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17 Jul

Couch kitten: Behind closed doors

UncategorisedCouch Kitten

Wetumwene Shikage Everyone has identity besides the obvious: your name, last name, hair type, culture, race, skin colour or even family. Well that's not the identity that sticks. One's true identity is found within the mind, soul, personality and way of life. Who are you when you are with yourself? How are you behind closed doors? Recently I read a post on Instagram which said “check on your strongest friends. Are they happy when you are not there?” I realized that this essential. Our friends are not just who we see when we go out. There is more to them…

17 Jul

Has anti-colonial revolution merely replaced the colonial bureaucracy?

Uncategorisedanti-colonial, bureaucracy

Yours Truly Ideologically-Fourth Instalment: Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro It is a big question today in an independent Namibia whether the country, with the attainment of political freedom about 30 years ago on March 21, 1990, she at the same time may also have embarked upon what the late African ideologue from Botswana, Dr. Goabamang Kennetn Koma, would describe as the Second Phase of the African Revolution. This question naturally comes up partly because of the generally imposed and accepted narrative of national resistance as being purely nationalist or patriotic in nature and character. There was little reference during war for independence in…

17 Jul

Abortion

UncategorisedAbortion, Hugh Ellis

The Time Traveler: Hugh Ellis I have some confessions to make. For a brief while I attended a Catholic school. At this school one of the teachers was, if not fired, let’s say ‘asked to leave’, after sharing pictures of dead fetuses, which were apparently ‘victims of abortions’, with us learners. You don’t forget seeing pictures like those. Later in my life, as a university student, I was briefly a member of an evangelical church on campus. We raised money for a ‘Pregnancy Crisis Center’, whose stated mission was to help young women who had unwanted pregnancies and difficult life…

17 Jul

I still support Air Namibia

UncategorisedAir Namibia

Jackie Wilson Asheeke I won’t apologize for my years of support for Air Namibia. My long background in the tourism industry has always made me see the national airline’s true value. This national debate about the airline’s future needs to hear from different points of view. I have said for many years to those screaming for the closure of the airline, that there is no money savings in the short and medium term in precipitously closing down Air Namibia. The leases and outstanding bills for the airline are government guaranteed. They have to be paid by the Namibian tax payer…

17 Jul

Geingob instructs MPs – can they comply?

National NewsHage Geingob, MPs, Parliament, Swapo Party

After reading the Swapo Party President’s speech to the class of MPs sitting in the current Parliament, we see a glimmer of something that has been dimmed for so long. In his well-written speech before Swapo MPs this week, Hage Geingob delivered brass tacks, internal political strategizing guidelines. His message was clear and on-point. The president’s insightful words included tactical strategies, marching orders for diligence, demands that MPs read and be informed and orders to stand together as an active party. He challenged opposition tactics and called for an end to the lackadaisical lethargy borne of 30 years of a…

17 Jul

FNB donates equipment to Monte Christo Primary

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Staff Writer FNB, through the FirstRand Namibia Foundation has donated a photocopier valued at N$17 300 to Monte Christo Primary school. “It is our hope that the donation will serve to improve the teaching and learning environment at the school and ensure that the leaners have all they need to excel. Education is one of the important sectors for the socio-economic development of this country and the Foundation has been assisting this sector through various initiatives and sponsorships. We are delighted to partner with Monte Christo Primary School because it allows us, as a corporate to bring resources that enhance…

17 Jul

Local companies lose N$6.5 billion on NSX

Observer MoneyCapricorn Group, FirstRand Namibia, Namibia, Namibian Breweries

Staff Writer Capricorn Group, FirstRand Namibia, Namibian Breweries lost a combined N$6.5 billion in value after the counters recorded massive loses on Thursday’s trade on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX). The biggest loser was FirstRand Namibia which shed a massive N$2.9 billion in value, closing Thursday trade with a market capitalization of N$5.3 billion, down 35.37 percent. Diversified financial services group, Capricorn Group, the owners of Bank Windhoek shed N$1.8 billion in value, closing Thursday trade with a market capitalization of N$5.3 billion, down 25 percent. Ohlthaver & List Group controlled Namibian Breweries’ market capitalization plummeted 25,35 percent, down N$1.8…

17 Jul

SPYL weighs into NCAA suspensions

Observer MoneyEmployees, Namibian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL)

Andrew Kathindi Employees’ suspensions and occurrences at the Namibian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) turned into a political storm on Friday 17 July after the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) weighed in, raising concerns about developments at the state owned enterprise. This comes after videos on social media went viral showing a legal officer at the NCAA, Natalia Isak, being suspended, seemingly after raising concerns about irregularities at the government body tasked with regulating air traffic services in the country. The alleged concerns raised by Isak include unfair and inconsistent salary grades, illegal recruitment processes, modern day slavery and exploitation of…

17 Jul

Walvis Bay, Swakop classes to resume

Observer MoneyArts and Culture, Covid-19, Ministry of Education, Sanet Steenkamp, Swakopmund and Arandis, Walvis Bay

Staff Writer Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has announced that face-to-face classes for grade 11 and 12 in Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Arandis will resume on Monday, the 20th of July despite rising cases of COVID-19 in some of the towns. Walvis Bay is currently the epicenter of COVID-19 cases in the country with 40 out of the 46 cases recorded on Friday being from the costal town. On Wednesday, of the 72 new cases recorded, two were from Swakopmund and 68 were from Walvis Bay. Executive Director in the Education ministry, Sanet Steenkamp said although the return of…

17 Jul

BoN calls for structural interventions

UncategorisedBank of Namibia (BoN), Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Johannes Gawaxab

Staff Writer The Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Johannes !Gawaxab says although the central bank has continuously ensured a favorable macroeconomic environment for the country’s economic growth over the past 30 years, structural interventions are required to increase Namibia’s growth potential. “This Bank is ready to work with the Government, not in a subservient role, but rather in a complementary fashion to set the framework for accelerated economic development. The Namibian economy needs structural interventions to achieve a sustained increase in our growth potential,”! Gawaxab said during commemorations of BoN’s 30th anniversary. “We need to dedicate our time…