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11 Nov

Shuudifonya offers bail for N$50K, offered loan by Hatuikulipi for business

info_e12wt4csObserver Moneyfishrot, Otniel Shuudifonya

Eba Kandovazu ONE of the men implicated in the Fishrot scandal, Otniel Shuudifonya, aged 35 years, has offered N$ 50 000 for bail, with the assistance of his friends. Shuudifonya, who hails from Ohangwena region, says he has known James Hatuikulipi since 2005, and that the two are from the same region, Ohangwena. He tells the court that Hatuikulipi granted him a loan via his company Otuafika logistics cc in 2017 as startup capital for his company, Ndjako Investments, one of the companies accused of benefiting in the Fishrot scandal. According to Shuudifonya, he did not not know where the…

10 Nov

A missed opportunity for Africa? . . . as ILO plum job eludes trail-blazing judge

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedJustice Oagile Key Dingake, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Moses Magadza Recently news from Botswana media indicated that Justice Oagile Key Dingake, a Motswana now serving as an international judge abroad, was one of the three short-listed candidates Botswana was considering fielding for the then vacant post of Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Secretary General of the Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSO), Tobokani Rari, was quoted as saying they had been consulted on who was the best candidate Botswana could field and they held out the name of Dingake, one of the most revered and respected jurists in the world.…

10 Nov

Long-held, known German position, there was no genocide and no reparations – Hoffmann

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyGenocide, Nama Genocide Technical Committee, Reconciliation Agreement/Joint Declaration

Staff Writer The Reconciliation Agreement/Joint Declaration is nothing but a confirmation of the long-held and entrenched position of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany that no genocide was committed against the Nama and Ovaherero, thus no reparations. Says former Swapo Party of Namibia Member of Parliament (MP), and Founder and Chairperson of the Nama Genocide Technical Committee, Ida Hoffmann, adding her voice and weight to Genocide and Reparations campaign now shifting its determined focus to the international governmental and non-govermental organisations, particularly the United Nations. This is with regard to the controversial and lately much-talked about Reconciliation Agreement,…

10 Nov

No council decision on CoW CEO position

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyCity of Windhoek Council, Conrad Lutombi, Sadé Gawanas

Eba Kandovazu THE City of Windhoek Council still has not been served with the appointment recommendation of Conrad Lutombi by management as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and no decisions have been made whether or not to reject his appointment, Landless Peoples Movement (LPM) Councillor, Sadé Gawanas, says. Gawanas is responding to queries by the Windhoek Observer Newspaper, on claims that council members have rejected Lutombi as the incoming CEO. According to her, Council members have also not formerly seen the candidates’ score cards indicating Lutombi as the highest scorer. Gawanas however explains that she had doubts on the recruitment process,…

10 Nov

Chinese National granted N$1000 bail after stripping female employee naked

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyLi Bailong, Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL)

Tujoromajo Kasuto A CHINESE employer identified as Li Bailong, who stripped 24-year- old Ruth George naked in full view of the public last Sunday, has today been granted bail of N$1000 by Magistrate Johannes Shuuveni. Bailong briefly appeared in the Katutura Magistrate Court. He was granted bail on condition that he hands over his passport and does not leave the country. The case has been postponed to the February next year for further investigations. He was arrested yesterday afternoon and detained at the Wanaheda Police station, facing charges of defamation of character and assault by threat. He is accused of…

10 Nov

Nghipunya earned N$15 million in ‘fish’ consultancy work

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyFishcor, Mike Nghipunya

Eba Kandovazu MIKE Nghipunya, Fishcor’s former Chief Executive Offficer this afternoon told the court that he earned a total N$ 15 million in a period of three years for consultancy services he rendered with his company, Gwanyemba Investments Trust. Annually, Nghipunya earned N$ 5 million at Gwanyemba, while he made N$ 1.4 million as CEO of Fishcor. Nghipunya, asked for clarification by presiding Judge Shafimana Ueitele during his bail application insisted that the payment was an allowance. He explained to the court that the company consisted of a staff compliant of four employees. Himself as the Executive Chairman, a Director…

09 Nov

Having seen, touched and feel it, Ovambanderu convinced about the traditional belt

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyOvambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA)

Staff Writer It is now left to the Namibian government and its German counterpart to institute the necessary procedures through their normal bilateral engagements for the repatriation of the traditional belt of erstwhile Ovambanderu chief and divine priest. A delegation of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) under the leadership of Senior Councilor, Ripuree Tjozongoro, touched down at the Hosea Kutako International Airport this afternoon, following a week in Germany at the Braunschweig museum engaging the museum’s authority in identifying the belt of late Kahimemua Nguvauva, whom the Ovambanderu only reverently refers to as “Omuhatamunua”, meaning one who cannot be referred…

09 Nov

Nghipunya denies shareholding in companies that bought him assets

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyFishcor, Mike Nghipunya

Eba Kandovazu FORMER Fishcor Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mike Nghipunya, has this afternoon denied he owned 50 percent of shares in a company the State alleges he co-owns with one of the suspects, Phillipus Mwapopi. The close corporation company, Wanakadu Investment, is accused of selling dried fish to Fishcor for N$4,2 million. State Advcocate Cliff Lutibezi disclosed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Mwapopi and Nghipunya. In the MOU, Nghipunya appears to be a silent partner. Nghipunya rejects the document, which the State says was taken from his laptop. Nghipunya’s lawyer, Thabang Phatela, unsuccessfully objected to the laptop and its…

09 Nov

Chinese National arrested for stripping female employee naked

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneySWAPO Party Women's Council (SPWC), Youth League (SPYL)

Tujoromajo Kasuto THE SWAPO Party Women's Council (SPWC) and Youth League (SPYL) are demanding damages and the deportation of a Chinese employer who allegedly stripped 24-year-old employee, Ruth George, naked in public view yesterday. Allegations are that George was told to remove her uniform in the store after she cut out a material that a customer failed to pay for. When her employer, only identified as “Lee” found out about the situation, he demanded that George remove the uniform and exit the property. It is alleged that he offered her a box to cover herself with until a security official…

09 Nov

Air Namibia employees severance pay still unpaid

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyAir Namibia

Eba Kandovazu ABOUT 636 former staff members of the liquidated national airline, Air Namibia, have approached the Labour court in an attempt to compel the liquidators to pay their severance packages, amounting to N$105 million. The former employees only received their 12-month salaries, totaling about N$278 million. The matter will be heard on 17 November. It is reported that Air Namibia's liquidation account does not have enough money to pay the parastatal's former employees. State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister, Leon Jooste, today says the liquidators are still selling Air Namibia assets, to make available the severance packages as well as…