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07 May

Small businesses yellow pages in the works

ObserverNational NewsNIPDB, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development, Small businesses yellow pages in the works

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, NIPDB Manager for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development, Innovation and Acceleration Dino Ballotti said they are building an online portal for SMEs that will provide information about these businesses at the click of a button. He says this will be sector, region, town, youth specific and is still in the works, and will assist in exposing people of various small businesses that are operating within a certain geographical location and the services they offer. Meanwhile, Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) is also facilitating a similar initiative called the…

07 May

Namibia’s Green hydrogen to enjoy prominence at Africa Energy Week

ObserverNational NewsAfrica Energy Week (AEW), Green Hydrogen Summit, Namibia’s Green hydrogen to enjoy prominence at Africa Energy Week

Staff Writer The Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2022 will hold a dedicated Green Hydrogen Summit, where emerging hydrogen economies such as Namibia will play a leading role in shaping dialogue around this critical resource. The summit in October in Cape Town, South Africa represents the official platform, not just for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities across Africa’s future hydrogen market, but for global investors and international private sector companies to be introduced to African opportunities, the organisers of the summit, Africa Energy Chamber says in a statement issued on Thursday. AEW 2022 aims to integrate private sector know-how…

03 May

Oshikoto prioritises financial transparency ….internal audit committee coming

ObserverNational NewsOkankolo and Olukonda, Onayena settlement and Tsintsabis, Oshikoto prioritises financial transparency ….internal audit committee coming, Oshikoto Regional Council

The Oshikoto Regional Council has set aside N$1 000 000 for the Rural Sanitation Project. The regional council revealed this during its Annual Plan and Review Workshop for the 2020/21 financial year that was held at Tsumeb from 25-29 April. For the 2020/21 financial year, the Oshikoto Regional Council procured materials for the construction of toilets at a cost of N$700 000 from which 40 VIP toilets were to be constructed. A number of Rural Development Projects were also implemented through initiatives such as micro-Eengodi, Okankolo and Olukonda were implemented in order to provide potable water to communities in these…

21 Feb

Otjozondjupa communities grateful for Muha’s outreach visits

ObserverNational NewsOtjozondjupa communities grateful for Muha's outreach visits, Tousy Namiseb the Secretary of the National Council says the engagements were educational and the communities visited were happy

Martin Endjala The first week of the regional visits of the chairperson of the National Council (NC) Lukas Sinimbo Muha that started on 14th February has been described as productive and fruitful. Tousy Namiseb, the Secretary of the National Council says the engagements were educational and the communities visited were happy with being briefed about the role of the council as part of the parliament and the law making process. Among the issues raised by the communities during the dialogue with the chairperson at Okakarara, Namiseb said, were the dilapidated sports infrastructure, homelessness, youth unemployment, bad roads and the need…

21 Feb

Angolan cattle herder killed for making noise

ObserverNational NewsA 40-year-old Angolan national working as a cattle herder in Namibia was killed last Friday at the Edhepa Cucashop in Okalonga village, Angolan cattle herder killed for making noise

Tujoromajo Kasuto A 40-year-old Angolan national, working as a cattle herder in Namibia, was killed last Friday at the Edhepa Cucashop in Okalonga village, after being stabbed with a knife by a 29-year-old man. According to Namibian Police (NAMPOL) spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, the suspect approached the victim and other patrons, who were having a conversation, and claimed that they were making noise. The murder suspect began hitting them with a knife on their heads. The deceased intervened, telling the suspect that what he was doing was out of order after which an argument ensued between the suspect and…

21 Feb

Swapo axes all Grootfontein councillors for “supporting opposition”

ObserverNational NewsSwapo axes all Grootfontein councillors for “supporting opposition”

Eba Kandovazu Two votes by Swapo councilors to elect an opposition party member as the chairperson of the Management Committee has derailed the political careers of all four Swapo councillors on the Grootfontein local authority. The Swapo Grootfontein Executive Committee accused the councillors of supporting the opposition. Today, the executive announced the suspension of Talitha Garises, Tuhafeni Simon, Anna Uchurus, Fastudu Malwa, Susan Swartz and Innocent Madons with immediate effect on accusations that they “embarrassed” Swapo by attending the swearing-in and election of the Management Committee Chairperson under the leadership of 'Counter Revolutionary forces' whose main objective is to destroy…

21 Feb

Fishrot defence lawyer accuses ACC witness of painting predetermined outcome

ObserverNational NewsFishrot defence lawyer accuses ACC witness of painting predetermined outcome, with South African Advocate Vas Soni who represents Former Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala saying that his client was merely reading up the law in Dubai.

Eba Kandovazu THE cross examination of Anti-Corruption Commission lead investigator Andreas Kanyangela in the bail application of Fishrot suspects resumed today, with South African Advocate Vas Soni, who represents Former Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala saying that his client was merely reading up the law in Dubai. Soni was responding to allegations last year that Shanghala was researching extradition agreements with Dubai, on his mobile phone. The prosecution argued that the accused searches about Dubai, shows that Shanghala is a flight risk and that he intends to flee to Dubai if granted bail. Soni however posited that Shangala as a lawyer…

18 Feb

NA Secretary attends meeting in Rwanda

ObserverNational NewsNA Secretary attends meeting in Rwanda, NA) Spokesperson David Nahogandja

Martin Endjala The Secretary of the National Assembly (NA), Lydia Kandetu is attending the Society of Clerks-at-The-Table (SoCATT) strategic plan validation meeting in the Rwandese capital, Kigali, until Sunday. NA) Spokesperson, David Nahogandja, has confirmed this today. The meeting’s primary aim is to engage and facilitate the development and finalisation of the 2022-2026 SoCATT Africa Region Strategic Plan. A technical team comprising of focal point persons from different sub-regions such as Namibia, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda are attending. SoCATT is an organ of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region providing a platform for the sharing of parliamentary practices…

18 Feb

Khomas Region outperforms other regions in NSSCO examinations

ObserverNational NewsKhomas Region outperforms other regions in NSSCO examinations, She also revealed that more than N$15 million was spent by the ministry on the re-run of the leaked Grade 12 and Grade 11 examinations of 2021

Eba Kandovazu KHOMAS region has emerged the best in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate examination results, outperforming all the other regions with 12 out of the 20 top performers. Erongo region has four learners in the top 20 followed by Kavango East Region with two, and one each from Oshikoto and Hardap regions. The top five performers are Enobong Akpabio from the Juuso Shikongo Secondary School in the Oshikoto Region, Hendrik Smit from the Walvis Bay Private School in the Erongo Region and Mia van Wyk from the Walvis Bay Private School in the Erongo Region, Taro Samuelson from the…

18 Feb

Are Political Parties’ key Roles in Parliament still commonsensical?

ObserverNational NewsAre Political Parties’ key Roles in Parliament still commonsensical?, Namibia's post-independence era has seen the growth of establishment and the growth of parliamentary democracy

Martin Endjala Namibia's post-independence era has seen the growth of establishment and the growth of parliamentary democracy. In this democratic architecture, political parties have been pivotal in driving national debate on pertinent national issues, as well as playing a watchdog role to ensure that the ruling party delivers on its election promises. “Of course, this is done to carry the message of its electorate and that pertinent issues are debated,” says Landless People’s Movement (LPM) assistant national spokesperson Dephine Simasiku in a conversation with the Windhoek Observer. ''Certainly, the LPM will be a force to be reckoned with, as it…