party, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) and the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), to battle it out on the 6th of January. “Everything is in place, lately we have been busy…

15 Dec

Two perish in Omuthiya crash

info_e12wt4csNational NewsTwo perish in Omuthiya crash

STAFF WRITTER Two passengers died and six sustained serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident yesterday on the B1 Omuthiya- Oshivelo road about seven kilometres from Omuthiya,Ekulo village. This is according to Oshikoto Commander Commisoner Teopoline Kalompo Nashikaku, who said the driver of an Iveco bus was trying to overtake a truck on a curve. “It’s alleged that driver of the Iveco bus registration number N 55634 W was traveling from Omuthiya heading Oshivelo and was trying to overtake the truck on the bonded line curve and collided head on collision with the vehicle that was travelling from opposite direction,…