The African Union (AU) through African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), is fuelling urgent continental action stop the gruesome slaughtering of donkeys to feed the relentless global demand for their skins. These efforts have culminated in the hosting of the second Pan African Donkey Conference slated for later this month in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The third Namibian Oil and Gas Conference, is set to shine a spotlight on the country’s growing status as a strategic hub for energy development. The conference scheduled for 12 to 15 August in Windhoek, will focus on growth, local capacity building and sector transformation.
Residents of Oshetu informal settlement say the ongoing demarcation of plots by the Okahandja Town Council is causing uncertainty and confusion. The demarcation are part of the municipality’s township formalization process, which the local authority maintains is a step towards granting residents legal ownership of their land.
Teachers at the DRC Women’s Community Project in Swakopmund are accusing the organization’s management of fostering a toxic working environment, unfair dismissals and unpaid salaries, amongst many other labour concerns. The workers maintain that under current management, the working environment is extremely unhealthy, with teachers operating under constant pressure and fear of immediate dismissals.
The Uukwambi Royal Family has renewed its demand for the restoration of its historical kingship and the dissolution of the current Uukwambi Traditional Authority (UTA), escalating a longstanding dispute rooted in colonial history and post-independence traditional leadership structures.
The National Assembly this week confirmed that Immanuel Nashinge, the designated member from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), will receive the full entitlements of leader of the official opposition.
Earlier this year, IPC complied with the National Assembly’s requirement to designate a parliamentary leader, even as the party continues to challenge the legality of the official opposition office in court.
National Democratic Party (NDP) leader and member of parliament, Martin Lukato is of the opinion that exiled politician Mishake Muyongo cannot return to Namibia without a mediated resolution. Muyongo fled Namibia for Denmark after being linked to a failed attempt to separate the former Caprivi region (now Zambezi)from the rest of the country.
In a strong show of solidarity and leadership, SWAPO Party President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and secretary general Sophia Shaningwa, expressed disappointment at unverified and untruth newspaper articles insinuating that there is a rift between the two of them.
Patrick Kauta, the lawyer representing bribery accused former minister Mac Albert Hengari, has threatened Confidente with a court subpoena, should the newspaper fail to grant him access to recordings and pictures taken at the scene of the former lawmakers’ arrest.
A web of sophisticated financial scam is allegedly operating from behind the walls of the Rundu police station holding cells. The fraud ring, is described as one of Namibia’s biggest scam syndicates as it reportedly involves police officers and local businesses.