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01 Jul

Community activist appointment to LRAC causes heated debate

info_e12wt4csNational NewsAgricultural Bank of Namibia, Community activist appointment to LRAC causes heated debate, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to the Land Reform Advisory Committee

Martin Endjala The appointment of one of the nominees of the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to the Land Reform Advisory Committee was the cause of another division across party line in the Namibian Assembly. Ministe Carl Schlettwein’s proposal of Jan Jarson indicated in his CV as a community activist and a former Swapo regional councillor was opposed by some opposition benches. Another, issue being questioned in his CV is the lack of relevant academic qualifications as well as him putting down the names of two Swapo governors as reference, which led to a heated debate in this…

01 Jul

Rising interest rates putting squeeze on economy

info_e12wt4csNational NewsBank of Namibia (BoN), Rising interest rates putting squeeze on economy, Simonis Storm economist, Theo Klein

Tujoromajo Kasuto Analysts expect interest rates going up by another 100 basis points or one percent before the end of the year sending home and vehicle repayments through the roof. The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is expected to raise it repo rate that will hike the interest rates from 9.5% and 10.5% to 10.5% and 11.5% respectively by the fourth quarter of 2022. According to Simonis Storm economist, Theo Klein this would place indebted households and corporates in a worse financial position given that mortgages constitute the largest component total household and corporate debt. He added that also corporates battling…

01 Jul

Oshikoto farmers still facing water shortages

info_e12wt4csNational NewsEengodi and Nehale Lya Mpingana, Eengodi and Okankolo Constituencies, Nehale Lya Mpingana, Nehale Lya Mpingana Constituency, Oshikoto farmers still facing water shortages

Obrein Simasiku Oshikoto residents living in the remote areas are unable to access water because of reduced water pressure. The residents are deprived of water for weeks, especially those living in the villages of Eengodi and Nehale Lya Mpingana constituency, while those living in the areas of Casablanca rely on boreholes. "Water is a critical resource for economic growth and a better life. By 2016 already, the Namibia Demographic Survey indicated that the region had coverage of 93% of households with safe drinking water, however, the pipeline water pressure in most areas is too low," said Oshikoto governor Penda Ya…

01 Jul

Plight of 1976 Angolan immigrants remains unresolved

info_e12wt4csNational NewsDefence and Security, Ovaherero, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Plight of 1976 Angolan immigrants remains unresolved

Tujoromajo Kasuto The civil registration of immigrants who came to Namibia in 1976 shortly after Angola attained its independence remains unresolved after the it has been with the Cabinet for the past seven years. This was revealed in a report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security. The report states that "these people have families and relatives on both sides of the two countries but still don't have national documents as they do not meet the requirements." According to the committee the region requested that the government or Ministry concerned deal with matter in the same…

01 Jul

Reality stories about Namibia coming soon

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMultiChoice Namibia and NBC, Namibia Broadcasting Corporation Director General Stanely Similo, Reality stories about Namibia coming

Martin Endjala The Namibia Broadcasting Corporation Director General Stanely Similo has expressed satisfaction at finally seeing all the pieces coming together in airing reality TV stories. The DG stressed that reality stories tell who we are and 100 percent of what and who Namibians are. Similo narrated this during this week’s MultiChoice Namibia and NBC announcement of 13 Local Film Concepts hitting the Namibian screens soon. The 13th film producers were selected from a total of 204 submissions and narrowed down to 22, with 13 eventually emerging as winnners. A process that Similo describes as not easy, given the number…

30 Jun

Paragon wins N$25m airport tender

info_e12wt4csNational NewsHosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA), Menzies, Namibia Airports Company, Namibia Airports Company (NAC)

Obrein Simasiku Menzies Aviation’s refusal to accept its loss of the grounds handling service tender at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) has been dealt another blow, when the Windhoek High Court ruled in favour of Namibia Airports Company (NAC). NAC had earlier approached the High Court, after Menzies refused to hand over the keys and other properties of the Airports Company, as its contract comes to an end tomorrow, 30 June. NAC was on a counter application, after it was dragged by Menzies to court for having awarded a tender to another company, Paragon Investment Holding and its Joint…

30 Jun

Minister sets record straight on land ownership

info_e12wt4csNational NewsAct No 6 of 1996, Agricultural Commercial Land Reform Act, Carl Schlettwein, Green Schemes, Land Bill, Minister sets record straight on land ownership

Martin Endjala No Namibian or foreigner can own land under freehold in communal land, The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform categorically clarified in the National Assembly yesterday. A visibly disturbed, Carl Schlettwein said that misinformation has been circulating in the public domain about ownership of communal land by foreign nationals, including being fuelled by members of parliament. He explained that towns and cities within communal land are demarcated and surveyed and after proclamation are no longer part of the communal set-up and property can be owned there. However, Green Schemes that are also demarcated and proclaimed for agricultural…

30 Jun

LPM demands for public apology for arrest of Mayor

info_e12wt4csNational NewsHenny Seibeb, Kauna Shikwambi, LPM demands for public apology for arrest of Mayor

Staff Writer The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) is demanding a public apology from the Namibian Police for the arrest of Windhoek Mayor Sade Gawanas, at Okahandja Park informal settlement in Windhoek on Monday. Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader and Strategist of LPM, Henny Seibeb claimed the statement issued by Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi on behalf of the Police was false. “We demand a public apology because the matter happened in a public space. Kauna Shikwambi is a pathological liar. The statement she issued on Monday was not true. She was not at the Police station, someone told her lies…

30 Jun

Namibia exports ‘Greenest Charcoal’ to US

info_e12wt4csNational NewsAfrica Burns, Namibia exports ‘Greenest Charcoal’ to US, US Embassy Public Affairs Officer and spokesperson, Walter Parrs

Tujoromajo Kasuto Africa Burns, a Namibian charcoal producer, has been acclaimed for its innovative approach of converting the acacia tree into green charcoal. According to the US Embassy, its supply chain consists of hundreds of local small-scale suppliers who are transforming the acacia into charcoal which, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing devastating droughts, has become an economic lifeline to over 10,000 people in Namibia’s charcoal sector. This comes after communities across Namibia grapple with the problem of acacia bushes that encroach on their land. US Embassy Public Affairs Officer and spokesperson, Walter Parrs says the invasive acacia reduces…

30 Jun

500 Oshikoto school pupils impregnated

info_e12wt4csNational NewsA total of 500 minor school girls fell pregnant in the Oshikoto Region in the 2021 academic year, Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), Penda ya Ndakolo, recording a one percent increase., United States of America International Development Agency

Obrein Simasiku A total of 500 minor school girls fell pregnant in the Oshikoto Region in the 2021 academic year, recording a one percent increase. “ Teenage pregnancy rate has also increased to 15% from 14% last year. Therefore, there is reason for concern. We need to do things differently as leaders, parents, teachers and the general community and to work hand in hand to protect our young generation,” said Oshikoto governor Penda Ya Ndakolo, in his State of the Region Address delivered today. He thus said that sexual education be taken very serious, as a way to protect young…