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Niël Terblanché The Namibia Electricity Control Board (ECB) has announced an eight percent increase in NamPower's bulk tariff for the current financial year. This adjustment, set to take effect from 1 July, was disclosed by NamPower's managing director, Kahenge Haulofu, who attributed the hike to the rising costs of electricity generation, particularly due to higher prices for imported electricity. Haulofu elaborated on the reasons behind the tariff increase, noting the significant impact of the under-recovery of revenue. "The lower-than-projected generation from the Ruacana Hydro Power Station necessitated the replacement of this energy with more costly imports. Additionally, the depreciation of…

Martin Endjala The Central Coordinating Committee (CCC) of the All People’s Party (APP), has announced that the party’s fourth National Congress is set for 2 to 4 August at a venue yet to be confirmed. Daniel Djami, the APP’s secretary for information and media relations, said 300 delegates are expected to attend. “This includes the CCC, youth, and women’s wings. Nominations for the top 8 positions will be made at the congress, and regional restructuring in the remaining four regions, namely, Hardap, Ohangwena, Oshana, and Oshikoto, will be completed before Congress,” he said. The CCC also resolved to amend some…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state media reported Monday. Iranian state television reported there was “no sign of life” at the crash site of the helicopter that carried Raisi, Amirabdollahian, and others. “All the passengers of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister were martyred,” semi-official news agency Mehr News reported. Drone footage published on state media FARS News Agency showed the chopper’s wreckage on a steep hillside. “The consequences of this are probably going to be rather contained,” Ali Ahmadi, executive fellow at the Geneva Center for Security…

Martin Endjala The previous Boundary Delimitation and Demarcation Commission decision in 1990 to make the Mukwe constituency part of Caprivi, the now-Zambezi region, was politically motivated. This is according to Rundu Rural Constituency councillor Paulus Mbangu. In an interview with the Windhoek Observer on Tuesday, Mbangu clarified the issue of which region should integrate the Mukwe constituency. “Many people are not aware of this, but let me clarify how the issue started. In 1990, when Namibia gained independence, the first delimitation commission decided to make Mukwe part of Caprivi, but Mukwe was long part of Kavango. Since they did not…

Martin Endjala The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has been advised to make the voter card registration process flexible to avoid unnecessary obstacles for the electorate. Landless People's Movement (LPM) youth leader, Duminga Ndala, has advised that voters should have the flexibility to register wherever they are located. "Unlike constituency elections, where registration within the constituency of residence is necessary, Instead, the focus for the Electoral Commission of Namibia should be on encouraging high voter registration rates," she said. She said this could involve implementing mobile registration points to streamline the registration process. The advice comes following concerns that people…