A technical committee has been appointed to meet liberation struggle icon and parliamentarian Jerry Ekandjo over the Swapo central committee’s (CC) decision not to include him in the race for vice president at next month’s intraparty elective congress.
Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )
No hate for Ekandjo – Geingob
President Hage Geingob has rubbished assertions that he abhors liberation stalwart and parliamentarian, Jerry Ekandjo, saying he has over the years extended the olive branch, which is there for all to see.
Army builds inclusive ‘Namibian house’…regions share cake in new recruitment
The recruitment of over 1 400 new Namibia Defence Force trainees is being lauded in the defence corridors as a representation of a true Namibian army, with each political region securing a minimum of 103 slots.
Swapo stalwarts demand reforms
Those leading the ruling party can no longer pretend that everything is well, while Swapo is engulfed by an inferno of tribalism, factionalism, corruption and infiltration by enemies, a concerned group of stalwarts highlighted yesterday.
Kavekotora’s Ovaherero emancipation blueprint…says Germany must pay N$13 trillion for genocide
Unity, just reparations for genocide, economic emancipation, revival of cattle farming and the preservation of culture will form part of the core objectives of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority’s DNA, should aspiring paramount chief Mike Kavekotora ascend to the throne.
Mushelenga reads Shaningwa the riot act
Swapo central committee member Peya Mushelenga has seemingly read the riot act to party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa over an alleged administrative failure to set up the congress preparatory committee or sub-committees composed of vetted CC members.
Nam rebukes ‘Western-led’ Uyghur motion…as human rights council rejects debate on alleged China abuses
Namibia remains resolute in its stance to vote against debating alleged widespread abuses in China’s Xinjiang, citing a recent United Nations motion as being tabled through an ambush, outside normal procedure.
City praised for Lutombi appointment
The appointment of a substantive CEO and a strategic executive after two years of political bickering and infighting has earned the Windhoek ‘silent coalition’ a pat on the back.
A lesson from prison…how correctional services triumphed where others wavered
The Namibia Correctional Service (NSC) continues to run successful production farms, while other government initiatives, such as green schemes, have failed to reach their full potential.
Farmers call for FMD-free zone expansion
Segregation of farmers in northern Namibia, through the veterinary cordon fence, compounded by poor marketing opportunities, grazing management, stock theft and lack of funding are but a few major challenges farmers in the Northern Communal Areas are grappling with.