NSHR

Certain SWAPO Party leaders are allegedly deeply implicated in machinations to expel the Principal of the Etalaleko Secondary School at the town of Okahao in the Ongandjera tribal area in the Omusati Region, human rights monitors in the said region reported on Saturday. The expulsion of the said principal, a certain Lameck Shilongo, also referred to as “Kamunyengo”, was the subject of the rally, which was held at the headquarters of the Ongandjera Traditional Authority at the town, which human rights monitors also attended.

NSHR

Namibia’s National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) calls upon the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to urgently investigate whether or not self-enrichment and or conflict of interest as well as influence peddling were not at play in the acquisition by SWAPO Party Secretary General Ms. Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana of a lucrative permit to sell meat to Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) outlets in the Etosha National Park. The meat is mainly bought from subsistence farmers north of the so-called Red Line.

SADC

On the 31st January and 1st February 2008, on the margins of the 10th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, an Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Organ Defence and Security was held.

NSHR

NSHR notes with serious concern the statement that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has found “no evidence that conclusively support the allegations that the recruitment process was flawed or irregular” and that “nothing was done by the officials involved in the recruitment process, that would undermine the credibility of the election process or influence its outcome”.

NEF

Re: Briefing on Cabinet Resolutions and Media Council 8 January 2008.
The Namibia Editors’ Forum (NEF), takes note WITH CONCERN of the decision of the Government, through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, to implement a Media Council, as announced by the Hon. Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Mrs Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, during her briefing on Cabinet Resolutions, Thursday, 7 February 2008.

MIB

MEDIA BRIEFING FROM CABINET CHAMBERS:
Cabinet took the following decisions at the 1st 2008 meeting held on 22 January 2008:

NSHR

NSHR in principle welcomes the statement by ECN Director of Elections, Mr. Philemon Kanime, that allegations of irregularities involved in the recent recruitment of voter registration officers and or their assistants at Omuthiya “are receiving attention at the highest level and the ECN will investigate those claims and get to the bottom of the issue as a matter of urgency”.

NSHR

NSHR is deeply concerned about credible allegations of irregularities in the recruitment and appointment of candidate registration officers and or their assistants for the supplementary registration of the voters at the newly proclaimed town of Omuthiya. The voters will take part in the upcoming elections of the local authority for the town. Omuthiya is situated in the Oshikoto Region, some 80 kilometers southeast of the town of Ondangwa.

NSHR

A male SWAPO Party activist dressed in his party’s colors yesterday stabbed a policewoman, Constable Hilma Nakumbwata (age unknown) of Onayena village, with a knife in the stomach, human rights monitors in the Oshikoto Region reported. The incident occurred at the town of Omuthiya soon after SWAPO Party Secretary General Ms. Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana and Oshikoto Regional Governor Penda ya Ndakolo addressed a SWAPO Party election rally at the town.

NamPower

NamPower has been inundated with enquiries about a load shedding schedule that is being circulated by members of the public. We have learned with concern that this schedule is being misinterpreted, causing alarm and great concern.

WEF

Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2008 – Global crises from escalating demand for fresh water and inadequate supply are as urgent as efforts to tackle climate change – yet are more vexing and complicated, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 heard today.

NamPower

22 January 2008

Since Eskom’s announcement that it will be reducing exports to neighbouring countries, NamPower has been inundated with enquiries about the future outlook of power supply in Namibia.
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Roads Authority

The Cabinet has approved the granting of amnesty, from 1 February to 30 May 2008, to motorists with outstanding motor vehicle licences together with penalties for late payment. The Roads Authority wishes to announce details of how the Amnesty procedures are to work.

NSHR

INCIDENTS OF PROVOCATION AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION AT RECENT MEETINGS OF THE RDP AND SWAPO PARTIES AT OMUTHIYA IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA

Vatican City, 17 January 2008 – Caritas fears that if downpours continue in southern Africa, hundreds of thousands of people could be affected in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Caritas...

16 JANUARY 2008

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1.1 The cash situation in the economy remains an area of policy priority to the Central Bank.

1.2 The rise in inflation, increases in salaries...

NSHR

Both Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) and the SWAPO Party are scheduled to hold political rallies at the newly proclaimed town of Omuthiya this coming Saturday.

Cabinet took the following decisions at its 18th ordinary meeting held on 16 October 2007

Cabinet took the following decisions at the 2nd 2007 meeting of the 4th Government held on 13 February 2007

Cabinet took the following decisions at its 19th ordinary meeting held on 6 November 2007