Month: July 2024

Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo on Friday promoted and transferred officers holding top ranks within the force.

Shikongo at the closing of a week-long Senior Command Conference held at Ongwediva, announced that the officers’ transfers, appointments and promotions aim to fill the positions left vacant as a result of service terminations.

This is with effect as of 01 September 2024.

They include Commissioner Johanna Ndahafa Ngondo from Kavango East Region who was transferred to the Office of the Inspector General, and appointed as Staff Officer in the Advisory Office in Windhoek.

Commissioner Andreas Kanyanga Haingura was transferred from the Omaheke Region to Kavango East and appointed as the Regional Commander there, whereas Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze was transferred from the Otjozondjupa Region to the Omaheke Region.

Shikongo also transferred and appointed Deputy Commissioner Philip Nhuleipo Hidengwa, the Regional Crime Investigations Coordi
nator for Kunene to the Otjozondjupa Region, where he will be the Regional Commander. Deputy Commissioner Eric Petrus Clay from the Crime Investigations Division in Hardap moves to the Regional Crime Investigations Division in the Kunene Region, where he is appointed as Head of the Regional Crime Investigations Division.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Moses Ndumbah Simaho was transferred from the Omusati Crime Investigations Division to the Criminal Investigations Directorate, Police National Headquarters, and appointed as Staff Officer in the Office of the Head of Criminal Investigations Directorate.

Further, Shikongo said Deputy Commissioner Zachariah Amakali of the Ohangwena Crime Investigations Coordination Division was transferred to Omusati in the same position.

Deputy Commissioner Mathew Hambelela Nakadhilu is also transferred from the Oshikoto Region Administration Division to the same division in Khomas. Deputy Commissioner James Jackobus Nandapo was transferred from Khomas to Oshikoto in the same
position.

Deputy Commissioner Robert Kaulinge moves from Khomas’ Infrastructure Protection Division to the Otjozondjupa Region, appointed as the Head of Border and Infrastructure Protection Division.

Shikongo also transferred Deputy Commissioner Ndeshihafela Peter Shapumba from Otjozondjupa, Border and Infrastructure Protection Division to the Khomas Region, where he is appointed as the head of that division.

Shikongo transferred and promoted Chief Inspector Swaama Melanie Mburuu to the rank of deputy commissioner; she is expected to head the Regional Crime Investigations Division of the Ohangwena Region.

Chief Inspector Johannes Mwatongwe is transferred and promoted to the rank of deputy commissioner, who will be the Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator in the Hardap Region.

Shikongo also announced that they have successfully implemented 14 out of the 16 resolutions passed at their last Senior Command Conference.

According to Shikongo, the two resolutions not fully implemented involve issues relat
ed to policy amendments that require a series of legal processes to be finalised.

During the conclusion of the conference, NamPol’s senior commanders handed over essential households items worth N.dollars 30 000 to families at Omatando, Oshuulo and Okandjengedi.

Next year, the Senior Command Conference will be held at Opuwo in the Kunene Region.

Source: The Namibia News Agency

Swapo Party Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa said the late Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, a former Minister of Education, Arts and Culture and former Governor of the Hardap Region served her community and nation at large with utmost dedication and commitment.

Shaningwa made the remarks in a tribute message, represented by Swapo Deputy Secretary General Uahekua Herunga at the official memorial service of Hanse-Himarwa in Mariental on Friday.

Hanse-Himarwa, a former teacher and school principal, died on 14 July 2024 at the age of 57 years.

At the time of her death, Hanse-Himarwa was a member of the Swapo Party’s political bureau and central committee.

‘In an independent Namibia, comrade Hanse-Himarwa served her community and the Namibian nation with a majestic purpose. Throughout her deployment at various levels in Government and the Swapo Party, comrade Hanse-Himarwa served with a sense of utmost dedication and commitment,’ Shaningwa said.

Shaningwa added that Hanse-Himarwa contributed immensely to the indepen
dence of Namibia and its reconstruction from the ruins of apartheid and colonialism.

Source: The Namibia News Agency

In a significant milestone for the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed current Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, as Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa with effect from 1 September 2024.

‘The appointment follows the President’s consultation, in accordance with Constitutional prescripts, with the Judicial Service Commission and the leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly,’ said the Presidency in a statement on Thursday.

In a letter addressed to Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on 22 February 2024, President Ramaphosa informed the Judicial Service Commission of his intention to appoint Deputy Chief Justice Maya as the Chief Justice of the Republic upon the expiry of the term of office of Chief Justice Zondo on 31 August 2024.

The President invited the Judicial Service Commission to provide its views on the suitability of Justice Maya to hold the office of Chief Justice.

Discharging its consultative mandate set out in Section 174(3) of the Constitution, the Commis
sion interviewed Justice Maya on 21 May 2024 to ascertain her suitability to be appointed as Chief Justice of the Republic.

The Commission subsequently assured the President of Justice Maya’s suitability to lead the judiciary in the country based on the interview, Justice Maya’s qualifications and judicial record, her leadership qualities, her experience as a judge in various courts, her past leadership of the Supreme Court of Appeal and her role as Deputy Chief Justice in the period leading to her nomination by the President.

The Commissioners also advised that Justice Maya’s appointment would be a significant milestone for the country as Justice Maya would be the first woman in South Africa to be appointed Chief Justice.

‘President Ramaphosa appreciates the confidence expressed by the Judicial Service Commission and leaders of political parties in the suitability of the incoming Chief Justice, who can draw inspiration and support from the confidence expressed in her,’ said the Presidency.

Maya’s appoint
ment is in terms of Section 174(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

Source: South African Government News Agency

The Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Department (DRDAR) MEC, Nonceba Kontsiwe, has reiterated the call for communities to produce their own food for consumption and selling.

Kontsiwe made the call during the handover of a tractor and farming implements to the Goboti Residents’ Association, held at Goboti village, eNgcobo, on Thursday.

The tractor will aid the MEC’s interventions to fight poverty and hunger, in response to the Human Rights Commission report that called for urgent intervention to address the challenges of poverty and hunger.

Kontsiwe has committed to intensify programmes in support of vulnerable households. This has seen the department investing R60 million in R30 000 vulnerable households in anti-poverty sites across the province, from 2009 to 2024.

“During the same period, the department delivered vegetable seeds, including seedlings, maize, poultry feed, poultry medication, chicks, and fertilisers to 205 038 households for food production to eradicate poverty,” Kontsiwe
highlighted.

The MEC has been advocating for church, school, and communities’ arable lands to be cultivated to produce food. Engagements have been continuing with an organisation led by clergymen – an initiative that is being seen as a launching pad to realise that goal.

‘In the last financial year, the organisation which deals with rural development initiatives was provided by DRDAR with 15 sewing machines, which they are using to train 50 women, who mostly are young,’ Kontsiwe said.

At the event, Kontsiwe also unveiled a ‘Green Revolution’ project spearheaded by the association led by the church leaders, which has a long-term goal of seeing every household’s garden planted.

Source: South African Government News Agency