Prime Minister – Windhoek Observer

12 Sep

NIPDB CEO to answer to PM over staff grievances

ObserverObserver Moneyibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), Nangula Uaandja, Prime Minister

Eba Kandovazu THE Office of the Prime Minister is requesting the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly-established Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) to provide feedback on the alleged Irregularities pertaining to recruitment at the board, as reported by staff members. Nangula Uaandja, the CEO, came under the spotlight recently when a letter written by aggrieved staff members was widely circulated on social media. In the letter addressed to Moses Pakote, the Executive Director in the Office of the President, the former employees of the Namibia Investment Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Small and…

17 Aug

Genocide agreement heads to Parliament

ObserverObserver MoneyOvaherero Paramount Chief Vekuui Rukoro, Prime Minister, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

TUJOROMAJO KASUTO THE CONTROVERSIAL agreement on the genocide issue between Namibia and the German governments will be tabled in the National Assembly when the house resumes sitting next month. This was announced by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila who confirmed that it would be tabled in Parliament when it resumes on 7 September, 2021. The agreement on the 1904-08 genocide in which up to 100 000 Ovaherero, 10 000 Nama and an unknown number of San died in the genocide was reached early this year between Namibia and Germany and has divided Namibians. The first phase of the genocide was characterised…

01 May

Reparations, futile channel for egoistic masturbation, Capitalist self-enrichment

ObserverUncategorisedKae Matundu-Tjiparuro, National Assembly, Prime Minister, Saara Kuugogenlwa-Amadhila

Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro From the recent briefing to the National Assembly by Prime Minister, Saara Kuugogenlwa-Amadhila, on 16 March on the progress or lack thereof, of the genocide negotiations, it is emerging crystal clear that after all, as many critics may have predicted and suspected, it has been a futile exercise. Only for the Head of State to put the nail in the coffin thereafter announcing that the Genocide and Reparations negotiations have deadlocked. Hence the relegation of the negotiations for Reparations to negotiations for projects. Worse within the frameworks of the country’s National Development Plans (NDPs) and Vision 2030. Not…

13 Oct

Youth condemn police brutality …as Ndeitunga is unrepentant

ObserverObserver MoneyDoreen Sioka, Inspector General of the Namibian Police; Sebastian Ndeitunga, Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab, Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO), Prime Minister

Andrew Kathindi Namibian youth have condemned the actions of police over the weekend after 24 young people were arrested while protesting against gender-based violence (GBV) and rape. This comes after Inspector General of the Namibian Police; Sebastian Ndeitunga on Monday defended the police action, stating that protestors, including four journalists were arrested for “acting outside the scope of a peaceful protest.” “It’s very unfortunate the response that came from the Police, especially the side of the special reserve force. Being on the ground since day one, being in support of the protest, we have not observed any form of violence…

29 Sep

ACC chief investigator loses Prime Minister appeal

ObserverObserver MoneyAnti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Chief of Investigation Phelem Masule, Prime Minister

Staff Writer The High Court, on Monday 28 September, dismissed a case by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)’s Chief of Investigation Phelem Masule who had sought to overturn Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s decision to remove him from his position. The Prime Minister, earlier last month, removed Masule from his role as the Chief of Investigation a mere week after he received the promotion, citing “irregularities” in his appointment. Masule, who replaced Nelius Becker who is now with the Namibian Police, last month approached the High Court to hear his case against the Prime Minister. When contacted for comment, ACC boss Paulus…

13 Aug

Prime Minister, Deputy PM in Corona scare

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Deputy Prime minister, George Simataa, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Prime Minister, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Secretary to Cabinet

Staff Writer Health minister, Kalumbi Shangula has revealed that Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and Deputy Prime minister and Minister of International Relations, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah are currently self-isolating at their homes as part of COVID-19 precautionary measures. According the Health minister, the Prime Minister took the measures after coming into contact with a positive case, while Nandi-Ndaitwah self-isolated after a staff member at her ministry tested positive for COVID-19. “The Deputy Prime minister is also at home isolating. She did not test positive, but it’s because of the case of one of the staff members. The Prime Minister is also isolating…