Blog Page
GBV BILLS PARLY DEBUT POSTPONED TO 2021
The amendment of the Combatting of Rape Act of 2000 bill, which is among five other bills relating to sexual and gender-based violence, will only be tabled in the National Assembly in 2021. Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab told the National…
BIG COALITION SHOOTS DOWN GOVT ‘LIP SERVICE’
The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition has shot down government’s recent response on the BIG, labeling it as a mere talk show. Economic Justice Trust’s Rinaani Musutua told Eagle FM that while it was a positive move for government to…
ROAD PROJECT IRKS AMINUIS COUNCILLOR
Aminuis Constituency councillors Peter Kazongominja has bemoaned the alleged sidelining of locals when hiring people to work on the Gobabis-Aranos road in the Omaheke Region. Kazongominja told Eagle FM’s Ongoramambo programme yesterday that many locals have been intentionally left out…
Gender-based violence bills postponed to 2021
The amendment of the Combatting of Rape Act of 2000 bill, which is among five other bills relating to sexual and gender-based violence, will only be tabled in the National Assembly in 2021. Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab told the National…
Sioka launches child marriages study
The Gender Minister Doreen Sioka said child marriages in Namibia are most prevalent in the Kavango East and West region. During the launch of a child marriage study this morning Sioka said 39.7% of child marriage among women was reported…
Air Namibia breathes for now – court case pushed to December
The Air Namibia liquidation case has been postponed to 1 December 2020. The reason for this is for the case hearing regarding the merits of it. The presiding officer was Justice Esi Schimming-Chase. Sisa Namandje represented the Belgian law firm…
Psychotic drugs due in two weeks – Nangombe
Health ministry Executive Director, Ben Nangombe has said a number of medications are going to be delivered to hospitals in the second week of November. The Oshakati hospital psychiatric ward runs on a shortage of sedatives for two months now….
Hebert Jauch criticizes ‘opportunistic NMP’
Labour research expert Hebert Jauch, has criticized Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP) for taking advantage of the Covid-19 induced economic melt-down to make a case for marine phosphate mining in Namibia. This came as the company yesterday held a zoom meeting…
PDM has accused the Ombudsman for being captured
According to the PDM leader, he claims that the Ombudsman is very lenient when it comes to state matters. That he does not want to deal with the issues candidly and would prefer to handle it that way. McHenry Venaani…
Walters hits back at Venaani
Ombudsman John Walters has hit back at accusations by PDM that he failed to act against August 26’s failure to table its audited financial statement. PDM’s McHenry Venaani said his party in 2018 wrote to Walters asking him to render…