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December 13, 2024
Tag: Protesters
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Protesters demand justice for Okahandja police shooting victims
Protesters marched to Agostinho Neto Square on Saturday to demand justice for the killing of five men who died at the hands of police officers in Okahandja in April last year. The protest was spearheaded by activist and Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) member Michael Amushelelo. The plan for this march was to bring across...
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Mexico protesters in mass rally against electoral changes
Huge crowds have rallied in Mexico’s capital, protesting against proposed changes to the electoral authority ahead of June’s presidential elections. The Mexico City government said some 90,000 people turned out in the city’s Zocalo Square. The rally organisers said the figure was much higher. The opposition accuses President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of trying to...
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Protesters demand suspended Oniipa mayor’s reinstatement
Placido Hilukilwa A NUMBER of Swapo Party members, supporters, and sympathizers staged a street demonstration in Oniipa town in the Oshikoto Region, demanding that the party’s regional leadership reverse the suspension of the town’s mayor, Augustus Nangolo. In their written petition, they decried Nangolo’s “unfair and unprocedural” suspension and pointed an accusing finger at Oniipa...
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Upholding Democracy: The Right of Protesters to the People’s Parliament
Namibia’s democracy is signified by the ‘people’s parliament’, a symbol of citizen participation and the embodiment of collectivism which amplifies society’s voices. However, the powers, privileges and immunities of the Parliament Act 17 of 1996, with its well-intentioned goals of safeguarding parliamentary proceedings, inadvertently casts a shadow on the fundamental right of citizens to protest...
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New York stages Thanksgiving Day parade with pro-Palestinian protesters’ intrusion – Namibia Daily News
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 — New Yorkers flocked to the streets in Manhattan to witness the 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday mooring as the weather was sunny and mild. On the occasion of the holiday for a family reunion, gratitude and relaxation, organizers extended the duration of the parade by half an hour...
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Protesters Want ReconAfrica Forced to Leave Namibia After Parliamentary Investigation Finds Law Violations – Namibia Daily News
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK, Oct. 1 – A recent parliamentary investigation in Namibia has revealed several violations of the country’s laws by Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica. Despite these findings, the company has been allowed to continue its oil exploration activities. The investigation uncovered that ReconAfrica initiated its oil exploration activities without obtaining the required permits,...
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Protesters march on city over RedForce
Residents of Okahandja town and Katutura are demanding that their debts must be written off and that the municipality should get rid of debt collectors RedForce Debt Management. The residents yesterday staged a mass demonstration in Windhoek against the municipality’s debt management process. The chairperson of the Katutura Residents Committee, Benestus Kandundu, handed a petition...