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15 Jun

Lands not in support of AR petition

info_e12wt4csNational NewsLands not in support of AR petition, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, Petrus Nangolo Director of Land Reform

Martin Endjala The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, says it is not in full agreement with a petition by the Affirmative Repositioning movement demanding that foreigners not be allowed to owned land in Namibia. More so, said the ministry that many of the proposals in the AR petition is accommodated in the current land bill under consideration in Parliament. Petrus Nangolo Director of Land Reform in the ministry narrated this during the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources public hearing on AR petition that is calling for the regulation of foreign ownership of land in Namibia in Windhoek…

15 Jun

CRAN and MTC bury hatchet on levies

info_e12wt4csNational NewsCommunications Act, CRAN, CRAN and MTC bury hatchet on levies

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) and Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) reached a settlement agreement, ending a 10-year legal dispute on the legality of regulatory levies for the period 31 March 2016 to 11 June 2018. MTC and certain industry players challenged Section 23 of the Communications Act (No. 8 of 2009) in the High Court was approached in 2012 to determine the constitutionality of the regulatory levies as enforced by CRAN. The parties have been engaged in negotiations over an extensive period and CRAN has now announced that the matter is now settled amicably. Consequently, the…

15 Jun

11 poached rhino carcasses found

info_e12wt4csNational News11 poached rhino carcasses found, Namibia Defence Force (NDF), Romeo Muyunda

Staff Writer 11 poached rhino carcasses were discovered since the beginning of June in the Etosha National Park.The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) spokesperson Romeo Muyunda in a statement today said all the rhinos were found without horns and they were all black rhinos.“With our ongoing operation in Etosha National Park, we unfortunately discovered eleven (11) rhino carcasses as from the beginning June 2022 to date. All the eleven are black rhinos. Investigations indicate that the carcasses range between 3 weeks and older. This is regrettable and a strong indication that the fight against poaching is not over,”…

15 Jun

Citizens urged to stay vigilant amid winter Covid spike

info_e12wt4csNational NewsCitizens urged to stay vigilant amid winter Covid spike, Kalumbi Shangula, President Hage Geingo

Martin Endjala The public has been urged to be vigilant against Covid-19 as a spike in cases have reported from the onset of the Fifth Wave where 222 were recorded. President Hage Geingob made this remark during the 44th Covid-19 briefing today at State House. He said that only through vaccination and observing social distancing as well as wearing of face masks when in confined spaces can the country fight off this invisible enemy. Regrettably, Geingob said that 21 deaths were recorded during this wave that started on 10 May.The president said that the current health dispensation will remain unchanged…

14 Jun

DBN provides seed capital for youth

info_e12wt4csNational NewsDBN cheque was handed to Deputy Minister of Sport, Deputy Minister of Sport, Kuugongelwa- Amadhila, Youth and National Service Emma Kantema-Gaomas

Staff Writer The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has provided N$8 million to finance 28 rural youth enterprises. The DBN cheque was handed to Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service Emma Kantema-Gaomas to provide seed capital to 28 start-ups during a ceremony witnessed by the Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Speaking about the significance of the initiative at the official hand-over ceremony Kuugongelwa- Amadhila said that the 28 enterprises are part of a wider initiative to provide funding to 121 rural youth enterprises. She said funding for youth enterprises is an important component of Namibia’s goal to achieve sustainable…

14 Jun

LPM youth league to protest against GBV at Rehoboth

info_e12wt4csNational NewsDuminga Ndala, Landless People’s Movement Youth League, LPM Youth League leader Duminga Ndala, LPM youth league to protest against GBV at Rehoboth

Martin Endjala The Landless People’s Movement Youth League will be staging a demonstration to call out the Police in their ability to reduce Gender-Based Violence in the country. The demonstration is calling for the arrest of the culprits involved in the gruesome murder of 28-year-old Charmaine Saron who was killed Thursday night. Speaking to Windhoek Observer today, LPM Youth League leader Duminga Ndala, expressed her sorrow saying to date the country still continues recording the horrible and inhuman cases of GBV. The suspects in the gruesome murder of Saron are not yet known and that it has become a norm…

14 Jun

Father accidentally shoots son in attempt to kill cat

info_e12wt4csNational NewsFather accidentally shoots son in attempt to kill cat, Moses Simaho, Omulamba location, Onanyalala Village, Otamanzi constituency, Paulus Makwa

Tujoromajo Kasuto 16-year-old Paulus Makwa was accidently shot by his father at the Anangombe village on Sunday in the Onesi Constituency in the Omusati Region. Makwa Thomas was allegedly shooting a cat for allegedly killing two of his chickens. According to the regional crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Moses Simaho the father was using a shotgun to shoot the and in the process one bullet struck the child on the right leg and he sustained serious injuries. Fortunately, Makwa was treated at the Onesi health centre and referred to Tsandi district hospital and is currently in a stable condition. No…

14 Jun

Old Mutual invests in housing development

info_e12wt4csNational NewsN$300 million, Old Mutual Investment Group Managing Director Lionel Kannemeyer, Old Mutual invests in housing development

Martin Endjala The Old Mutual has so far sourced out more than N$550 million for a new Infrastructure Fund. The company has invested more than N$200 million in land servicing projects in Windhoek, Swakopmund, Otavi and Walvis Bay. A further N$300 million for combined land servicing and affordable housing were invested in Otjiwarongo with 300 plots developed and 292 houses to be delivered. In Rundu 116 erven and more than 32 housing units delivered and in Mariental 56 plots were developed anew and 206 houses completed. This was revealed by the Old Mutual Investment Group Managing Director Lionel Kannemeyer over…

11 Jun

MIT to train 375 entrepreneurs

info_e12wt4csNational NewsElijah Mukubond, Entrepreneurship Technology Office (EMPRETEC), MIT to train 375 entrepreneurs, RAISSO Book Society

Obrein Simasiku The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) will undertake regional training to capacitate unemployed youth with basic entrepreneurial development skills. The training will be done through its Entrepreneurship Technology Office (EMPRETEC) programme. MIT's chief information officer Elijah Mukubonda, said RAISSO Book Society, an association of unemployed youth mainly volunteers, requested the Ministry to conduct training for its active members involved in different socio-economic activities in the region. MIT will take this very important training to all 14 regions focusing specifically with the development of business plans and other necessary documentations essential to enable the youth to access funding…

11 Jun

Namibia advances eight places on small businesses index

info_e12wt4csNational NewsGlobal Ecosystem Index for Small Businesses, Namibia advances eight places on small businesses index, Start-Up Namibia

Tujoromajo Kasuto Namibia’s start-up companies, although in their infancy, show promise for the future, as the country continues its growth trajectory, improving its position by eight places to rank 91 overall after joining the Global Ecosystem Index for Small Businesses in 2021. It is ranked second in Southern Africa and eleventh in Africa, up two positions from 2021. A start-up company is a newly formed business with particular momentum behind it, based on perceived demand for its product or service. The intention of a start-up is to grow rapidly as a result of offering something that addresses a particular market…