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Swapo is out of touch -Amupanda

Swapo is out of touch -Amupanda

Stefanus Nashama Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activist and 2024 Presidential Hopeful, Job Amupanda said the ruling party SWAPO is now old, tired, fatigued and unable to understand modern realities and aspirations, despite still appreciating its past achievements.Amupanda, who earlier this month was elected to serve on the City of Windhoek’s Management Committee, indicated that the ruling party is a “grandmother” that did good things while she was growing up.“It is a well-known approach of the African people that it is the responsibility of the youth to take over from their grandparents,” he said.The activist said in an interview with this publication…
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Controversy surrounding NHE Executives’ Cape Town trip

Controversy surrounding NHE Executives’ Cape Town trip

Niel Terblanche In an effort to raise funds to finance the execution of its mandate, the National Housing Enterprise is considering a range of options as well as a host of potential financiers. However, the NHE’s dire financial position has left the state-owned company in a vulnerable position. Besides having to attend to a housing backlog of more than 300 000 living units for Namibians, the staff of the beleaguered SOE is repeatedly threatening to strike because of issues with their salaries. At the same time, staff accuse top management of raking in exorbitant fees for attending board meetings and…
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Crowd threatens to become unruly over Independence Day food

Crowd threatens to become unruly over Independence Day food

Niël Terblancé Alarge number of people attending the 33rd Independence celebrations at the Outapi Stadium became unruly when rumours about a shortage of food started spreading among the crowd. It was reported that some of the attendees stormed the tents in which food for the Very Important Persons (VIPs) was kept. Some of the people went through slits on the sides of the tent to get to the food. Others gathered at food trucks in which the food was carted to the venue and demanded that it be given to them. In one case the organisers were forced to inform…
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Tribalism, racism, regression worries Schlettwein as he calls it quits on SWAPO duties

Tribalism, racism, regression worries Schlettwein as he calls it quits on SWAPO duties

Martin Endjala Swapo Party Central Committee member and Secretary of the Politburo Carl Schlettwein has cited tribalism as worrisome despite the party’s efforts to liberate Namibia to ensure that racism and tribalism become a thing of the past apartheid regime. The Agriculture Water Land and Reform Minister said this during an interview with the Windhoek Observer as he reflects on his career as a Swapo party member after he announced last year during the Central Committee’s last meeting in December that he will be retiring, alongside his with fellow comrades, Minister of Gender Equality Doreen Sioka, National Assembly Speaker Peter…
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Katjavivi to step down

Katjavivi to step down

Steve Nashama The retirement of Professor Peter Katjavivi from active government service will not only leave a luminous legacy but will also create an opportunity for his successor to build on the strong foundation he has laid in the building of Namibia as an independent country. “However, a compatriot never retires because he can at any time be delegated to serve his country in another capacity wherever the need arises, be it in advisory or active service,” the veteran politician and current Speaker of the National Assembly said in the announcement of his retirement. Prof Katjavivi, who is one of…
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“We have done all that we could”-Smith

“We have done all that we could”-Smith

Steve Nashama TransNamib Chief Executive Officer, Johny Smith yesterday confirmed that he rejected an offer to extend his stay at the troubled parastatal and that he is pursuing other ventures. Smith, who tendered his resignation earlier this year and is expected to leave the company at the end of this month said in an interview that the old and deteriorating state of TransNamib railway infrastructure hampers operations, resulting in bottlenecks, and has the potential to cause derailments, which can lead to a loss of life, environmental harm and damage to expensive equipment at any given time. “Some of our locomotives…
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Is Kandjeke irreplaceable?

Is Kandjeke irreplaceable?

Martin Endjala A motion passed in parliament today, to reappoint Auditor General Junias Kandjeke, has sent the August house into an tense debate as opposition parties questioned the rationale behind reappointing the current AG for another five-year term, given the availability of other capable candidates like his Deputy Gommes Menette. Landless Peoples Movement Leader, Bernadus Swartbooi stressed that Kandjeke has raised concerns about not having the power to hold government sectors accountable, in that public finance sectors are said to be auditing themselves which, lessens the powers of the Auditor General. This will be Kandjeke’s third reappointment in the position…
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Namibia given 12 months to avoid FATF grey listing

Namibia given 12 months to avoid FATF grey listing

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Namibia has been given a year to resolve all findings in order to avoid a targeted Financial Action Task Force review. The country announced last month that it is making steady progress in addressing findings related to its Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism as well as the Proliferation Framework (AML/CFT/CPF) in order to maintain the integrity of the financial system. This is according to Kristian Hamutenya, the Acting Director of Financial Intelligence Centre, who said added that Namibia underwent a second peer review which was aimed at assessing the country’s compliance with the United Nations…
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“Cde. President, Don’t Handover Power.”

“Cde. President, Don’t Handover Power.”

Martin Endjala In a surprise turn of events, Swapo Party President Hage Geingob on Saturday publicly endorsed his Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the party’s 2024 Presidential candidate, months after he reportedly suggested that an extraordinary congress would be held to endorse the party candidate and hinting that he would step down as party president. Geingob had left many Swapo members guessing and devising all sorts of conspiracy theories about his successor as the party president and subsequently that of Namibia when he announced November last year that an elective congress will be held to choose a presidential candidate for…
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Hinda-Mbuende and Amupanda to battle it out in August

Hinda-Mbuende and Amupanda to battle it out in August

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Lawyers representing Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda in a N$ 1 million lawsuit against him by Deputy Finance Minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende said in the latest status report that they would not be available to start the hearing until August. Hinda-Mbuende is suing Amupanda was set to be heard in August. According to court documents filed at the High Court, Kadhila Amoomo and his colleague Samson Enkali said they will only be available for trial in August 2023. “As per the Court Order dated 15th February 2023, Mr Amoomo is not available for trial for any date before…
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