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Amushelelo divides opinion and he thrives on this equilibrium. But in law, and in dispensing our democratic obligations, our opinions of him do not matter. Whether he is a hero or villain is immaterial in the eyes of our constitution.
Murder suspect Christian Kudumo has been granted bail. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED
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Meanwhile, with regards the 2018 findings, the supplementary teaching training of teachers offered on a cascade model did not manage to address the situation as 85% of learners failed dismally in 2022. “They came already from primary schooling with a backlog. When they came into secondary, they were now grade nine - that was the time Cov-
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sources for the learners. And that has an inflationary multiplier in itself; it would give you an indication that our budget is at about a quarter of what it should be,” she said.
Amushelelo feud lands Bistro owner in hot soup
id-19 broke out and the lockdown [was implemented]. They had the biggest loss of contact teaching and learning time. They had, unfortunately, the worst share of it all. “We responded to the SAT with a teacher training, but it was selected teachers called in and again it did not reach all,” she said. Bohn added that teaching materials were then developed to support educators and they also analysed disaggregated reports from schools; however, the rollout of the teaching response was in a limited fashion.
JEMIMA BEUKES WINDHOEK
amibia has been sitting on a ticking time bomb since 2018 when the last standardised achievements tests (SATs) revealed that 40% of the cohort who sat for the 2022 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) ordinary and higher level examinations were below basic competencies. The SATs have also been suspended in the meantime because of a lack of funding, according to Edda Bohn, the deputy executive director in the education ministry. Speaking on The Evening Review yesterday, Bohn also highlighted that while the learners population has grown tremendously, government funding has not grown proportionally to this demand. “What we have observed is that our learner numbers have grown, but our teacher number has grown [by] only half of that rate. We did a bottom-up costing under the late Abraham Iyambo and it already exceeded the budget and it considered the ideal re-
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German national Petra Illing, co-owner of Craft Bistro at which activist Michael Amushelelo was arrested yesterday, is under investigation by Namibian immigration authorities amid allegations that she was working in the country illegally. Immigration ministry’s executive director Etienne Maritz confirmed late yesterday that Illing, who operates the bistro with her partner Urs Gamma, is under investigation. “The ministry would like to state that Ms. Petra Illing, German national, was not arrested and the matter is under investigation,” he said in a scant statement. Namibian Sun is informed that the investigation is about her status in the country. Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) commissar Amushelelo said he felt compelled to respond to the cries of Craft Bistro employees who had reached out to him citing terrible working conditions. Amushelelo, who was arrested for joining a demonstration held by workers, said he could not stand idle while they were being forced to work in what they deemed terrible working conditions. This is in stark contrast to a position Amushelelo had adopted when he said he would no longer fight for the down-trodden following his release from prison last November. “I’m just a human being, as much as I try and hide my feelings. Your heart moves when you get calls like this that are disheartening,” Amushelelo said of his decision to intervene prior to his violent arrest that saw him briefly hospitalised yesterday.
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Christian Kudumo (34), who was arrested last August after he allegedly murdered his traditional wife in Rundu’s Sun City informal settlement, was this week granted bail of N$5 000 in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court. Kudumo on Tuesday appeared before magistrate Sonia Sampofu who granted him bail and remanded the matter to 5 April pending a decision by the prosecutor-general.
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He allegedly killed Andeline Augustinus Chicalu (31), whose lifeless body was discovered in the early hours of 2 August 2022, with a blow to her
head. It is alleged he used a traditional axe.
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ichael Amushelelo, a politician for the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), was in hospital yesterday, nursing wounds inflicted upon him by members of the Namibian Police. Amushelelo divides opinion and he thrives on this equilibrium. But in law, and in dispensing our democratic functions, our opinions of him do not matter. Whether he is a hero or villain is immaterial in the eyes of our constitution. Yesterday, the employees of Craft Bistro told the police that there is nothing Amushelelo did in isolation, thus demanding to be arrested in solidarity with the red beret activist, but police only targeted the NEFF commissar. Due to this, their behaviour is dubious and reeks of partisan politics. The police’s heavy-handedness in a lowkey labour matter was brutal and violent – to the chagrin of the general populace. There were no windows smashed, nor was a kitchen set alight by the exploited employees – so what justifies police violence in a relatively calm situation? Our police are increasingly becoming a political player. Why, for example, did they only arrest politicians during last year’s Chinatown confrontations, but non-political actors, who faced the exact same charges as Amushelelo and Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, were not locked up? What political lessons did the police want to teach the two men? Police participation in politics endangers its own legitimacy, and it is a danger to democratic processes.
Time ripe to exploit Kudu, says Hangala
The changes in the Southern Africa Power Pool allow Namibia to position itself as an energy exporter, the businessman said. OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEK
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ormer NamPower executive and businessman Leake Hangala says government should mobilise resources to develop the Kudu power project, adding that dynamics within the southern African region had changed from a power-security perspective. Making the comments on Twitter, he said government could look to
Wife-killer Continued from page 1 Both Chicalu and the suspect are hearing impaired and worked together at a well-known supermarket in Rundu. The couple met in 2015 and got
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A probe into what triggered the alleged murder found that the couple’s relationship was at the point of collapse, with the victim insist-
When contacted for comment, an employee of the bistro said they were demanding fair treatment from the owners. “Payments are being held back. If they see that your overtime is a lot, they cut the overtime and give you smaller amounts,” the worker said. Workers claimed that they were also not being incentivised for working on Sundays and public holidays. “We don’t get paid on Sundays and we don’t get paid for public holidays. We have tried to address this and have gone to the Labour Commissioner as
called for the development of the Kudu power project. PHOTO: FILE end load shedding by selling to them electricity from the Kudu gas power station that should be established in Namibia urgently. It is not unrealistic for Namibia to sell 400 to 600 MW to Eskom. Government should facilitate that process urgently,” Hangala said. When asked to elaborate, he said the project can be brought to fruition because of strong fundamentals backing it. “Everything has its time. There are a number of things that make it viable; there are a number of things that have changed internationally and regionally.”
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Hangala also hailed the presence of Kudu licence investor BW Energy, which he said had the appetite to deent on ending the marriage. The couple reportedly often fought about the suspect’s failure to take care of his family, despite receiving both a salary and a government disability grant. “She would always complain about how her husband would not take care of his children. She always questioned where the money he
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well. The employers also force us to work when we are sick and just give us pain killers. We just want the issues to be addressed and corrected.”
“From the policy perspective, we have made strides on paper, but then we still faced dilapidated structures and overcrowded classrooms. The demand for education has risen severely because of the increased birth rate. I just want to emphasise that we have not managed with that equally fast roll-out and intensive care for our learners,” she said.
Workers fight Amushelelo arrest
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Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters member Michael Amushelelo.
He added that it was difficult to ignore calls to assist people being taken advantage of when calls are made to him. “It is disheartening when people who are unable to fight for themselves call and say ‘come and assist us’,” he said. According to him, the workers’ plight moved his heart and ignited an urge to fight for their rights.
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married in 2018. They have three children aged two, three and six. Namibian Sun understands the children were not living with their parents at the time of the incident.
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neighbouring South Africa as an offtaker for electricity to be produced from the plant, due to that country’s power woes. South Africa is currently besieged with power cuts imposed by stateowned enterprise Eskom who implemented stage six ‘load shedding’, eyeing electricity savings of 6 000 megawatts (MW) for up to six hours from its power pool. “Namibia should help our ANC [African National Congress] comrades to
DEVELOP IT: Businessman and former NamPower executive Leake Hangala has
Meanwhile, the restaurant’s employees yesterday blocked police officers from arresting Amushelelo during the demonstration, demanding to be arrested with him. Amushelelo’s wife, Julieta, has also claimed that the police injured him during his arrest and were denying him medical assistance. Amushelelo received treatment in hospital yesterday and was discharged. Efforts to Gamma proved futile. Gamma had opened the case against Amushelelo on Monday. The activist’s lawyer Kadhila Amoomo had warned police not to get involved in a labour matter. “We urge the inspector general to consider the facts carefully before charging our client. We call upon everyone to remain calm and exercise their minds. A labour dispute should not lightly be transformed into criminal proceedings.”
In the meantime, government has sent a total of N$183.6 million to all public schools in the country, with the aim of availing N$200 per primary learner and N$300 per secondary learner per month. However, the allocated budget an average of a mere N$19 per child per month, which is impossible to cover the necessary basic stationery. “That is really a minute amount. We are fully aware of that. It caters only for that small gap in consumables that schools needs from day to day. “It is... grossly under-resourced because with that, you can buy three exercise books and if that is writing, your mother tongue and numeracy, then you would have covered that, but you would be short of other supplies.” Meanwhile, the Namibia Edu-
velop the project. “There is a natural market and there is a strong investor in Kudu.” He further noted a decision by Zambian power supplier Zesco to impose load shedding in that country over drastic reductions in water levels for electricity generation at the Kariba Dam, who also announced that it would not be exporting electricity to other countries. The changes in the Southern Africa Power Pool made all the more reason for Namibia to position itself as an energy exporter, Hangala said. “Most importantly is the energy market locally, regionally and internationally. Namibia is in a good position to develop Kudu. As a country, we must take advantage of this,” he said. gets goes,” the deceased’s cousin, Lucas Chicalu, told Namibian Sun at the time. He said the murder took place just two months after the pair’s families brought them together with the aim of smoothing things over, as they had been having relationship problems for some years. [emailprotected]
cation Public Expenditure Report of 2017 found that of the average grade six teachers surveyed in 15 southern and eastern African countries, Namibian teachers scored the lowest rate at about 40%. According to the 2022 National Education Conference recommendations, the learner-teacher ratio has jumped by 7% over the last four years and funding for education has also dropped slightly during this period. It was also mentioned that the biggest chunk of the budget goes to wages and is expected to have a determinant impact on education outcomes. “The development budget remains significantly underfunded relative to other expenditure lines and stands at 2.1% compared to 7.1% in 2020/21. “Low public spending on the development budget negatively impacts on the quality of and adequacy of school infrastructure. Currently, the gap is estimated at 4 000 classrooms, about N$2.4 billion,” the recommendations read. It also stated that in 2017, a total of 125 394 learners were repeating a grade, which is more than the entire populations of Okahandja, Walvis Bay and Otjiwarongo combined. It also found that it is especially boys who leave school, while the majority of grade eight learners leave school in the Hardap Region. In Omaheke and Kunene, most grade 10 learners drop out. [emailprotected]
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Okaku residents to vote for new councillor Voters in the Oshana Region’s Okaku constituency are currently registering for byelections slated for Friday, 17 March. A total of 269 residents registered when the process started on Tuesday, and the registration period will end today. First-time voter Stefanus Nampolo said he hopes to see change in various communities in Okaku, such as water being brought closer to the residents. Registration supervisor Naftal Shipanga said the registration process is going smoothly. He added that Tuesday’s figure was impressive, and wished the same for yesterday and today. Shipanga also urged Okaku residents to visit registration points and register to be able to exercise their voting rights.
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Namibian passport ranking improves Namibian passports currently rank 67th in the latest Henley Passport Index, up from 70 last year. However, Namibian passports have not actually become more useful, as the number of visafree countries Namibia has access to has remained the same at 78. The index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. It is based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information. Japanese citizens are now able to visit an astonishing 193 destinations out of 227 around the world visa-free, while Afghanistan remains firmly at the bottom of the index with a score of just 27. The index pointed out that for individuals, the key benefits of holding an alternative passport include expanded travel mobility, access to business and educational opportunities on a global scale, ease of asset diversification and improved safety and security in a rapidly changing world. - ELLANIE SMIT
• SIX SUSPENDED WITH FULL PAY
Gobabis to charge officials, institute hearing While the municipality assured that the employees would be charged, those involved claim they were suspended unfairly. OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEK
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he Gobabis municipality intends to officially charge employees who face corruption charges related to alleged nepotism and the awarding of dubious tenders, Namibian Sun understands. Last year, the municipality placed six employees on suspension with full pay, namely finance executive Filemon Makili, corporate executive Frieda Shimakeleni, IT officer Kondjeni Nghiwanapo, IT technician Paul Kayambu, act-
ing corporate services and human resources practitioner Ashipala Kayambu and electrical services manager Johannes Nantuua. In an update, chairperson of the management committee Sylvester Binga said council is still seized with the matter. This follows concerns that the matter had not been put to rest, with the suspended officials still receiving full pay. “The community keeps on asking what the status of the matter into the municipality’s officials are. Some have been charged already and will appear in a disciplinary
hearing. At the moment, the matter is still ongoing,” Binga said. He added that a disciplinary hearing was planned for next week, but would not disclose what charges the employees are facing.
Politically motivated
Makili said service delivery had been affected because of the municipality’s actions against the officials. “It is important to state that the applicants, targeted through unlawful suspensions, are all from one tribe. Furthermore, Gobabis being a small town, the applicants are known to be members of the ruling party. According to him, no concrete reasons had been offered at the time of their suspensions.
LOCAL CROP TRADERS KEEP 47% OF MARKET ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEK
The Market Share Promotion (MSP) Scheme will be maintained at the current 47% threshold, enabling local traders to keep their market share. This means that local production contributes 47% to the horticultural (fresh fruit and vegetables) domestic demand and the remaining 53% is imported mainly from South Africa, and this is from a formal trade perspective, excluding informal markets. Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) CEO Fidelis Mwazi said the Namibian crop industry experienced various changes directly impacting production volumes of some special controlled products during the second quarter of the 2022/2023 financial year. He made these remarks in the NAB’s latest Season’s Harvest newsletter, saying that these special crops include potatoes and onions. “The NAB board - as the governing body - passed resolutions to OLA
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mitigate the factors accordingly,” he said. According to him, during a board meeting last year, it was resolved to maintain the MSP scheme threshold at 47%.
Growth at home
The scheme is a growth-at-home strategy implemented by the NAB and aims to stimulate horticultural production in Namibia and promote sales of locally-produced fresh fruit and vegetables by encouraging importers - such as wholesalers, catering companies and retailers - to source locally. The scheme requires importers of fresh fruit and vegetables to procure Namibian horticultural products equivalent to at least the minimum percentage factor in monetary value per quarter, as determined and approved by the NAB board, on recommendation from the National Horticulture Advisory Committee. The implementation of the MSP scheme is funded through horticulture levies. The NAB collects 1.4% levy on sales from local producers, 5% on horticulture imJOLLY JUMBO
ports and 1.4% from traders as a general purchasing levy. The minimum MSP currently stands at 47% and it serves as a prerequisite to obtaining an import permit, which means that only traders/importers who have achieved their minimum MSP are allowed to import horticultural products unrestricted. Initially, the MSP started at 5% in 2005. However, the intervention led to an increase in local fruit and vegetable production to the current 47%.
Enhancing implementation
“To further enhance the implementation of the Agronomic Industry Act, the board also approved four technical administrative requirements relating to the exportation, importation, local production and transit of controlled products,” Mwazi said. According to him, these requirements will provide a regulatory framework aimed at strengthening the control of market quality assurance, food safety and the traceability of controlled products
SNAIL’S PACE: The Gobabis munici-
pality will institute disciplinary hearings against six officials accused of corruption and nepotism. PHOTO: FILE
“It is very clear - given the fact that no valid, rational and cogent reasons were given for the unlawful suspensions and the manner in which the suspensions were carried out, taking into account the background - that the suspensions are politically motivated and are, as a matter of fact, a campaign of victimisation and persecution of the applicants.” Late Gobabis CEO Ignatius Thudinyane had in June 2019 released a report pointing to allegations that highly paid executives at the town were incompetent, disregarded him, lacked leadership skills and failed to detect the loss of millions.
within various segments of the agronomy and horticulture sectors in Namibia to enhance food control systems. Mwazi added that the NAB developed and published the marketing and commercial quality control for lettuce, berry fruits, watermelons and citrus fruits. The standards were developed in collaboration with the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) and has been published in the Government Gazette. Standards and quality are essential tools in the development of Namibia’s crop industry, he said. “Regulatory standards’ developments come at a crucial time as NAB has finalised the preparedness for the implementation of the Quality Management System based on the ISO:9001:15 standard.” Mwazi said after internal audit stages were concluded last year, they proceeded to the next step - which entailed launching an application for an independent audit through NSI. This is an indication that the NAB is moving in the right direction in terms of implementing its strategic plan and in affirming its vision to becoming a world-class regulator of the crop industry, he said.
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• SELF-TAUGHT SEAMSTRESS MAKES MAGIC IN HENTIES
Ouma Somaes sewing her way out of hardship
THE FUTURE: According to UN reports, child mortality in Namibia has declined. PHOTO: FILE ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEK
MAKING MAGIC: Ouma Christofina Somaes is a self-taught seamstress. PHOTOS: FELICITY SOMAES
“I never got training. I think it is a blessing from above that has now turned into my passion,” Somaes said. TANJA BAUSE WINDHOEK
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n a zinc room in Henties Bay, a small woman sits behind an old sewing machine. She is making magic with colourful material and creating the most beautiful traditional Nama dresses. Christofina Somaes (65) was born in Outjo. Her mother died during childbirth, and she was sent to the farm. “I was sent to the farm between Outjo and Kalkveld and looked after the people’s sheep and cattle there. I never had the opportunity to go to school. I just had to work in the field and take care of animals. I only learnt to read and write very late in my life and today I can read Khoekhoegowab and Afrikaans and a little bit of English.” It is on the farm where her love for sewing began. Affectionately known as ‘Ouma’ [grandmother], she collected old materials and taught herself to sew. “I never got training. I think it is a blessing from above that has now turned into my passion. I make my own clothes and design clothes for other people and
“At the moment, my sewing machine is very old and I struggle with it, so the master of the clothes, blankets and bedding is made by hand.” When she was 27, Somaes moved to Henties Bay. “I also went there to look for work. In those years, Henties Bay was a very peaceful, quiet town with many opportunities. “I got a job as a domestic worker and did the job for 30 years, while making clothes to earn more money. I called my business ‘Let’s Try’, although I never officially registered that name.” When Somaes left her job due to health reasons, she began to concentrate on her sewing full-time.
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She had seven children and she has 19 grandchildren. Somaes said the death of her two children was the most difficult time of her life. “I have made peace, but the hurt remains. My son died suddenly shortly after his wedding and my daughter later in a car accident. It was the
lowest moment in my life and something I don’t ever want to experience again.” With the money Somaes earns from her sewing, she pays for water, electricity and food. Currently, there is not much left for the purchase of new material. “If people have old pieces of material lying around that they no longer want to use or need, I would appreciate it. The clothes and blankets I make are made from rags, so I don’t need metres and metres of material. Any pieces will work and I will be grateful.”
The under-five child mortality rate in Namibia fell to 39 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2021, while under-five deaths dropped to an estimated 3 000 children. In 2000, the under-five mortality rate stood at 77 deaths per 1 000 live births. This is according to the latest estimates in two reports released by the United Nations (UN), which found that more than five million children under age five, including 2.3 million newborns, as well as 2.1 million children and youth aged five to 24 years - 43% of whom are adolescents – died in 2021. It was also found that 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same period, while in Namibia, out of an estimated 71 000 births, about 2 000 were stillbirths. According to the UN, access to and availability of quality healthcare continues to be a matter of life or death for children globally. Most child deaths occur in the first five years, of which half are within the very first month of life. “For these youngest babies, premature birth and complications during labour are the leading causes of death. Similarly, more than 40% of stillbirths occur during labour – most of which are preventable when women have access to quality care throughout pregnancy and birth. “For children who survive
past their first 28 days, infectious diseases like pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria pose the biggest threat.”
Heaviest burden
Children continue to face wildly differentiating chances of survival based on where they are born, with sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia shouldering the heaviest burden, the reports showed. Though sub-Saharan Africa had just 29% of global live births, the region accounted for 56% of all under-five deaths in 2021, and Southern Asia for 26% of the total. Children born in sub-Saharan Africa are subject to the highest risk of childhood death in the world – 15 times higher than the risk for children in Europe and Northern America. Mothers in these two regions also endure the painful loss of babies to stillbirth at an exceptional rate, with 77% of all stillbirths in 2021 occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Nearly half of all stillbirths happened in subSaharan Africa. The risk of a woman having a stillborn baby in sub-Saharan Africa is seven times more likely than in Europe and North America.
Positive outcomes
The reports showed some positive outcomes, with a lower risk of death across all ages globally since 2000. The global underfive mortality rate fell by 50% since the start of the century, while mortality
rates in older children and youth dropped by 36%, and the stillbirth rate decreased by 35%. This can be attributed to more investments in strengthening primary health systems to benefit women, children and young people. However, gains have reduced significantly since 2010, and 54 countries will fall short of meeting the Sustainable Development Goals target for under-five mortality. The UN warned that if swift action is not taken to improve health services, almost 59 million children and youth will die before 2030, and nearly 16 million babies will be lost to stillbirth.
Covid impact
The reports further noted that while Covid-19 has not directly increased childhood mortality – with children facing a lower likelihood of dying from the disease than adults – the pandemic may have increased future risks to their survival. In particular, the reports highlighted concerns around disruptions to vaccination campaigns, nutrition services and access to primary healthcare, which could jeopardise their health and well-being for many years to come. In addition, the pandemic has fuelled the largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades, putting the most vulnerable newborns and children at greater risk of dying from preventable diseases.
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OPINION
Professor Melber on Von François statue removal
ties into what was euphemistically called ‘protection treaties’. These forced local communities to surrender power to the German colonial administration. As importantly mentioned, he was wrongly credited (also by the statue’s inscription) as being the founder of Windhoek, a denial of indigenous history. The location was a residence of communities before his arrival. It was strategically located on a high plateau in the central region of Namibia at the intersection of areas controlled by the Nama and Ovaherero. An online petition demanding the statue’s removal was initiated in 2020 for ‘A Curt Farewell’. It had garnered almost 1 700 signatures. It argued: “While we cannot change our city’s dark and violent history, we can change what we commemorate from that history”.
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nti-colonial activists in Namibia – calling themselves A Curt Farewell – scored a victory in November 2022 after a statue of a colonial German officer, Curt von François, was removed from outside the City of Windhoek in the country’s capital. Political scientist Henning Melber explains what all the fuss is about – and who Von François was. Why is the statue in the news? The statue was erected in 1965 outside the Windhoek municipality’s new headquarters in Kaiser Street (now Independence Avenue), the main street in the capital city. It recognised a German officer and administrator of the 1890s, who played a decisive local role in the early German colonial occupation. Namibia was declared a protectorate in 1884 and occupied for 30 years. Between 1904 and 1908, Germany launched genocidal warfare against the local Ovaherero and Nama communities (decimating the Damara and San in similar ways), who resisted colonial expropriation. The statue has been controversial for some time as an uncritical commemoration of German colonisation. It wrongly celebrated Von François as founder of the city. It was finally removed on 23 November 2022. Who was Curt von François? Von François (1852-1931) was a
trained geographer who made a career in the early years of imperial Germany’s colonial expansions. In 1889, he was dispatched to the territory in command of a small military unit, which was the core of the later so-called Schutztruppe. In 1890, he established an administrative and military centre in Windhoek, a settlement founded (but later abandoned) by the Nama leader Jonker Afrikaner in the mid-1800s. The Nama were Khoisan-speaking people who during the early 1800s migrated into the territory. Von François initiated the construction of a fortress called Alte Feste for his continued military operations. Von François was, in the flawed colonial perspective, labelled the founder of Windhoek. Promoted to administrator of the colony in 1891, Von François commanded an attack on Hornkranz in 1893. It was here where the Orlam Nama had retreated, under their legendary leader Hendrik Witbooi, while resisting colonial rule. Some 80 Nama (mainly women and children) were massacred and a similar number wounded. Hornkranz remains a festering wound in Namibian history. It was the prelude to a colonisation based on brute, indiscriminate force. The captured survivors were imprisoned in a camp at the Alte Feste. Von François was replaced in 1894 and left the country. During his stay, he had married
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princess Amalia !Gwaxas from the local Damara community, who died soon after. They left a daughter. The fourth-generation descendants of the princess and Von François were among those trying to rescue the statue from being removed. Why do activists contest this history? Von François was an agent for German colonialism who was willing to kill for the establishment of foreign rule, forcing local communi-
Is this part of a broader decolonisation lobby? There is no well-organised decolonisation lobby in Namibia. But public debates took place earlier over an equestrian monument called the Reiterdenkmal, one of Windhoek’s most prominent symbolic manifestations for more than a century. It was erected in 1912 to honour the German soldiers (Schutztruppe) who died during the colonial wars. After years of discussions, it was relocated closer to the nearby Alte Feste around 2009, to make way for the new Independence Memorial Museum. It was finally removed and provisionally re-erected
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in the yard of the fortress (which serves as a museum) in 2013. More recently, a less pompous monument with an unclear history in the coastal town of Henties Bay - dubbed the ‘Gallows’ - was the subject of much controversy. So are other remnants of the colonial past. But neither official policy nor civil society have so far formulated a plan for coming to terms with this past.
What do you think should happen to the statue? The Alte Feste displays many artefacts from the German colonial era. Nearby, during the genocide, was a concentration camp. The German extermination strategy has since then been recognised as the first genocide of the 20th century. In controversial bilateral negotiations, which started in 2015, the German and Namibian governments are seeking to address this dark chapter. Von François would be a wellplaced companion to the equestrian monument in the yard of the fortress and in the shadow of the independence museum. Both monuments could – with adequate background information – remain an attraction for local and overseas visitors, offering enlightenment concerning the country’s dark colonial history. – The Conversation
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he regional force fighting militant Islamists in Mozambique is carrying out an investigation after a video surfaced online showing people wearing what appear to be South African army uniforms setting ablaze corpses. Two soldiers are captured throwing a body on to the side of a bonfire of burning rubbish, including furniture. The South African army said anyone involved would be “brought to book”. Its forces were deployed to northern Mozambique two years ago. They operate under the auspices of the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (Samim). The undated video shows two men in army fatigues holding mobile phones appearing to be filming the fire; one of them has a badge with the South African flag on his uniform. It also captures one of them throwing a liquid over a human body and the flames spread, while a pot is also flung into the pile.
‘Despicable act’
In a statement, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said the commander of Samim was “conducting an investigation surrounding the involvement of its members in this despicable act”. “The SANDF does not condone in any way the acts committed in the video”, adding that those found guilty would be punished.
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The army said the incident was believed to have taken place in November in Mozambique. South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party said the incident was as an “embarrassment” for the country and called for a government investigation.
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The SANDF does not condone in any way the acts committed in the video”, adding that those found guilty would be punished. Moz government mum
The BBC’s Jose Tembe reported from Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, that the government there has not yet commented on the video. Some people who have seen the footage have reacted with shock, saying those behind the “horrible” incident must be held responsible, he said. However, he reported that others said they doubted it had happened in the country. Mozambique has been battling Islamic State-linked militants in its gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado since 2017. The violence has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes. A joint offensive with regional forces, including soldiers from Rwanda, has enabled the government to regain control over much of the region, but it has not stopped attacks by militants.
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Pogba returns to Juventus training Juventus has reported that the French midfielder is back at training. SUPERSPORT
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rench midfielder Paul Pogba, who missed the World Cup in Qatar after undergoing knee surgery in early September, trained on Tuesday with his Juventus team-
mates for the first time since October, his club announced. The Bianconeri posted photos and video of the session on their website, with the 29-year-old seen with a ball in the middle of his team-mates. Pogba has not yet played for Juve since re-signing for them from Manchester United in the summer, hurting the meniscus in his right knee in July.
GLAD TO BE BACK: French midfielder Paul Pogba. PHOTO: SPORTS BRIEF
Ronaldo has no clause in contract - Al Nassr SUPERSPORT
Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr have denied reports that Cristiano Ronaldo has a clause in his contract where the Portugal forward is to serve as an ambassador for the Gulf country’s 2030 World Cup bid. Ronaldo moved to Al Nassr last month after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros (N$3.65 billion). Media reports suggested 37-year-old Ronaldo would be paid another 200 million euros to support Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid. “Al Nassr FC would like to clarify that contrary to news reports, Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract with Al Nassr does not entail commitments to any World Cup bids,” the club said in a statement in the early hours yesterday. “His main focus is on Al Nassr and to work with his team-mates to help the club achieve success.” The window to submit bids to host the 2030 World Cup opened last year and the winner will be selected at the Fifa Congress in 2024. The 2026 edition of the World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking the first time the tournament will be shared by three countries.
He initially elected not to go under the knife in a bid to make the Qatar tournament but later changed his mind. His return to competition could take place by the end of January, although La Gazzetta dello Sport have said Juve’s main objective is to be able to count on an in-form Pogba for the Europa League playoffs against Nantes on 16 and 23 February.
The Frenchman’s return last summer generated great enthusiasm among Juventus supporters, delighted to see the return of a player whose first spell at the club (2012-2016) was punctuated by four league titles. Some, however, have criticised his slow comeback, notably his decision to go to the mountains at the end of 2022 when he was still forced into tedious muscle-build-
ing exercises and individual fitness training. “Patience is not knowing how to wait, but knowing how to maintain a good attitude while waiting,” a philosophical Pogba posted on his Instagram at the end of December. He was a key member of the France team that won the World Cup in Russia four years ago. He scored in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final.
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Pogba returns to Juventus training
Sundowns do the league double
French midfielder Paul Pogba, who missed the World Cup in Qatar after undergoing knee surgery in early September, trained on Tuesday with his Juventus team-mates for the first time since October, his club announced.
DStv Premiership leaders Mamelodi Sundowns made it 10 wins on the spin after they beat Chippa United 2-1 at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday night.
• BRIGHT FUTURE FOR NAMIBIAN OFFICIAL
Shangula has sights set on World Cup Local match official Vistorina Shangula has her sights set on officiating at the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup. LIMBA MUPETAMI WINDHOEK
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ormer Brave Gladiators player Vistorina Shangula, who joined the refereeing fray in 2018, says she is impressed by leading South African referee Aikhona Makalima’s call-up to July’s Women’s Fifa World Cup. She’s proud of Makalima, she said, adding that it just goes to show that women can and are capable of refereeing at top level. Makalima will be the only South African official present at the global showpiece set to take place in Australia and New Zealand later this year. Shangula - who is the 2022 MTC Namibia Annual Sports Awards referee of the year - said Makalima’s success means a lot for other women dreaming of one day standing among the men, being the one giving the directions and blowing the whistle. The former footballer has over the past few years proven her professionalism and dedication to the game, and added that good things come to those who wait and that she will take it a step at a time.
League issues stymie progress
The Okahao-born Shangula currently has an A-licence, which is a requirement to officiate at the World Cup stage. “We didn’t stand a chance to officiate at this year’s World Cup because we didn’t have an active league. But as long as we have an
ENFORCER: Local female referee Vistorina Shangula. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED
active league in which we can officiate, we will get the opportunities. For now, I will focus on building experience and soon enough I will officiate at the top stage,” she said. Last year, Shangula officiated at the Cosafa CAF Championship League, which took place in Durban. She hailed it as a great experience. She also officiated the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Football Club against Buffaloes Women’s Football Club match. She further officiated at last year’s Cosafa Women’s Championship in South Africa, where the Namibian national women’s side faltered in the semi-final. Other matches Shangula has officiated include South Africa versus Ethiopia and Ethiopia versus Nigeria as part of the under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers, as well as the Women African Cup of Nations
qualifier matches between Eswatini and Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Fitness
According to her, officiating is not an easy job. ‘‘You need to work hard, meaning you must be fit all the time because all the tournaments you attend requires you to undergo a fitness test.” The local official is currently also helping local referees with fitness tests as she in the future wants to become fitness coach. Another local referee worth mentioning is Twanyanyukwa Antsino. A former player herself, Antsino is also climbing the ladder and is worth keeping an eye on in the future. If you would like to be featured in the sports segment of Namibian Sun, send an email to limba@ namibiansun.com.
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Handura, Cormack ready to cause an upset LIMBA MUPETAMI WINDHOEK
Local coaches Erwin Handura and Trevor Cormack’s squads are ready for action as the International Hockey Federation Indoor Hockey World Cup nears. The sixth edition is set to take place from 5 to 11 February in Pretoria, South Africa, at the Heartfelt Arena, and Namibia is not holding back in their quest to cause an upset. Two Namibian teams - a men’s and women’s side - are among 12 national indoor hockey teams which will go head-to-head to be crowned world champions. The women’s team is led by Handura, who said the spirit in the camp is pretty good, with all 12 players having reported for a 10day training camp which started on 3 January. He added that the players are aware that they have a good chance to progress to the knockout stage by finishing in the top three in Pool A. The pool consists of Belgium, Canada, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan. ‘‘Our aim is to beat Canada, Belgium, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan. I believe this can happen with proper preparations in the Netherlands from 16 to 30 January,” Handura added. The squad is expected to leave for the Netherlands this Saturday for a training camp. The side’s first match will be against the host country on 5 February. Pool A of the women’s competition is made up of the Netherlands, Austria, Australia, United States, South Africa and New Zealand. Looking to impress Meanwhile, the Namibian men’s squad - coached by Cormack are also looking to impress in the competition.
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The Namibians - in Pool A with Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Kazakhstan and New Zealand - did not qualify for the World Cup initially, but, together with the United States of America, they received a call-up after Australia and New Zealand withdrew due to Covid-19 concerns last year as the competition was initially slated for February 2022. However, these two countries are back in the fold. Cormack’s side will face the Netherlands on 5 February. He said preparations started in December with a five-match test series against South Africa. “We have been busy at the coast with a training camp and teambuilding. We will be back in Windhoek to finalise training preparations before leaving for South Africa on 23 January for our final preparations. “When we arrive in South Africa, we will be playing friendly matches against America, Argentina and Australia just before the start of the World Cup. We are aiming for no less than a topeight finish from the pool stages. A top-eight spot will get us into the quarter-final stages, which will give us a chance of a top six spot,” Cormack said. Pool B consist of Iran, Czech Republic, Australia, South Africa, United States and Argentina.
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rowth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) slowed to an estimated 3.4% in 2022, 0.3 percentage point below previous forecasts, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report. Growth estimates were revised down for over 60% of countries as a marked weakening of the global economy combined with tightening financial conditions and rising inflation dampened already fragile recoveries and amplified domestic vulnerabilities. Looking at Africa’s biggest economy,
Nigeria, growth weakened to 3.1% in 2022, a 0.3 percentage point downgrade from the June 2022 projection. In addition, in South Africa, growth in 2022 slowed markedly to an estimated 1.9%. The 0.2 percentage point downgrade from the June projection reflects the impact of rising cost of living and weakening of the terms of trade due to falling global metal prices. Power outages have also tempered growth in the region’s second largest economy. Capital outflows and shrinking trade surpluses contributed to a de-
preciation of the rand against the US dollar by nearly 10 percent in 2022, further adding to price pressures. Annual inflation reached its highest level in over a decade, prompting more policy tightening, the World Bank pointed out. The World Bank also lowered Namibia’s economic growth forecast for 2022 by 0.1 percentage points to 2.8%. Meanwhile, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) last year revised Namibia’s economic growth forecast for 2022 upwards to 3.9%, before moderating slightly to 2.7% in 2023.
Outlook Growth in SSA is projected to edge up in 2023 to 3.6%, a 0.2 percentage point downward revision from the
June 2022 forecast, before picking up to 3.9% in 2024. The baseline projections remain subject to multiple downside risks amid continuing uncertainty about the war in Ukraine, the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the degree of global and domestic monetary tightening that will be needed to subdue inflation, and the extent of deceleration of the world economy. Commodity prices may drop further than assumed if growth in major economies falls short of projections. Moreover, policy tightening across SSA may have to pick up pace if price pressures persist or if risks of debt distress are increased by higher global interest rates and currency depreciations, the report reads. If global inflationary pressures in-
tensify further or persist longer than expected, global interest rates may rise by more than assumed, leading to an even greater deterioration of financial conditions in SSA and increased difficulty in regaining access to international borrowing markets. This could trigger financial distress and government debt defaults. Government debt distress would have large adverse spillovers on growth and financial stability in many countries, especially where banks are heavily exposed to sovereign debt (Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone). Increased reliance on non-concessional borrowing in SSA could cause a sharp rise in debt service costs if global interest rates keep rising.
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Eskom enters key stage of Koeberg revamp The first of two units at the 1 940MW Koeberg plant was shut down last month for refueling and the replacement of its steam generators. PAUL BURKHARDT
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outh Africa has entered a critical phase of revamping its sole nuclear plant and needs it to run according to plan to avoid deepening power cuts that are already at a record and wreaking havoc on the economy. The first of two units at the 1 940MW Koeberg plant was shut down last month for refueling and the replacement of its steam generators, work that’s expected to be completed in early June, state power utility Eskom said in an emailed response to questions. The overhaul of the second unit is due to begin a few months later.
Frequent delays in returning units from maintenance are a serious cause of concern. Fanele Mondi CEO: Energy Intensive Users Group The head of Eskom’s nuclear unit quit last year, while the utility’s chief executive officer will leave end of March, raising concerns that the company won’t be able to stick to its schedule. The plant, which was originally set to operate until 2024, is one of Eskom’s most reliable, making its return to service key to meeting the nation’s energy needs. Located on the Atlantic coast about 27 kilometers north of Cape Town, Koeberg’s first unit was completed in 1984 and the second the following year. The replacement of its generators was originally expected to be completed in 2021 but the project
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was dogged by delays. The revamp will extend its lifespan by two decades. “Frequent delays in returning units from maintenance are a serious cause of concern,” said Fanele Mondi, chief executive officer of the Energy Intensive Users Group, whose members include Anglo American and Glencore and account for about 40% of the nation’s electricity consumption. The work on Koeberg “is one such maintenance event that has to be done on time” as any delay will have a significant impact on the performance of the power system, he said. Africa’s most-industrialised economy has been battered by chronic energy shortages since 2008 because Eskom, which supplies more than
90% of its power, can’t meet demand from its old, poorly maintained and defective coal-fired plants. Its socalled energy availability factor, a measurement of how much capacity can be utilised, has dropped to below half, leaving the nation’s grid increasingly vulnerable to collapse unless blackouts are implemented.
Rising costs On Tuesday evening Eskom announced the implementation of Stage 6 load shedding for the first time this year after seven generating units tripped. The country experienced over 200 days of load shedding in 2022. Koeberg has been among the best performing of Eskom’s more than two
dozen power stations — its one unit ran uninterrupted for more than 400 days prior to the December shutdown, while the other has been operating for over 100 days. It is also the cheapest to run, with its electricity costing far less than that produced from coal- and diesel-fired plants. Even so, the need for the Koeberg overhaul — which has been planned since 2010 — has grown increasingly apparent. One of its units had to be taken off line in 2020 after a jellyfish clogged a water cooling system filter and the following year the plant dispatched its smallest amount of electricity in about two decades as it underwent scheduled maintenance. The revamp will reduce its output this year
and in 2024, Eskom said. Rising costs are a concern, given that Eskom has amassed R396.3 billion rand of debt and isn’t generating enough electricity to cover its operating and interest costs. The overall price tag of extending Koeberg’s lifespan was set at R20 billion in 2010, and Eskom said the final figure will be “very close” to that amount. Even so, it has made a R2.7 billion provision for possible compensation claims associated with the steam generation project that may be related to the delays. The contractors’ claims are still being processed, and any comment on the expected final amount would be speculation, the utility said. - Fin24
MTN to offer personal loans via MoMo MARELISE VAN DER MERWE MTN has joined forces with Lndr, a registered local credit provider, to offer personal loans via its Mobile Money platform, MoMo, it said on Tuesday. Personal loans offered will range from R2 000 to R180 000, with R1 000 of the approved funds going directly into the customer’s MoMo wallet. Customers can apply by logging into the MoMo platform and checking if they are eligible. Once they have uploaded the required documents, they will be notified by SMS within 24-48 hours of the assessment outcome, MTN said. According to the mobile company, some 6.2 million people are already subscribed to the MoMo service, and the personal loan offering will further extend its impact. MTN has also partnered with local fintech startup Zapper and services aggregator QuickBus. The Zapper feature will allow customers to make instant virtual pay-
ments to Zapper-enabled merchants across SA on the MoMo app, while the QuickBus feature will let them them compare and purchase bus tickets across 25 different operators. Using Zapper will link customers to over 27 000 merchants, ranging from restaurants and larger retailers to spaza shops, MTN said. “Financial inclusion is critical in building a more equitable society and MoMo offers the very best of digital financial services to emerging markets, and it’s just set to grow. Particularly useful for those living and working outside of urban centres, we’re pleased by the innovation we’ve unlocked through MoMo since we launched in 2019,” said Felix Kamenga, MTN SA Chief Officer for Mobile Financial Services. “We want to unlock economic growth through financial and digital solutions for consumers and businesses of all sizes. As we grow our service offering, we aim to create a marketplace that supports cashless and digital economies through affordable, inclusive,
A worker attends to a customer at an MTN shop at a mall in Johannesburg, South Africa. PHOTO REUTERS
understandable, and comprehensive financial services,” Kamenga added. MTN said the rationale behind MoMo is to make payments easier
and safer for both consumers and businesses, adding that its point-of-sale offering aims to save small business owners the cost of monthly fees.
“The aim of our POS solution is to help grow formal SMEs and stimulate the growth of spaza shops across SA,” MTN said. - Fin24
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COMPANY NEWS IN BRIEF JSE FINES FORMER STEINHOFF CEO R15M The JSE has levied two R7.5 million fines against former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste as well as barring him from serving as a director for two decades, due to failures at the helm that prompted South Africa’s biggestever accounting scandal. Jooste has informed the JSE he does not agree with the decision and has challenged it, the JSE said in a statement, with the Financial Services Tribunal on Tuesday dismissing the suspension application, other than with regards to the fines. The JSE said it is opposing Jooste’s challenge, but the ruling on Tuesday means it is in a position to impose its public censure and bar him from holding any directorships. The JSE said it had imposed two fines of R7.5 million, the maximum allowable. One is for releasing financial statements that did not comply with listing requirements, and contained incorrect, false and misleading statements, and the other is for a fictitious invoice that falsely inflated income by R376 million. In August, the JSE fined Steinhoff’s former CFO Ben la Grange R2 million and barred him from acting as a company director for 10 years, in part for processing that fictitious invoice. The handwritten note, allegedly given to La Grange by Jooste, was also used by SA Reserve Bank to convince a court to sign off on an order to attach Jooste’s assets. Jooste’s abrupt resignation in December 2017 triggered a share price collapse and has been an existential threat to Steinhoff, which managed to settle multiple lawsuits against it. Despite this, firm still has debt of €10 billion (R185 billion), and is looking to reach a settlement with its creditors that would see them owning most of the company, and delisting. - Fin24
GREENPEACE SUES VW IN GERMANY A German court on Tuesday began hearing a case against Volkswagen brought by climate group Greenpeace to try to compel the giant group to stop selling petrol and diesel cars from 2030. The plaintiffs, the two heads of Greenpeace Germany and climate activist Clara Meyer, also want to force the world’s second-largest carmaker to reduce emissions by 65 percent by 2030 as compared to 2018. Greenpeace’s case is based on a landmark verdict by Germany’s constitutional court in April, 2021, which found government plans to curb CO2 emissions insufficient to meet Paris climate agreement targets and placed an unfair burden on future generations. In a major win for activists, former chancellor Angela Merkel’s government then brought forward its date for carbon neutrality by five years to 2045, and raised its 2030 target for greenhouse gas reductions. The environmental group contends that the same obligation extends to private companies. In preliminary remarks, judges at the court in Braunschweig found the case admissible but did not necessarily support the plaintiffs’ arguments. “The chamber expressed its preliminary view of the law and clarified that the applications are admissible and that the complaint is admissible in its entirety,” said a spokesman for the court. “Separate from this however is the question of substantive merits -- that is, the question of whether the complaint will be successful in the end. The preliminary legal assessment of the court as presented today by the chamber is that this might not be the case,” he added. - Fin24
AMAZON RESTRUCTURES UK WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS Amazon is to restructure its warehouse operations in the UK, a move that will impact jobs, the US online retail giant announced Tuesday. The company will shut three centres, affecting about 1 200 roles. Amazon said staff would be able to relocate to other sites, adding it planned two new warehouses that would create 2 500 positions by 2026. “We’re always evaluating our network to make sure it fits our business needs and to improve the experience for our employees and customers,” Amazon said in a statement. “As part of that effort, we may close older sites, enhance existing facilities, or open new sites, and we’ve launched a consultation on the proposed closure of three fulfilment centres in 2023.” Amazon last week said it would cut more than 18 000 jobs from its global workforce, citing “the uncertain economy” and the fact the online retail giant had “hired rapidly” during the pandemic. The UK restructure is not part of this announcement, Amazon confirmed. The company had 1.54 million employees worldwide at the end of September, not including seasonal workers recruited during periods of increased activity, particularly - Fin24 during the holiday season. COINBASE CUTS 20% OF JOBS Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase said Tuesday it was slashing 950 jobs, or just over 20 percent of its workforce, as the fallout from the collapse of industry giant FTX continues. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the cuts to the firm’s 4 700 strong workforce in a blog message in which he decried the “unscrupulous actors” that have hurt the emerging market for cryptocurrencies. The layoffs follow the collapse of the FTX platform and arrest of founder Sam Bankman-Fried late last year which has put a black eye on the digital currency sector. “Coinbase is well capitalized, and crypto isn’t going anywhere,” Armstrong insisted in his post addressed to employees. He said that his company would ultimately be strengthened by recent events with a major rival gone and clearer rules from authorities on their way. Coinbase had already cut 18 percent of its workforce in June, when the tremors hitting the cryptocurrency market first emerged. The company joins a growing list of tech giants that have cut staff after a major hiring spree during the Covid pandemic, including Amazon, Meta, Salesforce and Twitter. - Fin24 FSCA OVERTURNS R2.5M FINE AGAINST DEVERE CEO The Financial Sector Tribunal has overturned a decision to levy a R2.5 million fine against founder and CEO of deVere Nigel Green related to the marketing of unapproved foreign collective investment schemes. It has also set aside his five-year disbarment as a director, though this matter has been referred back to the regulator. In 2022, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) levied a R10 million fine against Brite Advisors SA - formerly deVere SA - and withdrew its license. It also made a finding against Green, who was a non-resident director of deVere SA from 2008 to 2015. The regulator took issue with deVere SA’s offering to its clients of access to unapproved offshore investments. The FSCA said Green was as a key person responsible for deVere’s SA operations and decision-making which led to the solicitation, although he maintained he
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was not involved in the day-to-day management of the group. The advisory firm had also argued deVere SA at no stage handled client funds, with clients just choosing whether or not to act on their advice.
The Tribunal’s decision, handed down on 4 January, considered how the FSCA had erred in maintaining that Green failed to comply with section 2(a) of the Financial Institutions (Protection of Funds) Act, rather than 2(b).
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Agriculture sector requires new vision JOSEF SHEEHAMA
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t is estimated that about 70% of the Namibian population depends on agriculture in terms of employment, income and food security. The value added to the sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was estimated at N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). The agriculture sector continued to be the lowest contributor to the country’s GDP among the major industries of the economy. The growth rate of agriculture sector has declined to 1.6% during the 2022. The reasons for this decline are inadequate infrastructure, al-
ternate employment opportunities in the industry or service sector and increase in casualization of employment in agriculture. Agriculture plays an important role in the process of economic development and can contribute significantly to household food security. In order to improve the agricultural sector, the government should provide more funding for agricultural tertiaries and carry out researches on all areas of agricultural production. This will lead to more exports and improvement in the competitiveness of Namibia agriculture production in international markets.
Loan The Agricultural Bank of Namibia
(Agribank) should also come up with a stable policy for loan disbursem*nt to farmers at a reasonable interest payback. As we know that most of the people around the world often depend to the agriculture production and agriculture production has feeds the world by youth farmers worker so we will need to set up a potential program to the youth farming to guarantee for the future. Furthermore, let us also include payment for environmental services to youths engaged in sustainable agriculture in rural parts. Highlighting, encouraging and supporting youths and their roles of engagement in agriculture and deterrent from unhealthy lifestyles of urban areas is one way to reverse
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rural-urban migration. Therefore, visits, experience sharing, learning from fields, exchanges is a must if we are to sustain the efforts at global scale. The current strategies of government is ineffective. For economic growth, you ultimately need to get people working, but not just working, working in a useful way that not only produces useful things but also is innovating and developing. You need to encourage the expansion of industry but also encourage innovation to increase productivity.
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ONGOPOLO MINING LIMITED Ongopolo Mining Limited is in the process of restarting its Tschudi open pit mine and SX/EW processing facility, located 25 km west of Tsumeb. Applications are invited for the position of General Manager to head up the Tschudi Mine Operations for a period of 2 years.
GENERAL MANAGER Primary Purpose of this position The General Manager must establish a management plan and strategy to ensure that all engineering, mining and processing systems (structure, processes and people) are appropriately managed and optimised on a continual basis. The position reports to the Managing Director. Education and Experience requirements • Degree in Mining- ; Metallurgical-; Chemical-; Engineering • At least 20 years operational experience in the mining and processing industry, with at least 8 years experience in senior management positions • Postgraduate qualifications in management will be a distinct advantage • Previous experience managing a base metals Heap Leach SX-EW mining operation will be a distinct advantage • 1st Class Mine Managers Ticket as per country regulations will be an added advantage • Quarry Manager Ticket (Open Pit) as per country regulations will be an added advantage Key Accountabilities • Ensure consistent application of safety & health principles • Ensure development of site-specific plans/systems to reduce site-specific risks • Provide and sign off input to the Life of Asset Plan • Break down Group requirements and performance targets to site level. • Develop, plan and set production and service strategy objectives • Define clear process expectations for each of the key value chain processes and functions • Lead implementation of the Operating Model • Manage a portfolio of initiatives to sustainably deliver the strategic plan and business projects • Create coalition of support for site across broader organisation, • Ensure processes are in place to build relationships with key local stakeholders • Establish site-level local engagement forums • Create a purpose-led, high-performing culture Skills and Knowledge • Knowledge of Business improvement tools and techniques • Understanding of Commercial/business drivers in mining and processing industry • Integration and management of activities across value chain • Leadership skills for creating a culture of purpose-led high performance and change • Interpretation of benchmarks, identification of performance gaps and development of targets. • Effective influencing and management relationships • Experience in opencast mining operations • Experience in financial modelling and budgeting; • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and MS-Project; • Excellent communication, organisation and coaching skills; • Well-developed critical and analytical thinker, with the ability to challenge assumptions and propose appropriate solutions. Candidates must be Namibian citizens or holders of Namibian permanent residence permits and should hold a valid Code BE (08) drivers licence. Applications for the above position must be accompanied by a detailed CV and non-returnable certified copies of relevant qualifications. Please use the position title you are applying for as reference. Qualifying candidates may send their applications addressed to The Human Resource Manager by post to PO Box 40791, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, or by Email: [emailprotected]
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 27 JANUARY 2023. Ongopolo Mining Limited is an equal opportunity employer
In 2016, Namibia became the first and only African country eligible for beef export to the United States. In recent years, the export of crops, vegetables, fruits, and forestry products has grown by value, of which table grapes has been the largest contributor. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) has initiatives, the Green Scheme and the National Horticulture Development Initiative (NHDI) aimed at increasing local agricultural production. The Green Scheme encourages the development of irrigated agronomic production with a target of reaching approximately 27 000 hectares. The government acknowledged that Green Scheme had not met many of its initial goals, less than 9,000 hectares were under irrigation and several of the Green Scheme projects struggled financially. Furthermore, a lack of knowledge is holding many farmers back from investing in new agricultural technology. Strong communal affiliations, particularly in the form of ethnic belonging, imply that economic inequalities are intimately linked to collective identities. One crucial aspect however is that critics in Namibia believed that the budget shortfalls were a reflection of the lack of engagement and consultation with key stakeholders. Furthermore, the conventional measurement of growth in agriculture does not reflect changes in income, but changes in the physical volumes of output. This can create serious discontent among farmers since their income can actually decrease as a result of the lower prices even when output increases. Recognizing and correctly valuing the performance, critical importance and increasing role of agriculture in economic development have important implications for public sector budgetary allocations and actual expenditures in agriculture, which continue to be low and inadequate. Since the performance of agriculture has been measured using information about actual output and the sale of raw materials, the sector’s contribution to the country’s economic development is highly undervalued.
Development Moreover, it needs to be recognized, however, that as Namibia moves from a stage of agriculture-based development, either the percentage share of primary agriculture or the percent-
age share of expanded agriculture to GDP will decrease significantly. This is because other sectors of the economy, especially the service sector, become much more dynamic, therefore growing faster especially in countries entering higher stages of development. It does not mean, though, that the agriculture or agribusiness sectors, become less important.
Transformation
The National Development Plans (NDP’s and HPP’s) sets out a broad vision of eliminating poverty and reducing inequality by 2030. We need to adopt new strategies aimed at sustainably increasing agricultural production. Meeting this challenge will require significant increases in investment, innovation and collaboration among all stakeholders. The World Economic Forum asserted, “Agriculture serves as a platform to build collaboration among stakeholders to achieve a vision of agriculture as a driver of food security, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity. The governments, business, farmers and civil society organizations have embraced and begun to implement this vision at global, regional and country levels”. Hence, to turn a profit in the agriculture sector requires expertise, access to market, access to financing and in most cases economies of scale. According to Robert Matsila, the project manager of the agro-industries business unit quoted “The margins are generally low and shrinking for the larger commercial farmers, and in these situations it is even harder for smallholders.” The Namibian government shall fast-track land reform, with the goal of ensuring that property is priced according to article 16 of the Namibia Constitution. The “willing seller, willing buyer” basis, which required both parties to enter into any deal voluntarily has been cited as a key reason for slow progress in land reform. We cannot talk about betterment of GDP whilst inequity in land ownership and access that resulted from apartheid still needs to be addressed, and so far the land reform programme has not substantially altered the agriculture sector. In conclusion, Namibia needs to take an innovative approach in the agricultural sector to find solutions to challenges unique to the country on a sectoral level. Policymakers responsible for agriculture, financial and macroeconomic policies need to establish interactions with the leading sub-sector intermediaries. This interaction helps establish and enhance knowledge bases in the agricultural sector regarding marketing, financing, risk management and technical expertise, all of which are critical elements in enabling agricultural finance. This can be said to be Namibia’s position and explains why the country’s agriculture contribution to GDP stands at 6.4% whilst is Namibia’s biggest employer of labour.
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he legendary Dakar rally in Saudi Arabia is just about half way through and the epic Audi Sport RS Q e-ton will today face the first part of the gruelling Empty Quarter marathon from Sheybah to Ardah in an opportunity to prove the world just what electric automobiles really are capable of. The distinguishing aspects of the Audi RS Q e-tron include its innovative drivetrain, its high-voltage battery charged while driving via an energy converter and the three motor-generator units, one on each axle and one part of the energy converter. The futuristic prototype that is now in its second evolution stage and its fundamentally new body optimizes weight and airflow, improved operating strategy and optimized control.
The battery weighs about 370 kilograms and has a capacity of around 52 kWh. Total system power output is just under 263 kW, equivalent to 358 horse-power. According to the official website Dakar.com, “the first part of the marathon stage is basically a love letter to rally raids. The counter will hit 4 000 kilometres of specials right after the start, taking the race well into extreme endurance territory. The route designers unsurprisingly marked the occasion with a gruelling stage on sand of every colour. Keeping the vehicles in one piece will be crucial as there will be no assistance trucks or mechanics to lend the competitors a hand at the bivouac.” Following its debut in the 2022 Dakar Rally with an innovative prototype, Audi has set out to prove that its alternative drive concept combines an electric drivetrain with a high-voltage battery and a highly efficient energy converter can conquer cross-country rallying. After four stage victories were possible at the first attempt in the first ap-
This is obviously not the race we had hoped for. Rolf Michl Head of Motorsport at Audi pearance last January, the aim from December 31, 2022 to January 15, 2023 is to achieve a podium result in the overall standings. Starting on New Year’s Eve, Mattias Ekström/ Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz will measure themselves against the competition in a prologue and 14 subsequent stages. The Empty Quarter with its towering dunes is particularly demanding. “We feel a nice sporting tension but also feel thoroughly prepared for the rally,” says Rolf Michl, Head of Motorsport at Audi. “Our car is now very reliable. The improvements compared
to the first-generation RS Q e-tron are significant. Our processes are much more well-rehearsed as well. Our goal is a podium position. We’ve prepared as thoroughly as possible, but all external factors remain unpredictable. We won’t experience them until the Dakar itself.” On Monday Team Audi Sport said that the first half of the 2023 Dakar Rally was an emotionally intense mix: Two stage victories and the Audi RS Q e-tron’s first three days in the lead at the world’s toughest rally were offset by setbacks for all three driver teams. Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist were leading in Saudi Arabia after the prologue, Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz on the two following days. However, different damage on the hard stages threw them far back. Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger were in second place after the fourth special stage but dropped out two days later due to an accident. Dakar record winner Stéphane Peterhansel crashed on a dune on the sixth stage, where he landed extremely hard after a jump. His co-driver
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Edouard Boulanger subsequently complained of back pain. A helicopter took him to a hospital where doctors diagnosed a vertebral injury. Audi later had him flown out to specialists in Germany. Carlos Sainz/ Lucas Cruz tore off their left front wheel on landing at the same spot. The repair plus 18 hours of penalty time dropped the three-time Dakar winners far behind. Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist lost 15 minutes due to a missed waypoint at the start. A stone that could not be spotted in a fast passage caused a broken rear left suspension on the seventh stage, followed the next day by damage to the cooling system. “This is obviously not the race we had hoped for,” says Rolf Michl. “However, with nine top-3 stage results over more than 3 000 stage kilometres, we showed that the Audi RS Q e-tron with its low-emission powertrain is absolutely competitive. Our goal therefore continues to be firstclass stage results.”
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ALUMINIUM & HARDWARE STOCKIST: Three positions available: Job Title: Driver / Warehouse Picker - Windhoek. Reports to: Warehouse controller - Windhoek. Main Purpose of Job: Take responsibility for picking and packing hardware or extrusions where required and/or delivery of such goods. In conjunction with warehouse controller to check all quantities of hardware or extrusions versus picking slips and invoices of customers and invoices of suppliers. Primary duties: * Take full responsibility of picking, wrapping loading and offloading of hardware and extrusions. * Take responsibility to check all hardware and extrusions versus picking slips to ensure goods are delivered correctly. * Take responsibility to check all hardware and extrusions versus invoices from customers to ensure all goods received correspond with invoices supplied. * Keep the warehouse clean and tidy at all times. * Have a friendly and helpful attitude towards all clients of NEW. * Take responsibility to wrap and load all relevant goods on customer vehicles. * Take responsibility to off-load supplier trucks and pack in designated racks after all goods had been checked against supplier invoices. * Do any deliveries as required by warehouse controller. * Agree to perform any lawful and reasonable instruction. * Follow Standard Operating Procedures as laid out in the company internal control document and abide by all Company policies and procedures. * A valid drivers license will be a requirement. A BE, C1E or CE driver’s license will be an advantage. Form an active part of the team to improve customer service and perform any other functions that may be requested by management from time to time. Application to: Francois du Toit. E-mail: [emailprotected] Closing date: 20 January 2023. Note – Short listed candidates may be required to do psychometric testing. Any formal application must be in writing and should be accompanied by a short CV. DM0202300407458
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CITY PETS: Algemene werkers met 5 jaar ondervinding benodig. Lewer CV persoonlik af by winkel in Baines Inkoopsentrum, Pionierspark, Windhoek. Tel. 061-237619 DM0202300407453
EASY SECURITY INSTALLATIONS: is looking for a Security Technician. Valid driver’s licence must be able to Weld, must be dedicated & willing to learn, able to work under pressure, experience will be an advantage, must be fluent in Afrikaans & English. Send CV to: [emailprotected]. DM0202300407456
Pharmacist Dayimploresus to take a moment to think of all the people who work as pharmacists. These poor folks help us to feel better, and only ever see us at our worst. Take a moment to visit a pharmacy with a smile on your face and a healthy bounce to your step – we’re sure you’ll surprise them!
KARIBU NAMIBIA TRADING CC, offer position similar to a sales manager, works at the store, needs 5 years experience and hardworking, be able to speak a bit Chinese. If you are interested, please send your CV to:[emailprotected] DM0202300407457
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LE MORGAN: A great opportunity: A Dynamic Company is looking for sales driven orientated individuals to become successful in sales and Marketing. Excellent opportunity for self motivated individuals who want to to join a winning sales Team. Market a well known & established product through referrals & exhibitions. No experience needed full training given. For interview please contact our office Le-Morgan 061-302322. DM0202300407450
AMPLE NATURE INVESTMENTS CC, requires 2 Agronomist specifically for its Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse. Location: Karibib Requirements: Diploma in Computer Engineering or Bachelor of Technology (Bio-Technology) Agriculture. -Minimum experience of 2 years or more in ‘Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse (NVP) Farming’. -Expertise in covered cultivation, micro irrigation and postharvest technology. -Fertilizer and irrigation management in Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse. Apply with your CV, qualification certificates along with ID proof on or before 15th January 2023 via email [emailprotected]. DM0202300407447
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AMETHYST SMART BRAINS ACADEMY: Registered Tuition& Examination Centre. *NSSCO Grade 11. *Cambridge IGCSE. *First time and upgrades. * Free Brain Coaching & Learner’s license lessons. Whatsapp: 081-8813691 or email: asbanamibia@gmail. com for application form. Call/Text: 081-5831999/061233721. Location: 7325 Rhino street, opposite Rhino Park Veterinary Clinic. DM0202200407380
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OTJOMUISE: Secure Complex with under roof parking and guardhouse Built-in cupboards and stove. Two bedrooms N$5,300. Water excluded, prepaid electricity. Available 1 February 2023 , 1st month’s rent + deposit. DM0202300407455
Huise te koop 028 Residential Prop. for Sale REHOBOTH BLOK A: 3 Bedroom free standing house (bic), kitchen bic & bis, dining, living room etc. plus 2 bedroom flat (bic), open plan kitchen (bic & bis) on one big erf 1 100m², N$1,1 million excluding cost. Call: 081-1415335. DM0202300407452
PLOT AND PLAN Package available in Walvis Bay by reputable developer, with more than 50 projects completed. Close to new Curro Walvis Bay Gymnasium School. 165m² 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom free standing house on 500m² erf. Complete turnkey. N$1,650,000 all inclusive. More information available on request, [emailprotected] 081-6447552. DM0202300407440
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Huise te koop 028 Residential Prop. for Sale ANGELS REAL ESTATE: Rehoboth Block A , 4 bedrooms (BIC), 4 bathrooms, kitchen (BIC), lounge/ dinning, TV room, stoep room, garage, carport plus1 bedroom flat. Price N$ 1,250 000. Contact Frank 0812571150 DM0202300407460
ANGELS REAL ESTATE: Swakopmund: Ocean View near Ocean View Spar, Duplex Townhouse 2 bedrooms (BIC), 2 bathrooms, guest toilet, lounge kitchen (BIC & BIS), single garage, indoor braai, courtyard. Price N$ 1,145 000. Contact Frank 081-2571150. DM0202300407461
ANGELS REAL ESTATE: Rehoboth Block G, Townhouse 2 bedrooms (bic), bathroom, kitchen (bic & bis), lounge, carport. Price N$ 460 000. Contact Frank 081-2571150. DM0202300407462
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Regskennisgewings Legal Notices
IN THE High Court of Namibia Case No. HC-MD-CIV-ACTCON-2018/03618 In the matter between: STANDARD BANK NAMIBIA LTD, Plaintiff and DAVID JACOBUS VRIES, Defendant NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY In Execution of a Judgment of the above Honourable Court in the above mentioned suit, a sale will be held on Thursday, the 26TH of January 2023 at 11:00 at Erf 1886, Extension No 1, Swakopmund: CERTAIN: Erf 1886, Swakopmund Extension No 1 SITUATED: At Swakopmund, Registration Division “G”, Swakopmund, Erongo Region MEASURING: 1000 (one zero zero zero) square metres HELD BY: (T 6804/1994) ALLEGED IMPROVEMENTS DESCRIPTION: the following improvements are on the property (although nothing in this respect is guaranteed). The building comprising of: Main House: 1x living room, 1x dining room, 1x kitchen, 2x bed rooms with built-in cupboards with en-suite bathroom, toilet, basin and shower, 1x bathroom with bath, basin and toilet, 1x laundry room. Outside Building: 1x 2 bedroom flat, 1x 1 bedroom flat, 1x triple garage. 1. The property shall be sold by the Deputy-Sheriff of SWAKOPMUND subject to the Conditions of Sale that may be inspected at the Offices of the Deputy-Sheriff to the highest bidder on the auction and furthermore subject to approval by the preferent claimant. 2. The sale is subject to the provisions of the High Court Act No 16 of 1990,as amended, and the property will be sold “voetstoots” according to the existing title deed. 3. 10% of the purchase price to be paid in cash on the date of the sale, the balance to be paid against transfer, to be secured by a Bank or Building Society or other acceptable guarantee to be furnished to the Deputy-Sheriff within 14 (fourteen) days after the date of Sale. 4. The full Conditions of Sale will be read out by the Deputy-Sheriff on the day of the sale, but may be inspected at any time prior to the sale at the offices of the Deputy-Sheriff or at the office of the Plaintiff’s attorneys. Dated at Windhoek this day of November 2022. ENGLING STRITTER & PARTNERS Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 LOVE STREET WINDHOEK EY/bp/sd8363 DM0202200406813
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IN THE High Court Of Namibia Held At Main Division Windhoek Case Number: HC-MD-CIV-ACTCON-2021/02138 In the matter between: STANDARD BANK OF NAMIBIA LIMITED, Plaintiff and FLORENCE GILLE, Defendant NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION Pursuant to a Judgement of the above Honourable Court granted on the 16th of SEPTEMBER 2022, the following immovable property will be sold “voetstoots” by the Deputy Sheriff for the District of ARANDIS on Wednesday, the 25th day of JANUARY 2023, at 11:00 at Erf 2437, Extension 5,Arandis, Namibia. CERTAIN: Erf 2437, Extension 5, Arandis, Namibia SITUATE: In the Town of Arandis, Registration Division “G” RESERVE PRICE: (a) Without a reserve price (b) Interest at 9.75% interest per annum from date of signature of conditions of sale ; (c) Deputy Sheriff’s fees IMPROVEMENTS: 2x Bedrooms, 1x Bathroom, 1x Lounge, 1x Kitchen The “Conditions of Sale in Execution” will lie for inspection at the office of the Deputy Sheriff in Walvisbay, and at the Head Office of Plaintiff in Windhoek at Plaintiff’s Attorneys, Koep & Partners at the undermentioned address. DATED at WINDHOEK this 24th day of NOVEMBER 2022. KOEP & PARTNERS Legal Practitioners For the Plaintiff 33 Schanzen Road Windhoek (REF: SN/ma/77712/DEB698) DM0202200407065
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO A COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF THE LIQUOR ACT, 1998 (Regulations 14, 26 & 33) Notice is given that an application in terms of the Liquor Act, 1998,particulars of which appear below, will be made tothe Regional Liquor Licensing Committee, Region: Oshana 1. Name and postal address of applicant: Mbangula Kornelius, P O BOX 877 Oshakati 2. Name of business or proposed business to which application relates: I-Phone Lounge 3. Address/location of premises to which application relates: Omatando No 2 , Ongwediva 4. Nature and details of application: Liquor Licence. 5. Clerk of the court with whom application will be lodged: Oshakati Magistrate 6. Date on which application will be lodged: 16 - 31 January 2023 7. Date of meeting of Committee at which application will be heard: 8 March 2023 Any objection or written submission in terms of section 28 of the Act in relation to the application must be sent ordelivered to the Secretary of the Committee to reach the Secretary not less than 21 days before the date of themeeting of the Committee at which the application will be heard. DM0202300407463
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PRICE: N$ 290, 000
• 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser VX 100 Series – gold colour • V8, 4,700cc, gasoline/petrol engine, automatic gearbox • 116,000 km genuine mileage, ex-diplomatic vehicle and NAM registered • Full house including 22-inch Antera rims with brand new tyres • Seven-seater with special conversion of door and console linings to match seat covers and the vehicle interior • A rare, splendid Beauty in an immaculate condition • Reluctant sale and priced to go: 290,000 NAD.
CONTACT: Joram (owner): +264-8 161 15182 or [emailprotected] ALTERNATIVE CONTACTS: Kujee: +264-81 857 8400 or Barney: +264-81 223 3331
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Regskennisgewings Legal Notices
REZONING NOTICE DUNAMIS CONSULTING TOWN, REGIONAL PLANNERS AND DEVELOPERS on behalf of the owners of Remainder of Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No. 380 intends to apply to the Municipal Council of Windhoek for the following: * Subdivision of Remainder of Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No.380 into Portion 1 and Remainder, * Rezoning of Portion 1 of Remainder of Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No.380from “Residential” with a density of 1:1ha to “Street”; * Rezoning of Remainder of Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No.380 from “Residential” with a density of 1:1ha to “RestrictedBusiness” with a bulk of 0.5; * Consent Use for Residential purposes including the existing dwellings; * Consent Use to operate a Butchery and a Slaughterhouse; * Consent Use for Urban Agriculture in the form of a Piggery and a Cuniculture(Rabbit Farming) and all supporting facilities; and * Consent to renew the existing Fitness Certificate to continue operating the Butchery while the rezoning process is being finalized. Remainder of Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No. 380 is located within the flatter northern part of the Eastern Flats Area of Emmarentia. The property is currently zoned ‘Residential’ with a density of 1:1ha and measures 48,921m² in extent. It is proposed that Remainder of Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No.380 be subdivided into Portion 1 and Remainder, and that the new Portion 1 of Remainder of Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No.380 be rezoned from “Residential” with a density of 1:1ha to “Street”. It is further proposed that Remainder of the Remainder Portion 2 of the Farm Emmarentia No.380 be rezoned from “Residential” with a density of 1:1ha to “Restricted Business” with a bulk of 0.5. The new zoning of “Restricted Business” with a bulk of 0.5 as a primary use would allow the owner to operate in phases of consent uses for Residential purposes including the existing dwellings, a Butchery, a Slaughterhouse, for Urban Agriculture in the form of a Piggery and a Cuniculture (Rabbit Farming) and all supporting facilities on different total floor areas in line with the respective proposed activities. On-site parking as required in terms of the Windhoek Zoning Scheme will be provided for respectively. Further, take note that the locality plan of the Erf can be inspected at the Windhoek Town Council Customer Care Centre Town Planning Notice Board, 80Independence Avenue, Windhoek. Further take note that any person objecting to the proposed land use as set out above may lodge such objection together with the grounds thereof in Writing at the Windhoek Urban Planning Offices Room 518, 5th Floor, Town House Main Building within 14 days of the last publication of this notice and final date for comments or objections is 2 February 2023. DUNAMIS CONSULTING TOWN, REGIONAL PLANNERS AND DEVELOPERS Cell: +264 855 512 173 Tel: +264 833 302 241 Email: ndimuhona@dunamisplan. com DM0202300407459
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WHAT IS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS?
A chronic disease of InnoSun Energy Holding (PTY) Ltd is looking to hire a:
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Project Development Engineer for Renewable Energy Projects in Namibia Posted: 12 January 2023 Type: Full-time Experience: At least 3 years
Responsibilities
Lead the development of new Renewable Energy Power Projects in Namibia and in Southern Africa: identify new commercial opportunities, reply to tender processes, develop the company project pipeline. Facilitate commercial negotiations for agreements including: land lease agreements (LLA), environmental impact assessments (EIA), regulatory approvals, electrical connection applications and agreements, and in the later stages of project development participate in the process of Equipment Procurement Contracts (EPC), Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and financing agreements of each project; Foster working relationships with external consultants, advisors, regulatory authorities, landowners and joint venture partners, convening meetings when necessary and bringing relevant matters to the attention of colleague’s and the MD; Keep abreast of Renewable Energy and wider power market developments, monitoring market activities in the RE sector and identifying potential opportunities for, and threats to, the Company’s strategy; Reporting to the French mother company on the progress made on the development, construction and operation of the power plants.
Required Skills & Experience Engineering / Business Schools profiles required Master's degree and 3 to 5 years of proven Renewable Energy project development French skills are compulsory as the candidate will work with a French management Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of the Renewable Energy / Energy market in Namibia, the Region and Africa Strong organizational skills Serious, business-minded, professional mentality Valid driver license Ability to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Willingness to work a flexible schedule Attention to detail Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic work environment Preference will be given to those with any of the following: Passion for Sustainable Development / Renewable Energy Good understanding and knowledge on solar/wind system or product Solar Installer experiences Technical engineer sales experiences Solar system design experience
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Company presentation InnoSun is a Franco-Namibian company owned at 30% by Namibians and registered in Namibia. InnoSun is the first and largest Independent Power Producer in Namibia. Its aims are to develop, finance construct and operate renewable energy power plants (wind and solar). InnoSun has financed and constructed the Omburu solar power plant, first utility scale solar power plant in the country in 2015, and now operates three solar plants and one wind farm.
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Remuneration: To be negotiated Suitable candidates kindly forward CV’s to [emailprotected] Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Application due date: 20 January 2023 Schutzen Street No 2, PO Box 27527, Windhoek, Namibia InnoSun Energy Holding (Pty) Ltd, registration 2012/0550 Directors: Grégoire Verhaeghe, Thomas Verhaeghe, Stella Ileka, Ferdinand Nghiyolwa Schutzen Street No 2, PO Box 27527, Windhoek, Namibia Website: www.innovent.fr/en/innosun
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VACANCY: OPERATIONS MANAGER The Manager will be responsible for the operations of the estate under the authority of EON Property Services and will report to the Estate Manager. • •
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Minimum Grade 12. Tertiary qualification relating to Estate/Property management will be an advantage. Thorough understanding of Estate dynamics – Articles of Association, Environmental management, Design Manual dynamics, general Estate rules and Sectional Titles Act. Good computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Proven record of employment of labour and machinery to achieve goals and optimal productivity. Extensive experience in dealing with committees relating to Security, Design review manuals, Public Open Space development and Common Area maintenance. Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi task and plan and execute operational tasks on the Estate, with specific focus on asset management and budgetary control and forecasting. Strong leadership skills with proven track record of leading maintenance teams. Office hours starting at 07:00. Must be willing to do alternate weekend standby. Working knowledge of maintenance equipment – Bush cutters, firefighting machinery, generators etc. is a basic requirement. All round handy-man skills a must. Building, design and manufacturing experience will be a definitive advantage. Code B drivers licence essential. Code C and higher will be an advantage. Proven interaction and co-operation with City of Windhoek departments a definite advantage.
E-mail CV to [emailprotected] & [emailprotected] Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Closing date for submission of CV’s Friday 20 January 2023
Nampharm A vull line pharmaceutical wholesaler/distributor ov medicines, surgical, clinical and consumer products in Namibia has a vacancy vor a:
BUYER’S ASSISTANT Overview: The Assistant is responsible vor supporting the allocated Buyer in his/her daily activities in procurement. Qualifications & Experience: ° Experience in Pharmaceutical wholesale industry will be advantageous. ° Qualifications in pharmaceutical industry will be advantageous ° Grade 12 certificate compulsory Key responsibilities: ° Ensure that he/she carries out all day-to-day activities to support procurement operations ° Ensure that the Item Master is correctly maintained and stock levels are monitored ° Track and vollow up orders to ensure timely delivery ° Capture invoices, update internal records ° Assist Buyer to achieve departmental KPIs ° Ensure to maintain healthy relations with Manuvacturers/Vendors during the dayto-day interactions via email and telephone ° Ensure clear communication channels are maintained within the department, as well as cross-vunctionally Competencies and skills: ° Organized, responsible individual ° Disciplined and ability to work under pressure ° Time management and problem-solving skills ° Excellent team player, yet have the ability to vunction independently ° Strategic and logical thinking ° Detailed work ethic and good understanding ov supply chain procedures ° Statistical & Mathematical skills ° Excellent Communication skills in English – specifically speaking ° Excellent Computer skills with Microsovt Office experience (Word and Excel) is essential ° Namibian Citizenship
Send your CV’s to: E-mail: [emailprotected]
Closing date: 20 January 2023 Nampharm is an equal opportunity employer
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Poor results: Covid, lack of resources not excuses Only 8 133 qualify for grade 12 A study indicated good performances in schools with resource shortages where management was well-executed. HENRIETTE LAMPRECHT
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nly 5 812 of the 38 019 full-time candidates who sat for the National Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSCO) examination in 2022 qualify for further studies at a tertiary institution. Out of more than 38 000 full-time candidates, only 21.4% - 8 133 learners – qualified to enrol for grade 12 or the National Senior Certificate Advanced Level (NSSCAS) this year. This represents an increase of 2.6%. A disappointed minister of education, art and culture, Anna Nghipondoka, in a fiery message to teachers in particular, said it was very clear from the results that “effective and quality teaching” did not take place in many schools and by many teachers all over the country. Although the minister acknowledged the mark Covid-19 has left on the mastery of skills due to reduced teaching and learning time as well as a rationalised learning plan at different levels, according to her, this is not an excuse. She referred to a positive deviance study
which indicated good performances by schools with resource shortages where management was well-executed. These achievements were often better than at schools with the necessary resources, but which lacked adequate management. She admitted that due to a decrease in their budget, the ministry was also unable to fill all required positions for school and department heads, but emphasised that this is where the accountability of teachers comes in. “It’s not necessarily that a well-qualified and accountable teacher needs an inspector, school or head of department to play police man over their teaching,” she said. Nghipondoka added that the disruption due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 after extended closures of schools has put a big damper on education. According to her, this put a ripple effect on the results of candidates who did not have education under normal conditions, including that 2022’s candidates came up short in 2020. This refers to those who were then in grade nine and the following year in grade 10 or 11 and progressed to grade 11 or 12 in 2022. In particular, she expressed her shock at the fact that 420 learners could not achieve any marks in the mathematics second paper. “We found that some learners could not even work out 10% of a given amount! Then I ask myself, what happened in those classes during their school career of 12 years?” Nghipondoka said it is very clear from the answer sets that some topics prescribed in certain subjects in the curriculum were not taught at all. “If this is what is happening in our schools, it must be stopped immediately.”
Sharp decline
The number of fulltime candidates (38 019) was a significant decrease of 8 958 compared to the 2021 group. T h e performance of learn-
ers in physics and biology improved, although the number of candidates achieving symbols in biology decreased. The national average performance in commercial subjects has improved drastically, largely due to good results in business studies, economics and entrepreneurship. Only accounting did not improve. Meanwhile, the average performance in all social science subjects, including geography, decreased slightly compared to the previous year. A* and A symbols are mostly similar to 2021, with only a 0.1% decrease. In language subjects, an average of 64% of candidates achieved a C symbol or higher for first languages. Candidates performed better in metal and woodwork and also office practice. The national average of candidates achieving symbols decreased by 0.7% compared to 2021. Part-time candidates who achieved D symbols totalled 43.3% - a huge decrease of 15.3% compared to the previous year. In total, 9 215 candidates registered for AS. Of these, 8 624 were full-time and 591 part-time. Performance in physics showed an improvement of 1.4% and 0.7% for A and B symbols respectively. An average of 81.2% of candidates achieved symbols, while 18.8% failed to achieve any symbol in certain subjects.
Leadership
Nghipondoka made a serious appeal to senior education officers and inspectors to fulfil their supervisory and advisory roles. She also urged directors to ensure all structures are in place for the ministry to ensure efficient and accountable service delivery at all schools. “Internal efficiency must be achieved through targeted interventions. Clear objectives must be used to hold teachers accountable.” The shortage of resources must be tackled through efforts that ensure internal efficiency in the use of materials, human resources as well as time, she said.
Outstanding performance
The national top candidates for NSSCAS are (one to 20): Max Feilmeier (Delta Secondary School Windhoek), Hendrik Smit (Walvis Bay Private School), Taro Samuelson (Windhoek Gymnasium), Augustinus Shivute (Onawa Secondary School), Daneel van der Walt (Windhoek Gymnasium), Di Christa Mahoro (Delta Secondary School Windhoek), Simon Velishavo (Rukonga Vision School), Enobong Akpabio (Reverend Juuso Shikongo Secondary School), Lucas Ndongo (St Boniface College), Faith Shimpanda (Oshigambo High School), Rhosta Lyatumba (Jan Möhr Secondary School), Shetu Amutenya (Rukonga Vision School), Kornelia Foloma (Rukonga Vision School), Al-Zarrio Beukes (Dr Lemmer High School), Pinehas Ngulu (Uukule Secondary School), Mioné Garbers (Windhoek Gymnasium), Engela Genis (Windhoek High School), Lesheni Haininga (Onawa Secondary School), Annel Liina Antonio (Oshigambo High School) and Hileni Ndafenongo (Rukonga Vision School). • THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY ARE (ONE TO 20): St Boniface College, Oshigambo High School, Canisianum Roman Catholic High School, Karstveld Academy, Rukonga Vision School, Edugate Academy, Elcin Nkurenkuru High School, Erongo Karibib Private School, Onawa Senior Secondary School, Walvis Bay Private School, Windhoek Gymnasium, Otjiwarongo Secondary School, Gobabis Gymnasium, Christian Private School, Oshikoto Heroes’ Private School, St Joseph’s Roman Catholic High School, Rehoboth High School, Duneside High School and Reverend Juuso Shikongo Secondary School.
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The Zone team took to Eros Primary School to find out what the learners will be looking forward to in the new school year.
ARJAN UAZEUA
I am most excited and ready to learn and further my knowledge as well as meet the new teachers and see what excitement they bring to the new subjects.
1st Prize Winners
Van Rhyn Primary School raffle competition winners Van Rhyn primary school hosted a raffle competition in which individuals stood a chance a brand new Renault Kwid Expression, A family weekend for four at the Erindi Lodge and a brand new Samsung Cell phone worth N$4500.00.
The following are the winners of the Competition 1st Prize Renault Kwid Expression Johannes & Judith Namhindi (The father &mother of Jayne Namhindi in grade 3) 2nd Prize Erindi Lodge (family
weekend for four) Sarlotte Amunyongi (The mother of Brasius Shimana in Grade 4) 3rd Prize Samsung Cellphone worth N$4500.00 Anadia Innes (Tulipamwe Construction & Engineering)
GORDEN ORESEB
I am excited about my new grade, I am officially a senior. I am excited to see new faces and see what new things my teachers will teach me. I am also really excited about embarking on this new journey as a grade seven learner.
CLINTON KASUTO
I am excited to meet my new teachers and make a lot of new friends this year. I am also ready to put in the work for the new year and study hard to achieve great results.
2nd Prize Winners
ALZIERAH KAVANDJE
I am looking forward to learning new things and exploring more within my grade seven year. I am also excited to set a great example and be an amazing leader this year as I am selected as a prefect.
TWAPEWA HIDILEKO
I am excited for the new things I will learn and experience. This is my final year in primary school, so I am really excited to make the most of it and study hard to get into my desired high school.
3rd Prize winners
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
BACK TO SCHOOL: Grade seven learners at Eros Primary School were filled with so much enthusiasm for the new school year, and were excited to meet new teachers and see new faces. PHOTO: JUNIOR KAPOFI
RIVALDO DA COSTA
I’m looking forward to creating amazing experiences with my friends and learn more in this grade as well. I am also excited to be a senior and set a great example for all the juniors.
eek Slang of the w Back to kind regards
This means an individual is now back from holiday or leave and has started with work. For example: Huncho: Chommie lets’s go party. Precious: No chommie, aback to kind regards.
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THURSDAY 12 JANUARY 2023
Enriching the toursim industry
Agriculture is a multi-million industry VEMUTJIUA KATJIVENA My name is Vemutjiua Katjivena; I am a final-year student at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agriculture. Agriculture has always been a part of my life, first introduced to me at the tender age of five by my father. He nurtured my love for farming when I tagged along with him to the field and kraals. I remember always being the little girl amongst the men, and my family never made me feel like an outcast. I prided myself on being able to do things that were seen as a man’s job, as I love challenges. It reached the extent that my mother had to make peace that she couldn’t count on me to assist her with all the household chores because I was always out in the field. Regardless, my parents were always supportive of my love of farming and never disappointed nor discouraged me. Level 3 (front office operations); When it came to choosing the field of study after grade 12, it was so easy for me. I didn’t have a a national vocational certificate in hospitality and tourism Level problem choosing this field because I was passion3 (housekeeping operations); ate about farming early on and I believe agriculture a national vocational certifiis a perfect field for me because I can relate my field cate in hospitality and tourism of study to my personal background. Level 3 (food and beverage opBeing an agricultural student can be very chalerations); a national vocational lenging; it requires you to be physically and mencertificate in hospitality and tally fit for the course workload. tourism Level 3 (core comIt is also better to have a focused and driven action mercial cookery skills), and plan after your studies. a national vocational certifiWhen choosing the field of farming, you have to cate in tour guiding Level 3. be patient and dedicated, because of the various factors that are against you when choosing to be a farmer in Namibia. You have to underExcept for specifstand that there is no business without challenges. Your greatest challenge is ic short courses, your capabilities being undermined all NWR students because you are a woman. receive a 50% The greatest challenge for me in this tuition fee subsidy. field is having my success undermined External students because I’m a woman in agriculture. must pay the full Agriculture is a multi-million industry tuition fee. Tuition that will always be a golden spoon for the fees for all NWR Namibian child. Once you’ve mastered its Hi students are art and are open to learning as well as patient listed in the table and resilient, farming can be a lucrative occuabove. pation for Namibians. Katjivena
Creating opportunities in hospitality and tourism Namibia Wildlife Resort is helping curb unemployment with their hospitality institution. JUNIOR KAPOFI
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amibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) established the Namibia Wildlife Resort Hospitality Institute (NWR Hi) in 2021, and it is registered under the Vocational Education and Training Act 1 of 2008.
The school provides approved courses and is accredited by the Namibia Training Authority (NTA). NWR Hi operates two training facilities: In Khorixas in the Kunene Region and at Gross Barmen in the Otjozondjupa Region, outside Okahandja. The courses require a grade 10 or 12 certificate for admission. They are: A national vocational certificate in hospitality and tourism Level 2 (accommodation services and food and beverage services); a national vocational certificate in hospitality and tourism
DESCRIPTION
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
NWR student (cash fee in full on registration)
N$6 420
N$9 480
External student (cash fee in full on registration)
N$12 840
N$18 960
Non-refundable registration fees
N$150
N$150
NWR student tuition fees deposit
N$535
N$790
NWR student monthly payment
N$535
N$790
External student monthly payment
N$1 070
N$1 580
Vemutjiua
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