The Omaheke Regional Council has been operating without a substantive chief regional officer for over two years following the suspension of Maria Vaendwanawa in December 2019.
Author: Kuzeeko Tjitemisa (Kuzeeko Tjitemisa )
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Let’s meet at the ballot … Itula tells Swapo game plan would be different
The newly launched Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Dr Panduleni Itula has told the ruling party leadership to be prepared to meet him and his party at the ballot box, saying this time around the game plan would be different. Itula, who contested last year’s presidential election as an independent candidate, made the remarks...
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Livestock theft strips Omaheke economy of millions
Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate on Tuesday assured the local farming community the Namibian Police have heard their cries and measures have been put in place to address the high prevalence of livestock theft in the region. In his maiden state of the region address at Gobabis, Nganate revealed Omaheke has lost livestock to the value...
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Resettlement bribery scam unearthed
The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, has cautioned the landless to be aware of a scam, where those seeking resettlement are being asked bribes to be allocated resettlement farms. “We have been made aware of corrupt and fraudulent schemes through which citizens are made to pay sums of money for facilitation of...
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AR gets nod to contest poll
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Monday approved the registration of the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement to contest in the Windhoek local authority polls set for November. This was confirmed by (ECN) chief electoral and referenda officer Theo Mujoro in a letter to AR chairperson Bernadine Johannes on Monday. AR applied June this year to...
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There is opportunity in challenges – Uerikua
James Uerikua, the governor of Otjozondjupa, has asked inhabitants of the region to convert the current challenges faced by the region, including the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, into opportunities. Uerikua made this call while delivering his maiden state of the region address (SORA) at Otjiwarongo yesterday. “In this time of economic hardship, we need to develop...
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On the spot with Kuzeeko Tjitemisa – Rising cases, testing backlog mar virus fight
New Era journalist Kuzeeko Tjitemisa (KT) this week caught up with the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) country director Dr Eric Dziuban to discuss some of the pertinent issues and challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. KT: The impact of the global Covid-19 outbreak has caused havoc in many countries, with economies wrecked...
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Top spy joins ACC
A top official at the Namibia Central Intelligence Service has been named as the new executive director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) following a surprise reshuffle of accounting officers yesterday. Tylvas Shilongo will take over from Hannu Shipena who has been transferred to the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE). The Office of the Prime...
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Geingob pays tribute to ANC icon
President Hage Geingob says the late Andrew Mlangeni represents the last of a generation of top freedom fighters and cadres of the ANC who endured a lot for their country. Geingob said this on Wednesday following the death of the revered struggle veteran who died on Tuesday. Mlangeni, the last surviving anti-apartheid activist convicted with...
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Government promises residents land
Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua has promised the residents of Okahandja that President Hage Geingob’s administration has taken a decision to deal with the thorny land issue at the Garden Town. Addressing residents at a packed Nau-Aib stadium yesterday, Uerikua said the ministry of urban and rural development has already been instructed to start surveying land where...