WALVIS BAY – The fishing industry has been cautioned against employee ‘poaching’ or luring workers employed by another company to come to work for them, as it destabilises the industry. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani says the practice also undermines the government’s employment interventions. Zaamwani cautioned the industry over...
Namibia and Uganda have agreed to cooperate in improving their court systems by utilising traditional methods of resolving disputes, known as alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Uganga’s Chief Justice (CJ) Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo visited Namibia last week tostrengthen and support this effort. On Friday, Namibia’s CJ Peter Shivute and Owiny-Dollo paid a courtesy visit to President...
WALVIS BAY – Namibian correctional facilities have seen a significant decline in terms of cellphone smuggling following the introduction of the Telio Inmate Telephone System. Telio provides inmates with secure communication capabilities while maintaining security and control within correctional facilities. It focuses on one-way calls from inmates to approved contact numbers, recording all calls, and...
Lahja Nashuuta Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has called for urgent and comprehensive reforms of prison infrastructure across Africa, saying most correctional facilities were designed to serve outdated colonial ideologies focused on punishment rather than rehabilitation. Speaking at the Fifth Workshop on Prison Infrastructure in Africa, currently underway in Windhoek,...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The National Unity Democratic Organisation Youth League said Genocide Remembrance Day would never have been a reality without the tireless contributions of the late Ovaherero paramount chief Kuaima Riruako. He is credited for initiating the parliamentary motion in 2006 that brought the genocide of 1904-1908 into the national discourse. This was through a...
SWAKOPMUND – Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Indileni Daniel has called for an urgent and collective action to end plastic pollution. She said it poses one of the greatest threats to sustainable development, biodiversity and human health. She made these remarks in a speech delivered on her behalf at the national commemoration of World...
Marythar Kambinda KATIMA MULILO – In November last year, former home affairs and immigration minister Albert Kawana inaugurated new facilities, which also include staff accommodation at Kasika. However, six months down the line, the doors to the facilities remain closed. Community members at Kasika say this hampers their movement, as only those with passports can...
Namibia’s national blood supply has dropped to critical levels, prompting the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) to issue an urgent appeal for donations. Zita Tobin, Manager of Marketing and Donor Relations at NamBTS, in a press statement issued on Wednesday, said that the service requires 250 units of whole blood per day to meet...
NKURENKURU – The Ministry of Health and Social Services has committed N$1.8 million to complete the Rupara Maternity Ward project. This commitment was confirmed during a meeting on Friday at the Rupara Health Centre with stakeholders, including the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and the Kavango West Regional Council. The funds are intended to cover...
GOBABIS – Prominent Omaheke Region farmer and educator Paul Uziruapi Kahorere died at Gobabis on last week.He was 62.Kahorere, affectionately known as ‘Mitiri’, was a leader in the Ovambanderu Traditional Council (OTC) under Paramount Chief Aletha Karikondua Nguvauva, serving as the council’s National Committee member.His cousin, Heroldt Vekaama Murangi, informed Nampa that he was also a...