Late applications delay telecommunication permits

Late applications delay telecommunication permits

Martin Endjala The issuing of telecommunication permits, better known as Type Approval Certificates, has been delayed because business owners did not apply on time or prior to the importation date of their goods, especially the orders of vendors. Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Executive Communication and Consumer Relations, Katrina Sikeni responding to questions on issuing permits and concerns about delays said that the duration to process of Type Approval certification is dependent on the type of equipment and the completeness of the application form and supporting documentation submitted. “However, in the instance that the application form is complete and…
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SPYL sued over alleged debt of N$14 million

SPYL sued over alleged debt of N$14 million

The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) finds itself in a legal battle after being dragged to High Court by a local close corporation, True Media Trading for allegedly failing to pay N$14 million and for breaching a contract of an integrated electronic system. It is alleged that SPYL failed to honour an agreement by not paying N$14 million for services rendered by True Media Trading. Court documents suggest that in 2018, the parties entered into an agreement that contracted True Media Trading to supply and install an integrated membership system at various Swapo offices, but the youth league allegedly failed…
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Genocide officially commemorated in Lüdeirtz

Genocide officially commemorated in Lüdeirtz

Niël Terblanché The genocide perpetrated against the Nama and Herero people while Namibia was under the colonial rule of Germany at the beginning of the previous century has for the first time been officially commemorated by the descendants of the victims. The date of the event is crucial because, on 22nd April 1905, German General Lothar von Trotha issued his Extermination order against the Nama people. A three-day event that started on Friday and culminated on Sunday was held at Lüderitz where the leaders of the Nama and Ovaherero traditional authorities, Gaob Johannes Isaack and Paramount Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua,…
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Number of tourists visiting Namibia increasing

Number of tourists visiting Namibia increasing

Martin Endjala There is finally light at the end of the tunnel for the tourism sector after the devastating calamity which has rocked the sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. Recent reports indicate that tourist inflows still look promising and set for further growth in 2023 with the number of foreign arrivals averaging 11 431 per month during the first two months of 2023, compared to a monthly average of 5 223 in the first two months of 2022. According to Simonis and Storm’s Namibian Tourism Industry Report issued last week, foreign arrivals have increased by 107 percent in February 2023,…
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Namibia NOT in China’s Pocket

Namibia NOT in China’s Pocket

Niël Terblanché Reports and statements wanting to create a picture of Namibia being sold out to China by accepting too many loans are factually incorrect and deceptive. Despite Namibia finding itself in a situation where public debt has reached levels, only a small percentage of the total debt is owed to China. The country has never owed more than three percent of the total debt to China and the last loan of any significance from that country was given in 2017. According to the World Economic Forum, Namibia is at the bottom of a list of 20 countries where foreign-funded…
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IPC sued over alleged non-payment of N$ 3m worth of promotional shirts

IPC sued over alleged non-payment of N$ 3m worth of promotional shirts

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Independent Patriots for Change(IPC) party is embroiled in a N$3.2 million lawsuit after it reportedly failed to pay Anga Enterprise, owned by Gabriela Nietche-Kandolf for promotional branding items and related services the company offered to IPC in 2020. Nietche-Kandolf allegedly says the company supplied promotional items of t-shirts, golf shirts, caps, berets, bucket hats and badges and related services worth of N$ 3.2 million. According to documents filed at the Windhoek High October last year, between July and November 2020 IPC, represented by the party’s National General Secretary Christine Aochamus and Anga represented by Nietche-Kandolf entered into…
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Erongo water woes remain a challenge

Erongo water woes remain a challenge

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Water supply in the Erongo Region remains critically low, especially for Omatjete, Otjimbingwe, Spitzkope and Uis areas. This is according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) Crop Prospects and Food Security Situation for the month of March. According to the report, most of the pumps at boreholes in the region are reported to be broken. Erongo Regional Governor, Neville Andre, said the water supply situation has been a worry for some time now, however, the region has made provisions to supply water to affected communities. “We have been experiencing water supply problems for quite…
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No bail for Amushelelo

No bail for Amushelelo

Stefanus Nashama Bail for Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters Commissar and self-proclaimed ‘People’s General’, Michael Amushelelo was refused by the Katutura Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The Namibian Police arrested Amushelelo, together with parliamentarian Inna Hengari and activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, on March 21. Amushelelo’s legal representative, Kadhila Amoomo, said he will appeal the Magistrate’s Court decision in the High Court. “Bail was denied by the Magistrate’s Court and the Prosecutor General continues to oppose his bail. We will appeal to the High Court. We have done it before and it worked,” Amoomo confirmed, adding that his client is in good spirits and understands…
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Lüderitz community alleges fishing quota fraud

Lüderitz community alleges fishing quota fraud

Niël Terblanché The community of Lüderitz is up in arms over allegations of the blatant theft of millions of dollars raised by the sale of an annual fishing quota allocated to the Town Council that was supposed to be used for the development of the harbour town. Ronnie Solomons, the Acting Secretary of the Lüderitz Entire Community Association (LECA), states in a letter addressed to the Anti-Corruption Commission as well as the Ombudsman of Namibia that current and former members of the town council have been redirecting the money to a trust fund and that the funds were then divided…
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Witbooi not pleased with unorthodox campaigns

Witbooi not pleased with unorthodox campaigns

Martin Endjala Gerrit Witbooi, formerly from the Landless People’s Movement, who is now running as an Independent Candidate has expressed concerns about his counterparts campaigning for the Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency By-elections slated for the 15th of May 2023 for allegedly instigating the people not to vote for him. “They are using my name, telling people not to vote for me. I am not happy about this at all. However, it is okay, let them do as they please because politics is just like that. I have already made peace with my people and I have told them what happened between…
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