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Donald Matthys

Donald Matthys


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Pick n Pay shops to be renamed ‘Model’

OHLTHAVER & List Group (O&L) on Monday announced that as of 1 July, a wholly Namibian-owned brand, Model, will officially replace Pick n Pay Namibia. O&L last year announced it will terminate its Pick n Pay Namibia franchise agreement with…

Donald Matthys

Tjongarero orders reinstatement of Schwartz-Gowases as NYC director

Minister of sport, youth and national service Agnes Tjongarero has instructed the National Youth Council (NYC) to reinstate its suspended director, Calista Schwartz-Gowases, from Monday. Schwartz-Gowases was suspended last March after reports of misconduct were levelled against her, which included…

Donald Matthys

Opuwo Projects delayed, nationwide budget mismanagement concerns raised

A parliamentary standing committee has raised concerns about the delay in the completion of the Opuwo Industrial Park, which has been under construction since 2012. They are also concerned with delays in finishing the Opuwo Aerodrome project, initiated in 2012.…

Donald Matthys

Finance ministry washes hands of National Youth Council administration saga

The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises has denied any involvement in the ongoing administrative dispute at the National Youth Council (NYC). Ministerial spokesperson Wilson Shikoto says the governance of public enterprises in Namibia is guided by the Public Enterprises…

Donald Matthys

National Youth Council in crisis amid ministerial inaction

The minister of sport, youth and national service, Agnes Tjongarero, and minister of finance and public enterprises Iipumbu Shiimi have allegedly failed to properly act on a forensic report detailing maladministration at the National Youth Council (NYC) and communicate the…

Donald Matthys

Hospitality industry wants Namibia to perfect e-visa system

HOSPITALITY Association of Namibia chief executive Gitta Peatzoldt says Namibia has a few weeks to effectively test and perfect the e-visa application system. Her views come after industry sources told The Namibian on Tuesday that the system was not fully…

Donald Matthys

Namibia launches online visa-on-arrival platform

The Namibian government on Monday officially launched an online platform for visa-on-arrival. Minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security Albert Kawana said the initiative is a step forward in the government’s ongoing commitment to enhancing border efficiency and streamlining…

Donald Matthys

Parliament clears lithium mining at Uis

The parliamentary standing committee on natural resources says a joint venture’s mining of lithium at Uis is legal. This follows an investigation into allegations of illegal mining in the area. The committee’s report confirmed that the joint venture between Long…

Donald Matthys

Nujoma impacted Namibia positively and negatively – Lubango dungeons survivors

An organisation representing the victims of Swapo’s alleged Lubango dungeons says founding president Sam Nujoma died without discussing the controversial matter.In the 1980s, Swapo reportedly tortured and killed Namibians regarded as spies at a detention centre at Lubango, Angola.The organisation,…

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‘Celebrate heroes while they are still living’

Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah says Namibia should celebrate liberation icons while they are still alive.He says this as Namibia mourns the death of founding president Sam Nujoma. “We see it all the time; when a hero dies, suddenly there are…

Donald Matthys

Food programmes still struggling – Pohamba

Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has raised concern over the apparent failure of local agricultural projects. Speaking at a recent memorial service for founding president Sam Nujoma, Pohamba recalled Nujoma’s vision of food self-sufficiency and his push for agricultural development. “Nujoma…

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