Day: June 23, 2023

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APP announces suspension of secretary general

The leadership of the All People’s Party (APP) announced the suspension of its Secretary General, Vincent Kanyetu, here on Thursday.

The party’s national chairperson, Linus Muchila, who made the announcement in a media release issued on Thursday, said Kanyetu’s suspension is effective as of Monday and will last for a period of 30 working days.

‘The reason for Kanyetu’s suspension along with all due processes that need to be followed hereafter, are explained in his letter of suspension. Thus, the party will not elaborate further on the charges until the disciplinary hearing is concluded,’ Muchila stated.

During the suspension, Kanyetu is restricted from all functions, activities and events of the APP and is not allowed to access the party’s members, resources or perform work for the party.

On his part, Kanyetu said he was going to respond to the suspension through a letter which he will share with this news agency in due course.

Muchila further clarified that, contrary to recent media reports, the party did not fail to repay a loan advanced to it from the acting president’s family trust and that the party made all payments, for which proof was provided.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

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President presses public servants on quality service delivery

President Hage Geingob has urged public servants to provide diligent and timeous service delivery to citizens in order to attain effective governance.

Geingob in a press statement today in commemoration of the United Nations (UN) and Africa Public Service Day, said in order to build a prosperous and integrated Africa through trade, public servants should ensure citizens, investors, tourists and all those who require public services are treated with respect and are provided with the services they need in a diligent and timeous manner.

The day celebrated under the theme ‘Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation’ is a reminder about the values and virtues of public service in the endeavour of eradicating poverty for a united and prosperous Agenda 2063.

“To be a public servant is a calling and living up to the Charter of the Office, Ministry and Agency you serve, which are a clarion call for you to carry out your work with passion and dedication in fulfilment of the mission of the Government of the Republic of Namibia to deliver Effective Governance as part of the Harambee Prosperity Plan,” Geingob stressed.

The United Nations adopted 23 June as Public Service Day and has been celebrating the day since 2002, coinciding with the Africa Public Service Day aimed to recognise the value and virtue of service to the community and the role of public service in spearheading national and continental development.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

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NDF and BDF kick off with exercise Hanganee Two

The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) on Thursday officially kicked off with the joint military exercise called Hanganee Two, which is being held in the Omaheke Region.

The exercise, under the theme ‘Enhancing Joint Cooperation’, runs from 15 to 30 June 2023.

Speaking during the official opening of Hanganee Two, NDF Chief, Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas said the exercise follows the recent signing of the Status of Force Agreement (SOFA) on military cooperation and collaboration between the BDF and the NDF.

“The joint training exercise is aimed at strengthening military to military strategic partnership between the NDF and BDF and it comes through as part of the implementation of resolutions for the 22nd Session of the Republic of Botswana and Republic of Namibia Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security (JPCDS) held in Gaborone in 2012,” he said.

The exercise is a biannual event and is conducted every two years on a rotational basis on a shared responsibility between the two armed forces.

Pinehas further stated that the exercise was first conducted in Botswana in 2014, however, the continuity in hosting the exercise was disrupted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said with the world emerging from the pandemic, the two sister defence forces agreed to resuscitate the exercise.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

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Speaking at the launch of the Sixth National Development Plan.

National Planning Commission Chief National Development Adviser, Sylvester Mbangu said Namibia did not make strides in changing the structure of its economy which consists of a large informal sector, resulting in the majority of the population being in vulnerability.

Speaking at the launch of the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6) formulation process here yesterday, Mbangu said for the past 30 years the structure of the economy consists of a large informal sector where the majority of the population earn low wages with no formalised contracts.

This, he said should be of consideration in the NDP6 formulation covering the period of 2024/25 to 2030/31 financial years aimed at addressing Namibia’s ambitions and ultimately improving the standard of living of Namibians.

He explained that Namibian sectors that propel economic growth such as agriculture, mining and fishing amongst others are of low economic complexity and do not allow for much innovation, resulting in an uncompetitive economy.

“Our economy depends much on external sectors without export, we produce what we do not consume and that of which we produce we export it. So our economic growth is volatile because we experience external factors and these are the challenges we are experiencing,” he noted.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

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