Author: Justicia Shipena
‘We Are The Ones Smiling Now’ – IPC On “Unlawful” MC Election
By: Justicia Shipena Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) councillor Jürgen Hecht say not all political parties who opted to take IPC out of the management committee of the City of Windhoek council are in agreement. This comes after Windhoek mayor…
IPC’s Shiindi Claims Suspension Was To Shut Her Up
By: Justicia Shipena Suspended Omuthiya Independence Patriots for Change (IPC) councillor Petrina Shiindi suspects that her suspension results from her tabling a motion of no confidence in the mayor and questioning the procurement process used to purchase equipment from Barloworld…
Writing Off Water Debt Does Not Make Sense – NamWater Boss
By: Justicia Shipena The Chief Executive Officer of NamWater, Abraham Nehemiah, says writing off water debt does not make sense. This comes as LPM member of parliament in the National Assembly on Wednesday called for the write-off of water debts…
Police Inspector Says Men’s Ego Drives GBV
By: Justicia Shipena Chief inspector Cathrine Walaula says gender-based violence (GBV) in the country is driven by men who have an ego and are not honest with themselves. Walaula was speaking at the first ever Sanlam Men’s Conference, held over…
Grootfontein Council to Meet on Monday To Decide Sinvula's Salary
By: Justicia Shipena The Grootfontein Town Council will now meet next week Monday to make its final decision on whether to completely cut off the salary of under-fire chief executive officer, Kisko Sinvula, as the relationship between both parties continues…
OTA, NTLA, Swartbooi threaten to drag government to court over Genocide
By: Justicia Shipena The Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) and the Ovaherero Tradition Authority (OTA), alongside landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi, have threatened to take the legal route should the attorney general not respond to its concerns on…
‘A Brave And Honest Decision By Kapofi’ – Helmut Angula
…as Kapofi Pulls Out At Last Minute By: Justicia Shipena Former cabinet minister Helmut Angula has described the decision taken by defence minister Frans Kapofi not to go ahead and contest for the Swapo vice president position as bold. Kapofi,…
Swapo Campaign To Congress Kicks Off This Wednesday
By: Justicia Shipena On Wednesday, the ruling Swapo party will launch its inter and intra campaign for its seventh congress. The congress, which will take place in November this year, will elect the new leadership of the party and eventually…
Okahao Council “Buys” Vehicles Without Proof of Payment
By: Justicia Shipena The Okahao Town Council was found to have purchased vehicles without proof of payments. This is according to auditor general Junias Kandjeke’s latest financial report on the town. “It was observed that there is no proof of…
New GIPF Helpdesk To Expose Fraud and Corruption
By: Justicia Shipena The newly launched Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF)’s Ethics Helpdesk and Website launch will be a tool availed to the public, stakeholders as well as employees to blow the whistle on fraudulent activities. The helpdesk was launched…