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19 Sep

Omaheke received budget of over $15 million

ObserverNational NewsAminuis Constituency settlement offices, No. 31 of 1991, Omaheke received budget of over $15 million, State Finance Act

Staff Writer The Omaheke Regional Council has received a budget allocation of N$15,939,400 for various capital development for the 2022/23 financial year. Senior Public Relations Officer Tauno Iileka said the construction of the Aminuis Constituency settlement offices and Corridor 13 offices are part of the projects to benefit from the budget. “The projects include the construction of Corridor 13 and Aminuis settlement offices at N$5 million and N$3 million respectively. Corridor 13 settlement office is expected to be completed by the end of this year, with possible savings to be re-allocated to other projects. The allocation for Aminuis settlement office…

16 Sep

Ministries heading for collision over uranium

ObserverNational NewsMinistries heading for collision over uranium

Tujoromajo Kasuto Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo yesterday said in the national assembly that Headway Investments’ and its partners’ ISL uranium mining activities in the Aminuis Constituency have obtained all the relevant permits for all the activities they are currently carrying out or activities they have already carried out and their operations are not illegal. Alweendo further noted that the company is currently not drilling because the water drilling permit that was issued has expired, and they have applied for a new permit that is still being processed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform. Minister…

16 Sep

SAN wants security industry regulated

ObserverNational NewsDawid Nuuyoma, Security Association of Namibia

Martin Endjala The absence of a watchdog body for security companies is contributing to lawlessness in the industry, where companies continue to violate labour laws with impunity. This concern was sounded by the Security Association of Namibia, at its 30th annual general meeting in Windhoek today. Dawid Nuuyoma, the chairman of SAN, said that they are not forcing anyone to be part of the association but said the lawlessness in the industry requires a body to which the companies are affiliated, which will ensure that the rights of both employers and employees are safeguarded. SAN says non-compliance certificates issued by…

16 Sep

Nam’s foreign debt mainly in Euro, JSE bonds …AfDB, China Exim Bank, KfW main creditors

ObserverNational NewsChina Exim, JSE bonds …AfDB, Nam’s foreign debt mainly in Euro

The government of Namibia’s total foreign debt stood at 33.2 billion dollars at 31 March 2021 compared to 36.5 billion the previous year after interest payments amounting to two billion and over 20 million in cost for borrowing were made. This is contained in the Auditor General’s report on government finances for 2020/2021. of the expenditure related to borrowing was for settling the capital amounts on the loans. In 2021 about N$40.55 billion was spend on repayment of debt of which 38 billion was for domestic debt. The foregoing amounts show that most of Namibia’s borrowings are skewed to the…

16 Sep

EIF accreditation of GCF extended by five years

ObserverNational NewsEIF accreditation of GCF extended by five years, Green Climate Fund.

Martin Endjala The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia has penned five-year accreditation master agreement extension with the Green Climate Fund. The re-accreditation signed yesterday between the two funds comes after the EIF’s five-year term lapsed in June 2021. The re-accreditation was preceded by a rigorous institutional review and assessment of the Fund by the GCF secretariat. The signing of the accreditation master agreement shows that the EIF of Namibia is recognized as maintain global standards, competence, and governance systems to access the financial resources of the GCF. It is also said to demonstrate the cooperation, commitment and dedication of government…

16 Sep

Instability in Eastern DRC concerns SADC

ObserverNational NewsInstability in Eastern DRC concerns SADC, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, United Nations and MONUSCO

Staff Writer The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah who also serves as the Chairperson of the Ministerial Committee of the SADC Organ Troika Plus the Force Intervention Brigade Troop Contributing Countries (FIB TCCs) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said they have agreed to strengthen collaboration with the Government of the DRC, and SADC’s Force Intervention Brigade, with the support of the United Nations and MONUSCO due to insecurities caused by the recent situation in Eastern DRC . “Our deliberations today contributed towards the engagement with the UN Secretary General on the margins of the UN…

16 Sep

AR activist claims Lwanyanda wells poisoned

ObserverNational NewsAR activist claims Lwanyanda wells poisoned, Mwemba, Zambezi Affirmative Repositioning Movement spokesperson Mwemba “Raasbom” Mwemba

Obrien Simasiku Zambezi Affirmative Repositioning Movement spokesperson Mwemba “Raasbom” Mwemba has cautioned parents and public at large to avoid drinking water from the traditional wells at Lwanyanda, because they have been poisoned with chemicals. This was apparently done without the knowledge of the community. Mwemba is particularly worried about a learner at one school in Cowboy location who allegedly uses the Lwanyanda passage very often and consume water from the wells. “This just a warning to all parents to guard your children because health officials ingested poison in the wells between Lwanyanda and Cowboy, and you are aware that is…

16 Sep

CoW kicks-off housing scheme

ObserverNational NewsCity of Windhoek Affordable Housing Programme, CoW kicks-off housing scheme, Sade Gawanas

Obrein Simasiku The City of Windhoek began with the construction of the houses, with eight of the 1200 planned units to be delivered in six months. CoW Mayor, Sade Gawanas earlier this week made the ground breaking ceremony casting the first brick where eight houses will be built in Khomasdal and to be sold only to first time home buyers, who are on the municipality’s housing waiting list. The price includes both the house and land, with the cheapest a 312 square metres going for N$850 000. “The houses are the first batch of the 1200 houses planned to be…

16 Sep

Katjavivi emphasises need to sustain democracy

ObserverNational NewsKatjavivi emphasises need to sustain democracy, National Assembly Peter Katjavivi, SADC Model Law on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Secretary General of the SADC Parliament-Forum Beomo Sekgoma

Martin Endjala Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has cautioned that peace and stability should not be taken for granted as its attainment did not come overnight. The said this as Namibia joins the world to commemorate International Day of Democracy, which is observed annually on September 15, as adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2007. The significance of this day is to honour the values that democracy upholds and to draw attention to how important it is for all UN Charter signatories to maintain democracy in their countries. The day is being commemorated under the…

16 Sep

Chiefs’ Assembly sees intensification of reparations demand as only way now

ObserverNational NewsChiefs’ Assembly sees intensification of reparations demand as only way now, Co-Chairperson of the Technical Committee of the Chiefs’ Assembly, Joint Declaration (JD), Ovambanderu and Nama

Staff Writer The only thing left now is for them to intensify the campaign for the government of the Federal Republic of Germany to recognise their genocide. Says Mbakumua Hengari, Co-Chairperson of the Technical Committee of the Chiefs’ Assembly, established by Ovaherero and Ovambanderu traditional leaders following their consultative meeting at Okandjoze from where they emerged with the Okandjoze Memorandum of Understanding last month. Hengari today shared with the media the chiefs’ position to recent media revelations that the German government shall not renegotiate the Joint Declaration (JD), which is an outcome of negotiations with its Namibian counterpart on Genocide,…