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Rehoboth questions land sales, CEO appointment
The Rehoboth community has threatened to close off the B1 national road or grab land at the town if the government fails to interfere in irregular land sales or explain Christoph Uirab’s appointment as town clerk.
According to community activist Abraham Kheibeb, Uirab was brought in by dubious means.
“I have very close contacts in the council who can confirm that Uirab’s appointment is questionable,” he said.
Uirab has confirmed his appointment as CEO, saying he received his appointment letter by email from former acting CEO Jennifer Kays three weeks ago.
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Damara and San join genocide chorus
The Damara and San people of Namibia claim to have suffered at the hands of the OvaHerero and Nama in the same way that the latter tribes suffered at the hands of the Germans.
The two communities urged the Education Ministry to review the history taught in schools to include their painful past.
This comes hot on the heels of one of Namibia’s stalwarts of the liberation struggle, Mburumba Kerina, saying not only the OvaHerero and Nama people were affected by the colonial genocide of 1904 – 08.
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No teacher, one month before exam
Grade 12 learners at Haimbili Haufiku Senior Secondary School in the Ohangwena Region, who have been without a teacher since September last year, risk getting poor marks because they do not have a teacher for commercial subjects.
A concerned resident from Ohangwena told Namibian Sun that he fears the learners, who will sit for the 2016 National Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) examinations in a month’s time, will not achieve good grades.
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Magistrate threatens to report lawyer
A Windhoek magistrate has threatened to report a lawyer to the Law Society of Namibia after he was absent from court on two occasions.
Magistrate Elina Nandago at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday warned lawyer Joshua Kaumbi that she was mandated to finalise the case, which required the cooperation of all stakeholders.
Kaumbi allegedly went to represent a client at the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court while he was scheduled to appear in Windhoek. He was allegedly also absent on Monday.
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Turbulence ahead for FlyAfrica
FlyAfrica is back in the sky and last week resumed its Harare - Johannesburg route with a discounted fare, leaving passengers fuming because they have not received refunds for cancelled flights.
In Namibia, passengers are forming a group to file a class-action lawsuit against FlyAfrica after waiting months for refunds.
The low-cost airline first launched FlyAfrica Zimbabwe before it launched FlyAfrica Namibia, but both airlines were suspended last year.
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New parliament: Geingob dodges responsibility
President Hage Geingob has encouraged parliamentarians to debate whether it is necessary to build a new parliament building, saying his hands are tied as he cannot interfere with decisions taken by the Legislature.
During the official opening of the third session of the sixth parliament, Geingob said he had received several messages from people who wanted him to halt the construction of the proposed building.
“The Executive cannot interfere in the Legislature, just as the Legislature cannot interfere in the day-to-day operations of the Executive or the Judiciary,” he said. Read more about New parliament: Geingob dodges responsibility
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A close shave
A 28-year-old man from Oikango village in the Oshana Region’s Ongwediva Constituency claims that he is a victim of witchcraft, and now finds it difficult to lead a normal life.
Frans Silas told police officers at Ongwediva last week that he was abducted and forced to go through suspected “omindaba” (witchcraft) rituals in the bush in the Ongwediva area.
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Unam registers 1 400 more students than last year
With the final figures not yet calculated, the University of Namibia (Unam) predicts that it will have over 1 400 students more this year than last year.
Last year Unam registered 21 012 students. So far, 22 420 students from 38 countries have registered for the new academic year.
These statistics were given by the vice-chancellor of Unam, Professor Lazarus Hangula, at the official opening of the academic year at the Hifikepunye Pohamba campus in Ongwediva yesterday.
Hangula encouraged students to work hard to realise their dreams.
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NCCI calls urgent meeting on NEEEF Bill
The Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) yesterday scheduled an urgent meeting to discuss the draft National Equitable Economic Empowerment (NEEEF) Bill now open for public scrutiny and input.
The bill, which is available online, will remain open for input until February 25, allowing only two weeks for public consultation.
The NCCI, representing affiliated private-sector companies, criticised a 2011 draft version of the same bill.
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Farmers need president’s help
The Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) yesterday urged President Hage Geingob to intervene at the highest level, as South Africa might implement its proposed health restrictions on livestock imports any day now.
That was only one of the concerns that NAU representatives raised in a meeting Geingob to discuss challenges that could cripple the N$2 billion livestock sector.
Mecki Schneider, a member of the NAU executive council, said the South African import restrictions could be implemented any day now and would be devastating to Namibian farmers.
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Nine dead, 425 ill with malaria
An infectious disease specialist from the World Health Organisation (WHO) who has arrived from Geneva will accompany a team from the Ministry of Health and Social Services to northern Namibia to assess the reported malaria outbreak.
Health Minister Bernard Haufiku, speaking in the National Assembly yesterday, urged travellers to the North to take all necessary precautions to prevent malaria.
According to Haufiku, 425 malaria cases and nine fatalities have been reported in the Ohangwena and Oshana regions.
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VC tells students they don’t run Unam
The vice-chancellor of the University of Namibia, Professor Lazarus Hangula, says students are only admitted to study at the university and they do not run the institution.
Hangula was speaking yesterday at the official opening of the four Unam northern campuses, which was held at the Hifikepunye Pohamba campus in Ongwediva.
“I would like to make it categorically clear that students are admitted to the university to study and learn, not to run the university. That is the business of the University Council and its management team,” he said.
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NTB millions diverted to Kora
The Namibia Tourism Board has reportedly been forced to divert more than N$20 million of its annual marketing budget to the hosting of the Kora All Africa Music Awards in Namibia next month.
According to well-placed sources, the NTB top brass were “pushed into a corner” and pressurised into releasing about N$21 million to the Kora Awards organisers.
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Rukoro sympathises with ex-soldiers
The paramount chief of the OvaHerero, Vekuii Rukoro, is one of a handful of leaders who have spoken to the former South West African Territory Force (SWATF) and Koevoet soldiers who are camping out at the Red Flag Commando Hall in Katutura while they wait for the government to consider granting them veteran status.
Rukoro, who met the group on Monday, said he was invited in his capacity as traditional leader since 95% of the ex-soldiers are from the OvaHerero community.
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Book on customary laws of local communities
Unam Press yesterday launched a book on the customary laws of the Nama, OvaHerero, OvaMbanderu and San communities of Namibia.
At the launch, the deputy chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders, Immanuel Gâseb, said some traditional authorities still faced challenges because customary law was considered second-class in the apartheid era.
The book, titled ‘Customary Law Ascertained, Volume 3’, thus plays a critical role to help make these customary laws, often based on oral history, accessible to communities.
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