Month: July 2019

Permit me to contribute to the shaping of this discussion on social cohesion in Namibia, a motion tabled by the Chief Whip of Swapo Party, Hon. Cde Taeyele. The motion asks if we are still united under the slogan, One Namibia, One Nation. I want to start my contribution with an affirmation of the unity that has made Namibia the nation that she is today.

Accountability is a rare commodity in politics yet it is one of the cornerstones of good governance. President Hage Geingob has been criticised, perhaps harshly, in recent days about his current series of town hall meetings across the regions, because they are supposedly a plot to garner political ground ahead of this year’s general election.

In recent times we all have noted the explosion of the usage of social media. On average the social media is being used as a tool for good, exchanging information instantaneously. 

Our public discourse is very much dominated by negative narratives on our country and the way we go about things. However, I am of the view that there is so much we as Namibians should appreciate our country for. Hence, the purpose of this article is to try to make our people aware of what a good country, in all relative terms, we are living in. I will confine myself to a few areas including the political, economic and social factors which I think we should be appreciative of. 

The emotionally charged chaos that last week engulfed Farm Etiro, owned by the Namibian Defence Force in Erongo Region, was regretful.

WINDHOEK – The Khomas Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Joseph Shikongo said he does not want police officers telling the public that they cannot attend to incidents because they do not have vehicles.

WINDHOEK - Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg yesterday issued a warrant of arrest with immediate effect for three youngsters accused of taking turns to rape a woman at Gobabis in 2016.

WINDHOEK - Two men accused of rape in Swakopmund during 2015 and 2017 made a first appearance in the Windhoek High Court yesterday before Judge Christi Liebenberg.

WINDHOEK - Maryn Swart, the Chief Forensic Scientist at the National Forensic Science Institute (NFSI) yesterday testified that she only found the DNA of two of the accused in the ongoing murder-for-hire trial currently underway in the Windhoek High Court.

RUNDU - The Kavango East Regional Council (KERC) says it is unable to deliver drought relief food to beneficiaries as per schedule due to transport challenges.