Namibian Insights with Emilia Nordström

The end of local telecommunications companies, and further innovation and skills development in the sector. Starlink is for countries that already have fully developed and matured telecommunication companies.

Elon Musk was part of a crew that passed a bill which allows American companies to pay bribes abroad so their operations/services can be accepted and allowed to operate in the countries they wish to expand!

Who in the Namibian embassy in US and CLAN office Namibia are the first beneficials of this bill?

I still believe they must be investigated!

Under theirs administrative watch such tenders were awarded to certain individuals.

1. On what grounds did Mr Shangula requested the removal of Haufiku?
2. Why was Kanyama granted all tenders for medical supplies for consecutive years? Under which companies is he operational? Who owns them and when were they established? Do they do what they claim to do at the time the tenders were awarded?
3. How did Nangombe authorised payments and to which companies ...? The chain must be traced?
4. WHY DID AT THE SOME POUNT THE STATE RAN OUT CRITICAL MEDICINE/MEDICAL CARE. What happened? Where did the money or medicine go? And what about those entrusted with supplies?
5..... list goes

The public deserves to know!

Recently, US General met Kapofi, Minister of Defense and security over jihadist and drug cartels. The main goals being to enhance security partnership with Namibia......

Questions are:
1.Namibia is predominantly Christian-based country. Of all the places where does jihadist come from, all of the sudden and to be spotted as a threat in the country by US, and not by Namibians?
2. During colonial times, when Namibia needed military and intelligence support the most, where was the US? And why now when the country is at peace we should require military engagements and partnerships? For what? And to protect who, US interests in the country?
3. Doesn't this sounds strange that this engagement it's happening at the same time with Angola, the two oil countries? And as we speak, there is massive riots and protests happening in Luanda to get the Chinese out. Of recent, we had some individuals wanting Caprivi to become a country of its own, right at the border. What a coincidence?
4. Why does the US have the largest embassy in Namibia, bigger than countries with long historical good relationships? Probably, the largest embassy in Africa. What is that Namibia have that the US is eyeing? US don't sit where poverty is. They sit where they want to control and dominate. Just like when the suggested to help Namibia manage its oil.

Insight/opinion: Putting my puzzle together, some based on the history of other countries (e.g. Libya, middle east, etc.),
- US uses minority, radical and extremist groups to destabilise peace where they see potential and great interest. They fund them to cause chaos, sometimes cause coups, and later on show up pretending to come in as samaritans trying to help meanwhile, persuing their main goals and interests.
- A country with US on their soils never knows peace and never achieve it's goals. There is always interference. Look at what is happening in Libya today.
- Americans are very calculated. Their cards are already planned and designed long beforeone can think of. An intimate relationships with US is very difficult to get rid off, tough marriage. Such, puts us in a very good and vulnerable position for SANCTIONS that we cannot escape and could largely hurt our economy in the future, should we refuse to agree to any of their proposals. LETS PUT OUR EGGS IN OTHER BASKETS TOO and let's make it easier for us to be able to have partnerships with other countries.
- Let's not depend on US for military support, but let's have a business and trading business instead, that we could reciprocate tariffs just as Trump is doing. Mutuality.

Namibia continue to be a peaceful country you are, Don't be party to dirty global military and politics games. Engage more with investment and trade businesses. We are still young to engage such high level military/political propagandas, else, we are doomed.

There has been a lot of whistle-blowers on corruption and money laundering cases in the country since Mr Paulus Noa has been the Director of Anti-Corruption Commission, Republic of Namibia. A lot of cases have been brought forward but nothing has been happening and no one has been prosecuted under his watch.

Question is: Why is he only acting now and bring those cases to court? Why has he done nothing in the past? Does he also need to be investigated or questioned about this? Can the state really trust him to continue running that entity?

An insight/opinion:
1. He must be re-shuffled from that position and someone else trustworthy must be appointed to lead ACC.
2. The position of a Director at the ACC should be rotational and merit-based!
3. The organisation structure at ACC must be clearly defined and diverse such that it will be impossible and difficult for the corruption syndicate to pe*****te through!

Great move! And all mines must be conditioned to register on specific stock listing.

Two major laws are missing in here:
1. Corruption and Accountability law
2. Foreign trade and investment law

The freedom of press and speech is threatened by day in Namibia. NBC is compromised instead of being an independent news reporter. A country where people fear to speak out or express freely is a scary place to be in.

God loves the Namibian assembly!
The Professor Job Shipululo Amupanda IN, The Kandji Murangi OUT. Else, it would have been heated discussions and confrontations in there... The wind of change is indeed blowing out the other regime's leafs.

Congratulations President elect Dr. Cde. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

What a shame and disgrace ECN. Such a total failure can only be explained by your poor planning and incompetence.

The news we want to hear in Namibia. This kind of research collaboration to develop our nation!

Eyeing health cooperation… Dr Fu Heliang, chairman and founder of Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is in Namibia on the business invitation of former minister of health Dr Bernard Haufiku. Fu is expecteto dialogue on possible medical research collaboration especially in terms of clinical research. The delegation paid the courtesy call to President Nangolo Mbumba to get State blessing and green light. Photos: Isai Sipunga

The young shall grow! Great record.
Another one coming, Presidency. Well done son of the land 🍾🥳

Politician and academic Dr. Job Amupanda has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Namibia.

At 36, Amupanda is Namibia’s youngest professor; he also holds the record of obtaining a PhD in political science at the age of 32.

“I received thrilling news that I have been promoted from the rank of Senior Lecturer in Political Studies to that of Associate Professor in Political Studies at the University of Namibia. This promotion is a certification of meeting all requirements of a specific number of scholarly research publication outputs, a number of years of teaching and teaching related competencies, and a meritorious portfolio of community engagement as specified in the university’s Academic Promotions Policy. Additionally, this follows multilayered assessments and evaluations, including an external evaluation by international scholars from international universities who are at the rank of professor," Amupanda wrote on his social media.

Dr. Amupanda is the frontman of the Affirmative Repositioning Movement and a presidential hopeful in the upcoming national elections.

Report: Emil Xamro Seibeb

University of Namibia (UNAM)