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14 Oct

Ombudsman independence in the works

info_e12wt4csNational NewsJustice Minister Yvonne Dausab this afternoon tabled the rape amendment bill, Ombudsman independence in the works

Martin Endjala A long overdue cry for the independence of the Office of the Ombudsman will soon become a reality. Once the proposed legislation that will give the office teeth and punitive powers, bringing to book all those not complying with orders of the Ombudsman to appear before it in relation to investigations carried out by the Ombudsman. This was revealed by the Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab when she was responding to a question by the Popular Democratic Movement MP, Reggie Diergaardt on the recommendations made by Ombudsman on granting it autonomy. The bill, she said, is in the…

14 Oct

Steytler prefers economic architect as VP

info_e12wt4csNational NewsDr John Steytler, Steytler prefers economic architect as VP

Obrein Simasiku Former Presidential advisor on economics and ex-statistician general, Dr John Steytler says the next Vice President of Swapo, who in most probably will become the President of the country after the 2024 Presidential election should be a person that will grow and stabilise the country’s economy. “We need someone who will be strong enough with a financial understanding including his whole team, because these are the key players especially the deputy and minister of finance. Reforms need to be done in order to handle the fiscus very well, if not, then we will not recover quickly,’’ Steytler said…

14 Oct

Geingob campaigns for youth empowerment

info_e12wt4csNational Newse Youth Connect Africa Summit, Geingob campaigns for youth empowerment

Martin Endjala African leaders are encouraged to put in efforts to enhance youth participation and inclusion through representation at all levels of decision-making. President Hage Geingob said this during his virtual address to the Youth Connect Africa Summit, which started in Kigali, Rwanda, today. The summit is convening under the theme “Accelerating Investments in Youth: Resilient Youth, Resilient Africa”. The summit was first hosted in Kigali in 2017, and has since grown into a formidable event for young people in Africa. The President said that young Africans are more integrated and connected than at any stage in the continent’s history,…

14 Oct

Lutombi waits for official CoW offer

info_e12wt4csNational NewsCity of Windhoek (CoW), Lutombi waits for official CoW offer

O’brien Simasiku Conrad Lutombi who is touted to take over the helm of the City of Windhoek (CoW) says he has not been formally informed yet, thus he has nothing much to say on whether he accepts or rejects the offer. Lutombi who is the current CEO of Roads Authority (RA) came tops in the three level interviews in which he scored 80%. But this was questioned by some city councillors who wanted to have the process scrapped and redone. Among the reasons were that Lutombi was politically associated to the ruling Swapo Party, and they did not want such…

14 Oct

Opportunities abound to improve trade with Zambia

info_e12wt4csNational NewsOpportunities abound to improve trade with Zambia

Tujoromajo Kasuto Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, stated at the beginning of the Swakopmund International Trade Expo that trade between Zambia and Namibia is unequal with Namibia importing more from Zambia in terms of the value of the goods. She stated that the regional and continental trade arrangements that both countries are party provide a very good opportunity to increase value addition and establishment of viable and competitive industries in the continent that could create a lot of employment opportunities for especially women and youth. Iipumbu noted that the statistics show that Zambia has the potential export of…

14 Oct

Former finance manager withdraws case against NTB

info_e12wt4csNational NewsFormer finance manager withdraws case against NTB, Ndapewa Kankondi, r Ndapewa Kankondi

Staff Writer Namibian Tourism Board former finance manager Ndapewa Kankondi, who had dragged the parastatal to court for allegedly having failed to pay her Government Institution Pensions Fund (GIPF) membership has withdrawn the case. “Please take notice that the plaintiff (Kankondi) herby withdraws her action in the above matter and tender wasted costs,” read documents filed at the High Court of Namibia. The case was removed from the roll and Kankondi was ordered to pay cost of NTB. Kankondi was claiming that NTB has not paid her pension contributions between 1 April and 31 July 2021 and requested the High…

13 Oct

Saara gets birthday gift from Kavango East

info_e12wt4csNational NewsNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Pohamba Shifeta, Saara gets birthday gift from Kavango East

Martin Endjala The Swapo Party top campaigners were in the Kavango East Region this week campaigning and meeting with different groups of people, including traditional leaders, meeting and greeting delegates, visiting government projects etc. Tonight, they are behind closed doors to present their plans for the party and the country to current members of the Central Committee, CC candidates and delegates to upcoming congress. The Kavango East campaign could not have come at a better time for one of the candidates, whose 55th birthday is on the day they had to present their plans behind close door to the delegates.…

13 Oct

PDM MP accuses Swapo of vote buying in Ncamangoro

info_e12wt4csNational NewsElection Report for the Ncamagoro Constituency, PDM MP accuses Swapo of vote buying in Ncamangoro

Martin Endjala Swapo Party MPs have vehemently rejected claims by the Popular Democratic Movement’s Vipuakuje Muharukua that the party distributed food parcels for the community ahead of the Ncamagoro constituency by-election in December 2022 Muharukua made the comment during the submission of the Performance Assessment and Post- Election Report for the Ncamagoro Constituency by-election, which was held on 17th December 2021. The by-election saw Swapo emerging victorious, which according to the PDM MP was as a result of food that was donated in the constituency during the election campaign for the by-election. However, Swapo MP and Deputy Minister of Information,…

13 Oct

Geingob advocates for deeper trade links with Zambia

info_e12wt4csNational NewsGeingob advocates for deeper trade links with Zambia, Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX), Vineta Sports Stadium in Swakopmund

Tujoromajo Kasuto President Hage Geingob said Africa is marching towards prosperity, based on inclusive growth and sustainable development. As encapsulated in Agenda 2063, ‘’we should be cognizant of the fact that we can only achieve the Africa we Want, through rapid economic development, thus, industrial development should be at the core of the region’s development integration agenda as it holds the key to the diversification of the nations’ economies’’. He said industrialization will enable Africa to expand productive capacity, which in turn, will help make more efficient use of natural resources, so that the nations are able to create more…

13 Oct

Govt to fast track cyber law

info_e12wt4csNational NewsCyber Bill, Deputy Minister of Information, Govt to fast track cyber law

Obrein Simasiku The government says it’s working around the clock to have the Cyber Bill implemented soon to tackle and address issues of cyber security, and also have laws that will enable the police to investigate cyber issues and also criminally charge perpetrators. The Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology Emma Theofelus today told the National Assembly that the purpose of the Bill is to establish a Computer Incident Response Team, to create offenses relating to computer and information systems, provide that other offenses committed by or through computer or information systems be considered offenses, to provide for powers…