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06 Aug

SMEs, women, youth to get tender preference

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Justicia Shipena The government is amending the Public Procurement Act of 2015 by introducing a code of good practices to support inclusive economic growth.The new guidelines will provide preferential treatment to SMEs, women-owned businesses, youth-owned enterprises, and previously disadvantaged individuals.This was announced by minister of international relations and trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi during the third ministerial regional business engagement held in the Zambezi Region on Wednesday.She said the reforms align with the youth empowerment agenda of the eighth administration and form part of a broader strategy to link trade and industrialisation with national development goals.“Our intention is to ensure Namibian goods…

05 Aug

Sankwasa orders local authorities to drop Redforce

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Justicia Shipena Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa has directed all municipalities and town councils not to renew or enter into agreements with Redforce Debt Collectors. Sankwasa said Redforce has caused economic and political problems for residents in areas where it operates. “It has been noticed that some municipalities and town councils have contracted Redforce Debt Collector Company to collect debts on their behalf from residents and businesses,” he said in a directive dated Monday. He instructed that existing contracts must be allowed to lapse. “This ministerial directive should be adhered to without fail, since it has a very…

08 Jul

Sankwasa blames Windhoek residents of delaying road upgrades

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa says some Windhoek residents are delaying road construction projects due to a lack of patriotism. Sankwasa made the remarks on Monday during the groundbreaking ceremony of Winnie Mandela Avenue in Windhoek. He said some individuals are refusing to relocate to allow construction to proceed, not because they have nowhere to go, but because they want to continue running businesses from their informal structures. In May, the Windhoek Observer reported that business owners along Peter Nanyemba Road, formerly Monte Christo Road, urged the City of Windhoek to revise parts of the ongoing…

14 Apr

NFA mourns referees killed in car crash

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is mourning the death of two match officials, Helmut Andreas and Hans Petrus, who died in a car accident on Friday while en route to Windhoek to officiate at Premier League matches. NFA Director of Marketing and Communications, Isack Hamata, confirmed the tragic loss and described it as a significant blow to refereeing development in Namibia. Andreas, aged 55 and widely known in football circles as "Germany", was a seasoned referee with a long-standing commitment to the game. He held former FIFA accreditation and served as a local referee instructor, assessor, and chairperson…

11 Feb

Ant colonies, imperialism, system correction and the fall of a grand mountain

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Ndatyoonawa Tshilunga – Nelumbu, alias Onime Ya Tshilunga. A myrmecologist is a person who engages themselves in the research and study of ants. For centuries scientists have been studying ant colonies and continue to make findings of crucial hypothesis that can enable leaders to manage their nations better, as ants incorporate superior communism systems with fascinating social organization structures which we will explore later in this article. Though decorated with many definitions, a colony is a multifaceted expression referring to a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied…

29 Jan

KK Palace confident of reaching MTC Maris Cup quarterfinal

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe The head coach of the King Kauluma Palace Football Club, Anderson Phiri says his team is eager to take advantage of playing at home in front of their supporters as they aim to advance to the quarter-finals of the MTC Maris Cup. KK Palace will face Windhoek-based Bucks Buccaneers on Sunday in the Oshakati Independence Stadium at 16h00. The Oluno-based team secured their place in the last eight after an impressive 3-0 victory over Debmarine Premier League log leaders Khomas Nampol in Windhoek last weekend. Speaking to the Windhoek Observer on Wednesday, Phiri expressed confidence in his squad…

23 Jan

Ramp up continues at Langer Heinrich

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CHAMWE KAIRA The ramp-up of operations at the Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) continued with operational gains embedded during the quarter ended 31 December 2024, Paladin Energy has announced. Following the successful completion of improvement works during the November planned plant shutdown, December 2024 recorded the highest monthly production volumes since the restart of commercial production at the LHM in March 2024. “Notable achievements from the planned shutdown included a significant improvement in recovery rates and the stabilisation of water supply to the plant. As of 31 December 2024, the company held US$166 million in unrestricted cash and short-term investments, along…

16 Oct

LPM Youth leader calls for inclusive approach to education

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Allexer Namundjembo The Landless People’s Movement’s (LPM) youth leader, Duminga Ndala, said education is a tripartite sector, and all stakeholders should be involved in its development. Ndala said this in an interview with the Windhoek Observer on Wednesday. According to her, despite education being free, capable parents should still need to meet their children's basic needs. “We believe that education is a tripartite sector, and all stakeholders should be involved in its development. With that in mind, capable parents should be able to meet their children's basic needs,” Ndala said. She suggested that universities should consider implementing fee increases every…

23 Sep

Hungry people from urban areas excluded from drought relief

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Stefanus Nashama Constituency councillors are raising the alarm over the insufficient drought relief food being provided to feed struggling households in urban areas. This is despite ongoing government efforts to address the worsening hunger crisis. Councillors in urban constituencies last week expressed their concerns about the dire situation in their areas. Tegako Donatus, the Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor in the Erongo region, told the Windhoek Observer that he has extensively discussed the issue of hunger. “I have raised this issue many times. I have engaged and written letters to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), which is a…

14 Sep

BODY FOUND:

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The body of the 27-year-old Matias Lukas Shilingweni, who was seen jumping off the old jetty, one of Namibia’s most iconic landmarks in Swakopmund on 5 September, was retrieved from the sea nine days later.Members of a private sea rescue outfit were called to the scene and they used kayaks to row out to where the deceased person’s body was floating in the swells of the mole.According to a report provided by Chief Inspector Ileni Shapumba, the head of the community affairs division of the police in the Erongo region, visitors to the mole spotted Shilingweni's body floating in the…