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22 Mar

Amushelelo, Nauyoma and Hengari arrested after unemployment protest

Stefanus Nashama The police yesterday arrested Social Activists Michael Amushelelo, Dimbulukweni Nauyoma and Popular Democratic Movement Member of Parliament, Inna Hengari after they organized a national protest against youth unemployment. Hundreds of young protesters were ordered by the police to disperse while protesting yesterday at Katutura Youth Centre. According to Amushelelo’s wife, Julieta, the group was on their way home when police officers approached them and arrested Amushelelo and Nauyoma. She also alleged that police officers took away their car keys. Hengari was detained at the Klein Windhoek Police Station, a facility primarily for female inmates, while Amushelelo and Nauyoma…

22 Mar

Venaani asks Environment Ministry to mitigate climate change …as cyclone kills hundreds in Malawi

info_e12wt4csNational Newsas cyclone kills hundreds in Malawi, Cyclone Freddy, Venaani asks Environment Ministry to mitigate climate change …as cyclone kills hundreds in Malawi

Hertta- Maria Amutenja President of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani, has urged the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) to develop key interventions to manage inevitable climate change in the country. Venanni shared his concerns about climate change in a statement of solidarity on Cyclone Freddy that recently hit Malawi. “I am calling upon the Ministry, as the focal point ministry to devise key interventions to manage inevitable climate change impacts through actions that build and sustain social, economic and environmental resilience and emergency response capacity so as to avoid being caught off guard in the event…

22 Mar

Parliamentary committee wants public to benefit from mining

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMaria Kamutali, Parliamentary committee wants public to benefit from mining

Martin Endjala The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources says that there is a need for Namibians to benefit from the accrued shares from the mine sectors and thus they are dismayed to have learned that Namibia does not have shares in a number of mines in the country. The committee has since called for the urgent identification of such mines, to be aligned with the rest. Mining companies in which Namibia has no shares are seen as a good example to renegotiate better shares for Namibia, given that the mining sector is the main economic driver for Namibia and…

20 Mar

Swapo emerges victorious in Okaku elections

info_e12wt4csNational NewsSwapo emerges victorious in Okaku elections

Steve Nashama Okaku constituency by-election concluded with the Swapo party retaining its position as the constituency’s leading party. Swapo candidate, David Fillipus won the elections with 3 195 votes. A former Councillor of the Okaku constituency, Kapya Endjala, who served from 2010 to 2015 said in an interview with the Windhoek Observer that the constituency by-election held last Friday last was fair. Endjala said he visited all the polling stations in the constituency and there were no political fights between the contenders. “There were no political fights as it used to be in the past, the elections went smooth with…

20 Mar

N$ 600 monthly Food bank Money not sustainable, Geingob says

info_e12wt4csNational NewsN$ 600 monthly Food bank Money not sustainable

Martin Endjala President Hage Geingob said he has noted with caution that the newly implemented monthly cash transfer of N$ 600 introduced in the place of food bank parcels in April 2022 won’t be sustainable for longer periods and will require new strategic implementations. The money, referred to as Conditional Basic Income Grant was approved last week by cabinet. “This naturally presents a long-term challenge, as it will not be sustainable for so many of our people to depend on government support for their livelihood. For this reason, the fight against poverty must be responded to using multifaceted strategies, including…

20 Mar

Groot Aub experiences water crisis

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein said that Groot Aub is experiencing two folds of water proplems. Schlettwein said this in a speech read in his behalf, by the Executive Director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata, during the commemoration of World Wetlands Day and World Water Day at Groot Aub, a settlement located approximately 60 kilometres south of Windhoek, in the Khomas Region of Namibia. “Firstly, the water demand has exceeded water supply from the local water sources (groundwater), to such extend that drilled boreholes are unable to produce sufficient water. The demand for water has over…

20 Mar

MVA fund reaffirms commitment to assisting patients

info_e12wt4csNational NewsMVA fund reaffirms commitment to assisting patients

Martin Endjala As Namibia celebrates another milestone of its 33rd independence attainment, the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund has reaffirmed its commitment to rendering assistance to all its Seriously Injured Patients, ensuring that they receive optimal support on their journey to independence. These were the remarks of the Motor Fund Manager of Corporate Communication and Stakeholder Relations Hilaria Graig, in celebrating all its Seriously Injured Patients who strive to return to normalcy and restore their quality of life after sustaining life-changing injuries in a motor vehicle crash. “The path to normal life is not easy, hence it remains the Fund’s priority…

20 Mar

Namibia celebrates wetlands and water day

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Hertta-maria Amutenja The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR), in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the City of Windhoek (COW), Namibia Water Corporation (NAMWATER), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Eduventure Namibia, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) commemorated World Wetlands Day and World Water Day on Friday. This year’s celebration was under the theme “it is time for wetlands restoration” and the World Water Day under the theme “accelerating changethrough partnerships and cooperation”. Celebrations were held at Groot Aub. Agriculture Minister Calle Schlettwein, whose speech was read on his behalf by…

17 Mar

Security Cluster to create 2800 jobs in 2023, Geingob promises

info_e12wt4csNational NewsGeingob promises, Security Cluster to create 2800 jobs in 2023

Martin Endjala In an effort to combat the high unemployment rate in Namibia, the government is set to create about 2800 jobs in the Namibian Correctional Services, Namibian Police and the Namibian Defense Force this year. The Namibian Police will recruit 1000 people, to significantly relieve the human resource constraints currently being experienced while the Namibia Correction Services has already commenced with its intake of 300 recruits. The Namibian Defense Force will recruit 1500 soldiers as part of the effort. President Hage Geingob made this revelation during the State of the Nation Address in the Namibian Parliament. The Namibia Defense…

17 Mar

National protest planned against unemployment

info_e12wt4csNational NewsNational protest planned against unemployment

Steve Nashama Frustrated young Namibians have chosen Independence Day to protest against the hopelessness of their prospect to be gainfully employed. Michael Amushelelo will spearhead the protest and the activist confirmed that preparations for the national mass action is well under way and that the police were alerted about the youth’s plan. “We are just waiting for the 21 of March so that we go to the streets and hand over our petition to the relevant authority,” Amushelelo said. He said that people should understand that the police do not have the authority to disallow any protest action. “We don’t…