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12 May

N$193m committed to solar power

ObserverNational NewsAnirep Solar and Aussenkjer Energy Investments, Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station

Martin Endjala The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has committed N$193 million to finance a new solar power generation plant, near the Kahn substation in the Namib Desert. The plant is expected to produce and add about 20 MW into Nampower’s Kahn substation, from where it will be distributed to households and industrial consumers. This was confirmed yesterday by the DBN corporate communication and stakeholder relations specialist Di-Anna Grobler during the signing of the agreement. Anirep Aussenkjerr Solar One, a start-up company, was the recipient of a 25-year tender to produce power for Nampower. The solar plant, 40 km from…

12 May

Tsumeb bends to CEO salary demand

ObserverNational NewsKapenda confirmed that the remuneration issue was addressed and has been adjusted, Victoria Kapenda

Obrein Simasiku The Tsumeb Municipality has reconsidered and caved in to the remuneration demand of the successful Chief Executive position candidate. The local authority has been without a substantive CEO for years, until they now have lured, Victoria Kapenda, who in 2019 rejected an offer from the municipality. Kapenda, as director in government was earning a salary of not less than N$512 809, excluding allowance, while the annual salary of a local authority CEO is around N$447 979 excluding, fringe benefits. It has come to light that the municipality bowed to Kapenda’s demand and adjusted the salary to suit the…

10 May

“Public finances must impact society” … as Model Law on Public Financial Management awaits adoption

ObserverNational NewsDr Situmbeko Musokotwane, Members of Parliament, Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (RWPC), SADC Parliamentary Forum, Zambia’s Minister of Finance and National Planning

By Moses Magadza and Clare Musonda Standing Committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum and the Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (RWPC) have unanimously endorsed a draft SADC Model Law on Public Financial Management (PFM) and will soon commend it to the highest decision body of the Forum, the Plenary Assembly, for adoption. The endorsement happened at the end of a two-day consultation over the draft Model Law on PFM that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, recently. The validation was the climax of a series of similar engagements with different stakeholders over several weeks, as the SADC PF sought buy-in and…

10 May

Shaningwa worried about delays in mandate renewals

ObserverNational NewsHaving proper structures in place that cannot be compromised, Shaningwa worried about delays in mandate renewals

Staff Writer The Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa is concerned that some regions in the country have not finished their mandates of renewal ahead of the upcoming congress in July of the party’s Elders Council. Shaningwa said this yesterday at the opening of the Swapo Party’s Elders’ Councils central committee opening meeting. In addition, she urged the Elders to complete the renewals of mandates by all means. “Comrade elders my concern is the renewal of mandate that some of the regions did not finish. However, let us try to make sure that we finish the renewals of mandate before…

07 May

Health, safety at workplace critical: Ndemula

ObserverNational NewsHafeni Ndemula, Health, safety at workplace critical: Ndemula

Staff Writer The Deputy Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation has called on all employers to adopt a culture of safety and health at the workplace to minimise accidents and injuries occurring in the course of work. Hafeni Ndemula was speaking during the commemoration of World Safety and Health Day in Windhoek. He informed the gathering that Namibia is busy with the formulation of a Occupational Safety and Health Bill and invited all employers and workers to participate and contribute to the stakeholder consultations which will take place during this year. Namibia in its National Occupational Safety and…

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…