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Youth Need a Voice to Tackle Climate Change
By:Mathias Hangala Environmental Commissioner Timoteus Mufeti says there is a need for youth to partake in decisions and plans which will affect them in the future. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism’s environmental commissoner was speaking on Tuesday on the sidelines of the National Youth Council’s (NYC) three-day National Youth Climate Summit. It was […]
Middle To Low-Income Earners Struggling To Access Affordable Housing
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni says that he is aware of the cost of houses falling out of reach for many people and that those in the middle to low income categories are struggling to access affordable housing. At the handover of 33 houses built by the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) […]
Basic Income Grant A Solution To Omaheke’s Malnutrition Conundrum, says Unam Lecturer
By:Fransina Nghidengwa University of Namibia lecturer, Basilius Kasera, says a report of 45 children in the Omaheke region having died of malnutrition only demonstrates the depth of the socio-economic inequality in the country. During his state of the region address recently, Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate raised concerns after 45 children under five years died in […]
Joint SADC Agriculture Development Plan Needed, Says Parliamentarian
By:Hilya Ngolo Member of Parliament for Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), Vipuakuje Muharukua has called for the Southern African Community Development Community’s Parliamentary Forum to formulate a regional agricultural development plan. Muharukua made the call at the 53rd SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Assembly which focused on the theme, “Modernising Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity and Youth Unemployment […]
Food And Non-Alcoholic Beverage Categories See Major Price Adjustments
Justicia Shipena Food and non-alcoholic beverages were among the categories that saw the largest levels of price adjustments during the past month, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). On Tuesday, NSA released its Namibia Consumer Price Index report which examines the monthly inflation rate performance in the country. Food and non-alcoholic beverages encountered price […]
Amupanda Turns Down ACC Cooperation On Higher Education Minister Corruption Probe
By:Justicia Shipena The Anti-Corruption Commission’s request for Affirmative Repositioning leader, Job Amupanda to offer information about allegations of corruption against the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation hit a brick wall. Amupanda recently made several accusations on social media, alleging how Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi had been syphoning off travel and subsistence reimbursements from the […]
Lobito Oil Refinery Will Be The Biggest In Angola And Southern Africa … with 200,000 barrels per day
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The planned Lobito Oil Refinery, in which Angola offered Namibia equity, will be the largest in Angola, with 200,000 barrels per day expected to be refined at that coastal town. This is according to a presentation madeto a Namibian delegation by the Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sanangol), a company that oversees […]
The Importance of Retirement Planning
By:Imilda Gases Retirement planning is of paramount importance for individuals to secure their financial future and to maintain a comfortable lifestyle after they stop working. A tragedy that we often see in Namibia is that after a successful working career, our elders fall into poverty. Failure to adequately plan for retirement can result in serious […]
Paratus, Ceragon Sign Multi-Year Partnership In Angola, Mozambique And Namibia
By staff writer Telecommunications and network company Paratus and wireless communications company Ceragon Networks on Monday signed a multi-year agreement to provide high-capacity wireless offshore communication solutions to the oil and gas industry in Angola, Mozambique and Namibia. The agreement effectively combines Ceragon’s world-class stabilising technology for offshore assets, including rigs and or floating production […]
Diamond Industry Experts Hail Botswana-De Beers Deal
By:Staff writer Diamond industry experts are hailing the signing of a 10-year diamond sales agreement between the De Beers Group and Botswana, Africa’s largest diamond producer. Under the deal, Botswana will progress from receiving 30% to half of all diamonds that De Beers mines in the southern African country. The deal was signed at the […]