Category: National Observer
Dundee supports community efforts to combat crime
Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb Vice President and Managing Director, Zebra Kasete, handed over a donation of building materials valued at N$50, 000.00 to the Tsumeb Men and Women Network, in recognition of their community’s efforts to curb crime.
Read MoreGobabis residents demand ouster of corrupt municipal employees
The Gobabis Local Authority Coalition on Friday issued an ultimatum letter to the Office of the Governor of Omaheke, and the Municipality of Gobabis, demanding the immediate resignation of employees at the Gobabis Municipality involved in suspected cases of corruption.
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Agreement will never bring closure yet
Vice President, Nangolo Mbumba, this morning officially in a live broadcast by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) television and its various indigenous languages radio channels, announced the Joint Declaration between the two nations relating to Genocide, Apology and Reparations.
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175 witnesses for Fishrot trial
Namibia should brace itself for a lengthy and protracted Fishrot trial after an extensive list of nearly 200 witnesses have been lined up to testify.
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Shangula announces revised COVID-19 regulations
Health and Social Services Minister, Kalumbi Shangula on Friday announced an extension to the current COVID-19 regulations, with minor changes to the measures, including reducing the maximum number of people to attend both indoor and outdoor events to 50, from the current 100.
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Apology not accepted – Rukoro ..as OTA denounces deal
The Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero, Advocate Vekuii Rukoro, has declined an apology issued by Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas over the slaughter of over 60 000 Ovaherero and 10 000 Nama between 1904-1908. The apology was issued on Friday morning after the European nation officially recognized for the first time, the slaughter that was committed a hundred years ago as genocide. “If I was in my kraal, I would have said that its bullsh*t because the Germans do not want to recognise our genocide and what they did to our ancestors, “Rukoro told the Windhoek Observer.
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LPM MPs in Parliament disciplinary meeting no show …say process is un procedural
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leaders Bernardus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb did not submit themselves to a Parliamentary disciplinary committee last week after having raised objections to the process.
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NAPWU clueless about Gvt retrenchment plans
The Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) says it’s not aware and has not been consulted over government plans contained in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) funding proposal to implement an early retirement scheme during financial year 2022/2023-2023/2024 as a means to contain the civil service wage bill.
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COVID-19 vaccinations still too low, warns CDC
THE number of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Namibia is low, the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Namibia has warned.
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Dennis Noa remains in custody
Dennis Noa, son of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director, Paulus Noa, made his second appearance on Friday at Katutura Magistrate court, facing charges of sexually violating an 18- year-old male patient at Katutura Hospital.
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Shangula rules out CDC mask guidelines
Namibia has ruled out new guidelines from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) (USA) that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 do not have to wear masks or adhere to social distancing in most settings.
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Ministers paid pennies – Shiimi
Finance Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi, says Government has no plans to cut salaries of ministers as part of cost cutting measures as they are already paid pennies compared to managers in the private sector.
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