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REDLINE TO BE REMOVED IN 12 YEARS
The government says they are working on removing the veterinary cordon fence by 2032. This is one of the resolutions arrived at as part of the second national land conference held about two years ago. The cordon fence is also…
Job’s toughest job is breaking down the systems
Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda has good ideas. Very good ideas. But the system could be his biggest hurdle. So, what is the system? It is the landed people. Those who are holding chunks of city land may not be willing…
Medipark drags CPB to court over ARV-tender
Medipark Pharmaceutical Wholesalers has dragged the Central Procurement Board to court over an Anti-Retroviral Drugs tender. Medipark is seeking an interim interdict to stop dead the further implementation of a decision to supply and deliver Anti-Retroviral Drugs by way of…
Mandela Kapere had a big heart
Wonder Guchu The Swapo MP Mandela Kapere, who died Monday morning age 38, was a warm being with a big heart. He was disarming, captivating by the way he articulated his thoughts and imposing by his physical appearance. I recall my…
Power struggles choke NYC hours before General Assembly meeting
A fierce power struggle to run the National Youth Council (NYC) is currently playing out as the entity is set to hold its General Assembly this coming Friday. The nomination process to put in place an executive chairperson has been…
Okahandja opposition councillors reject election process
Less than 24 hours after being nominated, opposition councillors at Okahandja have rejected the outcome of the nomination process which they now want to appeal to the Magistrate Court. The councillors are led by newly installed Landless People’s Movement (LPM)…
Court orders release of Amushelelo’s properties
In a landmark ruling for online forex trading entrepreneur, Michael Amushelelo, the court has ordered that the properties that were seized by the police be released back to him. The court has set aside the decision by the magistrate to…
Namibia has the intention to carefully explore seabed mining – Geingob
President Hage Geingob said Namibia will focus on the prospect of seabed mining precariously to create ocean wealth. This forms part of three critical areas Namibia will direct its energies to as part of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable…
Swartbooi flirts with coalition question
As the battle for coalitions and mayoral positions rages on among opposition parties which have seemingly found power in their majority against the Swapo party at Local Authority level, LPM’s Bernardus Swartbooi has said the option is on the table…
It’s not about who becomes mayor – Kahungu cautions opposition
As Local Authority Councilors brace to be sworn in this week, outgoing city of Windhoek mayor, Fransina Kahungu, has cautioned opposition parties that are dithering with the question of who is to be the next mayor for the municipality. Kahungu…