insert_link Namibia Activists to Submit Final Petition on /Khomanin Land Issues Shaun Gariseb announced plans to submit a petition addressing landlessness, ancestral land dispossession, and restrictive resettlement policies affecting the /Khomanin community. Titled "The Final Petition," Gariseb emphasized that, after years of submitting petitions, this would be the last, as the community now intends to pursue alternative paths for justice. The petition will be presented to the Speaker of Parliament and other senior government officials. The activists plan on marching […] todayNovember 4, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Zimbabweans protest 50% passport fee increase Over 1,100 people have signed a petition urging the Zimbabwean government to reconsider a nearly 50% increase in passport fees. Bloomberg Africa reports that the Zimbabwean consulate in Johannesburg on 26 July announced that the price of a passport would rise from $170 (about N$ 3 100) to $250 (about N$ 4 540), with the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa arguing that the new cost is unaffordable for many Zimbabweans. todayAugust 5, 2024 18
insert_link Namibia Windhoek Deputy Mayor criticizes Katutura residents committee over debt relief plan https://youtu.be/yENxyZgNh6o By Valeria Handobe, via News on One Windhoek deputy mayor, Joseph Uapingene, called the Katutura Residents Committee ungrateful and described their call to review the debt relief programme as unreasonable. According to Uapingene, the committee should have simply expressed gratitude for the 100% debt write-off for pensioners and the 50% off for non-pensioners, instead of rejecting it. Uapingene's remarks come after the committee submitted a petition […] todayApril 23, 2024 35
insert_link Namibia Amushehelo demands President’s attention on jobs crisis Activist and Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters member, Michael Amushehelo is leading a protest against youth unemployment. Despite challenges in delivering their petition on Independence Day, he remains committed. Amushehelo plans to personally deliver the petition to President Nangolo Mbumba's office and insists on the President's acknowledgment. todayMarch 27, 2024 64
insert_link Namibia Walvis Bay taxi drivers go on strike Walvis Bay’s taxi operators staged a protest against potholes and exorbitant traffic fines in the town on Tuesday. The group intends to deliver a petition to the municipality on Wednesday. The protest was sparked by the municipality's failure to address their concerns after receiving two petitions in 2023. Here is Walvis Bay Mayor, Trevino Forbes. todayMarch 13, 2024 28
insert_link Namibia Omaheke farmers oppose bail for ‘notorious’ stock theft accused Several farmers in the Omaheke Region on Thursday took to the streets of Gobabis, opposing bail to individuals forming part of an alleged stock theft ‘syndicate’. The concerned farmers, along with the Community Against Stock Theft Organisation, delivered a petition to the public prosecutor’s office, objecting the granting of bail to the accused citing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1978, sections 436 and 437. Accused Silver Samuel Nakanyala, Paulus Gun-Gun […] todayNovember 27, 2023 18
insert_link Namibia Unemployed teachers plan nationwide protest “We want to eradicate the percentage of unemployed graduate teachers in the education sector,” he said. Kandunda explained that the decision to protest was taken last year by different former student leaders who are unemployed. “We have been engaging different education offices and up to this year we even went up to the extent of engaging with the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture directors in different regions. All these […] todayNovember 20, 2023 7