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09 Apr

Employees accuse Namdock of violating their working conditions

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Niël Terblanché Employees of Namibia’s premier provider of marine engineering solutions, Namdock downed tools on Monday accusing the top management of the company, partly owned by the Namibian Ports Authority, of changing their working conditions without prior notice. The employees staged a protest in front of the company entrance on Monday morning demanding answers from management. One of the employees, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of being victimised, said management cancelled their tea break without consulting them nor their labour union, Metal and Allied Namibia Workers Union (MANWU). “The company took away our tea time without even…

09 Apr

CMA deadline extended to 30 September

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Martin Endjala The restriction of payments between countries of Common Monetary Areas (CMA) that was scheduled to be enforced on 14 April has been extended to 30 September. The Bank of Namibia(BoN) spokesperson, Oskar Josefina confirmed this today. She said a detailed statement will be issued later in the week. Standard Bank Namibia has issued a formal communication to its client confirming the extension of the effective date of the PSD-9. “The extension aligns with the regulatory deadline from other CMA countries and affords the industry sufficient time to ensure compliance with PSD-9,” the Standard Bank statement reads. The bank…

09 Apr

Muharukua’s resignation from PDM and Parliament

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Stefanus Nashama The Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) member of the National Assembly, Vipuakuje Muharukua has resigned from the party and the Parliament. His resignation was confirmed by the party’s secretary-general, Manuel Mgaringombe on Tuesday, who said that Muharukua resigned due to personal political connections. Ngaringombe said Muharukua submitted his resignation on Monday. “Yes, he has resigned indeed, we have acknowledged his resignation from the party and the National Assembly,” he said. Ngaringombe stated that it's within Muharukua’s democratic rights to resign and place his life where he wants to be. “We are in a democratic society and PDM is a…

09 Apr

‘Let’s Develop’ is not a slogan: It is the catalyst for Namibia’s development

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John Steytler Just over six months ago, I embarked on a challenging journey as the new CEO of the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN). A position I was honoured to have been selected for. My predecessors Mr. David Nuyoma, DBN’s founding CEO, and former CEO Mr. Martin Inkumbi, certainly left some big shoes to fill. They created the foundation upon which our team at DBN is building. Consistently and continuously focused on and rolling out DBN’s mission; the Development Bank of Namibia strives to be recognized for its significant impact on sustainable socio-economic development and transformation in Namibia. It also…

08 Apr

Namcor to start receiving its shares from Angolan oil deal

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), will start receiving shares from the Sungara Energies oil deal when transaction completion has been achieved. Namcor Spokesperson, Utaara Hoveka told this publication yesterday while responding to questions on how far along the deal is and how Namcor is going to benefit that he could not provide a timeline for when Namcor can expect to start receiving its shares from the deal. The Sungara Energies deal came to public attention when Namcor Managing Director Immanuel Mulunga had allegedly paid N$100 million to secure the deal with Angolan state-owned oil company Sonangol…

08 Apr

Justice ministry spent N$35 million on legal aid

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe A total of 9,110 people applied for legal aid during the 2023/24 financial year, of which 5,428 applications were granted while some are still pending. This was done with a budget of N$35 million, which includes expenditure for ongoing cases. The Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab revealed this in the National Assembly this week during the budget debate. She stated that Namibia is one of the few countries in the African continent that provides legal aid to indigent litigants at the expense of the State. Therefore, the government makes budget provisions for that purpose every year, because access…

08 Apr

Namdeb workers claim union received bribes while workers sleep in the open

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Martin Endjala Employees of Namdeb who have been sleeping in tents in Oranjemund accused the Mineworkers Union (MUN) of taking bribes from the country’s largest diamond miner, to ignore their problems with proper housing. “We are paid up members to the union. This union ought to fight for us, but for reasons only known to them, they are very reluctant to fight our issue, it seems like they got bribed to look the other way. We have sent letters to the union but received no feedback until now. We are still sleeping outside and this is unacceptable. We worked for…

08 Apr

Lion mauls resident of Katima

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Niël Terblanché A resident of Katima Mulilo, Likando Mambena, sustained serious injuries when a stray lion attacked him earlier on Monday. The lion is possibly part of a pride of lions that were seen crossing into Lake Liambezi in the area of Zilitene via Salambala. The lions are presumably from Botswana. The lions were also sighted in the surroundings of Musanga and Serera last weekend. An initial report provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said they are aware of the lions on the loose in the Zambezi region. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, details are…

08 Apr

Another woman brutally murdered

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Niël Terblanché The 29-year-old Frieda Amadhila was allegedly killed by her 22-year-old boyfriend in the early hours of Monday at a flat in Windhoek. Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga, member of the Namibian Police’s Public Relations Division, confirmed that Amadhila was stabbed in the chest and arms with a knife at around 01:07 today. It is alleged that the suspect and the deceased were fighting in their residence in a block of flats on Ballot Street. He said the neighbours called the police and reported the domestic violence incident. Upon arrival, the police found the flat locked and were informed by…

08 Apr

Katjavivi want ACC budget increased to better combat corruption

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi called for an increase in the budgetary allocation of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Katjavivi made the call during the budget motivation in Parliament last week, emphasizing the role the commission plays in combating corruption within Namibia. “I therefore will appeal that we should look at how best we can allocate more resources to fund ACC for it to execute its mandate efficiently. Allow me to reiterate and emphasize that the impact of corruption is severe if it is allowed to persist. It impacts negatively on investors’ confidence, economic growth…