Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )

For a long time, the National Assembly was engulfed by confusion over the powers of presidential appointees, and whether they were rightly or wrongly on parliament’s payroll. 

Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has levelled serious accusations of failure against Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, demanding her immediate resignation, if she has any sense of dignity. 

Clergyman and politician Ivan Skrywer has directed his fellow Windhoek municipal councillors Fransina Kahungu and Ben Araeb to the nearest hell, in defence of Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas. 

The drama continues to grip the City of Windhoek, where the CEO appointment saga drags on, with seemingly no end in sight. In the latest twist of events, urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni stopped the city’s management in its tracks as it moved to appoint Roads Authority (RA) chief executive Conrad Lutombi as CEO, pending ministerial approval.

The notorious ‘Esau act’ or Fisheries Marine Resources Act, through which the Fishrot scheme was midwifed, remains unchanged – the lucrative industry is still exposed to potential looters.

Around 300 Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activists descended on the coastal town of Walvis Bay over the weekend to adopt their constitution and chart the movement’s future as it edges closer to becoming a full-blown political party.

While Namibia waits for Germany’s response to their July 2022 missive to relook the widely rejected tentative genocide agreement, Namibia yesterday revealed their initial N$1.1 trillion reparations demand still stands.

Former Windhoek municipal councillor Desiree Davids is suing the Independent Patriots for Change for N$2.1 million over a purported unlawful ejection from council and defamation of her character. 

Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda is prepared to sacrifice everything he has amassed, if it is what it takes to remove the veterinary cordon fence.

Businessman Yasser Alphather Shangadi has apportioned blame on Covid-related lockdown regulations for his company’s failure to complete the construction of the Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre.