Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah – Page 2

28 Apr

Subsistence farmers urged to produce for market

ObserverUncategorisedMinister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region, Theo Ben Gurirab

Martin Endjala Subsistence farmers have been urged to move away from traditional farming and produce surplus for both local and international markets to ensure food security for both their families and the country. This was said by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during the 16th Theo Ben Gurirab lecture series at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region. She said farmers should take advantage of the Extensive Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project rolled out by government to achieve structural transformation of increased food production through value addition. ‘’ I am informed that this particular project is…

07 Mar

Local businesses need opportunity in agro-business

ObserverUncategorisedLocal businesses need opportunity in agro-business, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, The Landless Peoples Movement {LPM} leader Bernadus Swartbooi

Martin Endjala The Landless Peoples Movement {LPM} leader Bernadus Swartbooi took the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation for allegedly undermining the capacity of local businesses to participate in agro-businesses at the Neckartal Dam, outside Keetmanshoop. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the minister showed her ignorance by excluding local entrepreneurs, during a visit to the Karas Region where she was selling investment deals with businesses from the United Arab Emirates. Swartbooi was addressing about 400 people at Block E in Rehoboth when he referred to Ndaithwaj's visit to the Karas Region as a joyride. "'When did she…

01 Mar

Calm among Namibian students out of Ukraine

ObserverUncategorisedCalm among Namibian students out of Ukraine, Etuweda Hiwete, National Pirogova Memorial Medical University in Vinnitsa, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Eba Kandovazu Calm has returned among Namibian students who made their way out of Ukraine and are now assured that the government will pay for their flight tickets back home. Etuweda Hiwete, a third year medical student at the National Pirogova Memorial Medical University in Vinnitsa, Ukraine told the Windhoek Observer that Namibian diplomats have been dispatched to the border since Saturday to ensure the safe exit of every Namibian. “We thank God for our lives that my group acted fast. There were people who got out late and it was chaotic at the border. You can imagine a country…

05 Sep

Govt cuts costs and staff at diplomatic missions abroad

ObserverObserver MoneyDeputy Prime Minister and Mirco Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Kandjemuni Kamuiiri THE Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (Mirco)’s Executive Director, Penda Naanda, says the ministry has implemented cost cutting measures at various missions abroad. This is in a response to questions sent by Windhoek Observer and comes after the Deputy Prime Minister and Mirco Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, in a general staff meeting at the Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam) this February 2021 in view of the economic outlook in the country, directed all officers, ministries and agencies to reduce expenditure. According to Naanda, based on the implementation of the directives by Treasury, cost cutting measures…

12 Aug

Dutch donation comes at crucial moment

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Staff Writer WHILE Namibia’s hope against Covid-19 lies in vaccinating at least 60-80 percent of the population to reach herd immunity, the country has not vaccinated more than five percent. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says. She received Covid-19 vaccines donated by the Netherlands on Wednesday. Appreciating the 75 000 Astrazeneca doses donation as coming at a crucial time with the country then having run out of the vaccine leaving some people not having received their second doses. The Minister thanked the Netherlands for the donation: “All countries in the world are affected by Covid-19 and when…

14 Jul

Namibia to suffer if unrest continues in South Africa

ObserverObserver MoneyDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Tujoromajo Kasuto Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says if the situation in South Africa (SA) continues it will have an unfavorable effect on Namibia’s economy as most of the country’s goods come from South Africa. “The unrest in South Africa has moved to the level whereby it would be difficult for the movement of people and goods in South Africa and its neighbors. It would have a negative impact as we all know, most of our goods come from South Africa, if it goes to that extent, it is not just the businesses…

20 May

We don’t want to be used – Nandi-Ndaitwah

ObserverObserver MoneyNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Security Council, UN Charter, United Nations

Kandjemuni Kamuiiri It has emerged that Namibia abstained its vote against or for the responsibility to protect and prevent genocide, war crimes ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on Monday to avoid being used by other countries, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO), Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has revealed. The Minister hit back amid criticism of the decision, arguing that the rationale behind the decision by the Namibian delegation to abstain from the vote on the draft resolution on Monday, was not due to indifference to crimes against humanity, including genocide. “It is due…

28 Nov

A day late and a dollar short

ObserverUncategorisedA day late and a dollar short, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, PDM Leader McHenry Venaani

Jackie Wilson Asheeke I read the recent comments from PDM Leader McHenry Venaani in reaction to preliminary results from this week’s local and regional elections. To read his statements about making opposition coalitions (as if it is a new concept) with some of the other parties so that they could unite to unseat Swapo made me shake my head completely. Many have been calling for the wannabe kings of each of the smaller opposition parties to unite. And yet, they misread the entire political landscape and remained as kings of their tiny territories rather than influencers of the national political…

21 Nov

BDF protestors demand Nandi-Ndaitwah’s axing

ObserverUncategorisedBotswana Defense Force (BDF), Namibian fishermen, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Andrew Kathindi Protestors against the killing of four Namibian fishermen by the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) have handed a petition with a list of demands to the Office of the President. Among the demands is the call for the removal of current Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, calling her a failure. “She has failed to successfully pursue diplomatic efforts in redressing the security and safety concerns of the residents of the Zambezi Region by way of engaging her counterpart in that country. We are of the belief that she has let us down – hence the continuing…

17 Oct

Ndaitwah’s suppression of CSE is contradictory

ObserverNational NewsDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] Over the decades of her public service, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation grew to prominence as a staunch advocate of women’s rights. We find the new position of Nandi-Ndaitwah against comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), a total contradiction to her erstwhile claim to fame as an advocate for women. Sexuality education for young girls and women is the first step towards their empowerment. Women must make choices about their bodies and their futures. We fail to see a logical reason for Namibia’s #1 international women empowerment advocate to shift gears and withdraw…