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Conradie disappointed, Amupanda rejoices over judgement
Swapo lawyer Dirk Conradie said he was disappointed by the judgement that saw the High Court ordering the ruling party to reinstate four expelled youth leaders. Judge Collins Parker today ordered that the ruling party reinstate Job Amupanda, Elijah Ngurare, Dee Nauyoma and George Kambala who were expelled for their involvement in the Affirmative Repositioning movement. Swapo has also been ordered to pay 60% of the applicants’ legal cost. They won’t necessarily be reinstated in their old positions. Conradie said he might advice the party to consider appealing the matter. Read more about Conradie disappointed, Amupanda rejoices over judgement
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Swapo Four victorious
The High Court has ruled in favour of the Swapo youth leaders who were expelled from the party last year. Judge Collins Parker ordered that the ruling party reinstate Job Amupanda, Elijah Ngurare, Dee Nauyoma and George Kambala, who were expelled for their involvement in the Affirmative Repositioning movement. Swapo was also ordered to pay 60% of the applicants' legal cost. The judge said the decision to suspend was found to be unlawful. Read more about Swapo Four victorious
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Katrina warns lazy teachers
Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has warned against idle and unproductive teachers and discrimination against poorly performing learners.
She said teachers would no longer be allowed to work in isolation while treating classrooms as personal fiefdoms.
“Know and remember that you are at school and an educator for the learners, thus your focus is on nothing but the learners and giving them the best,” said Hanse-Himarwa, who was speaking during the Global Action Week on Education and the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals yesterday.
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Namibia defiant in the face of criticism
With pressure mounting from global anti-hunting lobbyists to ban trophy hunting, the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Tommy Nambahu, did not pull any punches yesterday when he made it clear that Namibia will not be dictated to by others with regard to hunting.
Nambahu, who made specific reference to the recent discussions by the European Parliament to ban all trophy hunting products to the European Union said that no anti-hunting group or country should try and dictate to Namibia what to do as it is an independent country and its sovereignty must be respected.
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Property market cools down
A seasonal slowdown in market activity kept house price growth at ease over the first three months of 2016, although analysts say definite headwinds lie in wait for the sector in years ahead.
In its latest national housing index covering the first quarter of the year, FNB Namibia says house price growth tapered considerably, growing at 4% on a quarterly basis, while sales volumes declined by 30% across the whole country.
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Malaria is public enemy number one
Ending malaria is one of the biggest opportunities to improve the wellbeing of Africans, Dr Richard Kamwi, in his role as SADC Elimination 8 Ambassador, said on World Malaria Day yesterday.
At a high-level meeting at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Kamwi said a number of factors were currently aligned to “make malaria elimination in Africa by 2030 very possible”.
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Ex-soldiers furious with Shanghala
Former members of the South-West African Territory Force (SWTF) and Koevoet are livid about remarks made by Attorney-General Sackey Shanghala who called them “dogs of war” and “bloodthirsty murderers” who will not be afforded veteran status.
The chairperson of the Namibia War Veterans Trust (NAMVET), Jabulani Ndeunyema, said Shanghala’s remarks were like an “atomic bomb” and warned that Shanghala’s five-year term of office does not give him immunity to say what he wants.
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Ekandjo kitchen remark ‘rubbish’
The chairperson of the Nama Genocide Technical Committee, Ida Hoffman, has hit back at Youth Minister Jerry Ekandjo for stating at the weekend that German colonial forces killed 60% of the Nama people and kept the remaining 40% to work in their kitchens.
Ekandjo on Saturday also told a belated Independence Day gathering at Keetmanshoop that the Germans killed 80% of the OvaHerero and retained the rest to work in their kitchens as slaves during the 1904-1908 genocide.
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Oshikoto destroys 25 tons of maize meal
The Oshikoto Regional Council says it had to destroy 25 000 kilograms of maize meal earmarked for drought relief discovered at a dumpsite in Omuthiya because it was unfit for human consumption.
Oshikoto chief regional officer (CRO) Frans Enkali said the 207 bags of maize meal were damaged upon arrival in the region and the correct procedures were followed by the relevant authorities to get rid of it.
He said the bags were destroyed on 12 April with the approval of the Office of the Prime Minister. He said food inspectors had confirmed that the maize meal was spoilt.
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Toddler's rape causes shockwaves
Since last Wednesday, at least four children have been raped in Namibia.
One of the victims is a three-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old cousin who was supposed to babysit her. The boy was charged and released into the custody of his grandmother.
Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi said depending on the merits of the case, children between the ages of 14 and 17 are criminally liable and are thus charged and placed in the custody of their parents or guardians pending investigation and court proceedings.
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Special deals at Nedbank Motorshow
Namibia Media Holdings will host the 18th Namibia Tourism Expo in Windhoek from 18 to 21 May and as an added bonus, motoring enthusiasts will be treated to the Nedbank Motorshow.
Traditionally, the expo showcased services and products for the tourism industry, but over the years, the expo has grown and now serves a very large base of consumers and interested parties.
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Water supply to coast still assured
Water supply to coastal towns and mines remains secure despite the fact that the Omdel aquifer hasn’t been replenished in close to five years, since the last time the Omaruru River flowed into the Omdel Dam.
However, a steep increase in the water demand from coastal towns, as a result of a population boom in the region, is increasingly putting pressure on the water resource.
Over the past two years, demand for water from the Omdel aquifer rose by 10% and 6%, compared to an average annual increase of roughly 3%, a reliable source said this week.
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Crash ends charity bike ride
Five days after entering Namibia as part of a three-month, two-continent charity motorcycle ride in aid of children, Thomas Silvester was airlifted from Lüderitz to Johannesburg after he sustained serious injuries in a crash near Aus in southern Namibia.
It was confirmed on Monday that Silvester, originally from the UK but based in Cape Town, was stable but still unconscious in an intensive care unit in Johannesburg.
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NSFAF to extend funding
Of 6 339 loans given to undergraduate students by the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) last year, only 42 went to students from the Kunene Region.
The Kunene, Omaheke and Hardap regions have had lowest numbers of applications for study loans for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
NSFAF says this could be attributed to high grade 12 failure rates in the three regions.
In 2015, only 42 learners from the Kunene Region were awarded loans for undergraduate programmes, compared to the Oshana Region which had 791 successful applicants.
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Newborn baby dumped in pit latrine
A 19-year-old woman was arrested by the Oshana police on Monday for allegedly dumping her baby in a pit latrine in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The incident happened at Omashaka gaKamanya village outside Ondangwa. According to sources, the teen mother gave birth in the early hours of Sunday and allegedly killed the baby, wrapped it in a maize meal bag and threw the body into the family’s pit latrine.
The Oshana police chief, Commissioner Rauha Amwele, said the suspect was arrested but was admitted to the Onandjokwe hospital until she is fit to appear in court.
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!Oë ‡Gân-members to boycott festival
A group of the !Oë ‡Gân traditional community, at a meeting held on Sunday, resolved to boycott the annual traditional festival that will take place at Okombahe this weekend and will stage a peaceful protest at the event.
The group made this decision after chief Immanuel /Gáseb declined an invitation by senior traditional councillors to attend a meeting held at the village from 22 to 24 April.
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‘Making babies and drinking kaalgat’
Justice Minister Albert Kawana has warned that some men might abuse paternity leave “to make more children and go on drinking sprees” instead of assisting the mothers of their children.
Commenting during the debate on the ratification of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Employment and Labour in the National Assembly, Kawana said the government would have to strongly legislate and monitor paternity leave, and might even go so far as to subject fathers to supervisory visits by social workers.
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There is no UN money, says Mbumba
Swapo secretary-general Nangolo Mbumba yesterday laughed off talk among those who returned from exile that money allegedly donated by the UN to help sustain returnees was invested by the Swapo government and has now grown to billions.
“I have heard the rumour, that is why I am laughing,” Mbumba said.
For years now, there has been talk about the United Nations money among those who returned to Namibia shortly before independence.
The rumour is that the money was given to Swapo and was invested in China.
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