Five years before Namibia’s independence, Sam Nujoma promised that when Namibia is free, its “riches will be distributed for the good of all citizens”. His successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, swore to fight corruption. Hage Geingob declared war on poverty, while Nangolo…
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It is a bitter irony that a government that has the power to dish out fishing quotas, oil blocks and mineral rights to a select few struggles to maintain an effective justice system. For years, top judicial officers have raised…
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Another crying need is for the reform of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), of which Paulus Noa has been director general for 20 years. There has been ongoing discussion about the future of the ACC and whether Noa should remain in…
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (NNN) is correct to assert that her children have the right, like other citizens and as per the Constitution, to conduct lawful business in Namibia. She was responding to media reports and an incident involving independent journalist…
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JAMES SANKWASA has taken Namibia by storm in his job as minister of urban and rural development. Many loved his stormy style as he travelled the country, firing town councillors. It is easy to understand why many Namibians like his…
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WHAT’S GOING ON in the Kavango regions with cases of food poisoning killing people and leading to mass hospitalisations? Even in government schools, hundreds of pupils have been admitted to hospital over the past couple of years – either due…
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What Has Knowledge Katti done for Namibia in order to be made a multi-billionaire with public resources in the form of oil exploration licences instead of any other “previously disadvantaged” Namibian? He is not the only one, by the way.…
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The government’s public acknowledgement that it had no reliable system to track job creation is hopefully akin to an alcoholic confessing to addiction. It’s not just about tracking jobs. National Planning Commission director general Kaire Mbuende in essence pointed out…
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The decision to ban businessman Sakaria Johannes’ Tokai Investment CC for five years after it supplied medical equipment stolen from the same ministry of health that hired him to provide them is shocking in its leniency. The Public Procurement Review…
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It is true, as prime minister Elijah Ngurare has stated, that the government has a major problem of “middlemen” and state employees more interested in self-enrichment than improving the living conditions of the voting masses. Ngurare has argued at a…
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is energetically criss-crossing Namibia, promising 500 000 jobs. She’ll be lucky to see 50 000 jobs created by the year 2030, because it’s business as usual. If anything, anti-business and anti-innovation seems to be on the increase.…
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