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AviaDev Africa 2024 To Be Held In Namibia
By:Hilya Ngolo Namibia will host the next AviaDev Africa in June, 2024, in Windhoek, the Namibia Airports Company has announced. AviaDev Africa is a leading platform that is dedicated to enhancing connectivity to, from, and within the African continent. It is an annual forum that brings together influential stakeholders, such as airlines, airports, tourism boards, […]
“They Register Dead People Faster Than The Living” …more than 50,000 stateless people in two Kavango regions
By:Annakleta Haikera Unregistered and undocumented people of the two Kavango regions have demanded that government speed up the process of registering them after accusing the Rundu office of dragging its feet on the matter. The two Kavango regions have the highest number of stateless and undocumented persons in the country, with Kavango East having 32,720 […]
Operationalise The Uvhungu-Vungu Dairy Farm – Venaani … Says the tragedy at the Kayova village could have been avoided
By:Hertha Ekandjo The official opposition leader is irked by the fact that the 16 family members who lost their lives after eating contaminated mahangu are in the same Kavango East region where the dormant N$141 million Uvhungu Vungu dairy project is located on the outskirts of Rundu. Furthermore, both Kavango East and Kavango West are […]
ECB Weighs In On NamPower’s Debt Recovery Plan
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s electricity regulator has warned that, in the future, no debt recovery plan should compromise life-saving services and disturb the energy supply to those in good standing. This is in response to NamPower’s debt recovery plan that involved targeted blackouts. In a statement released last Friday, the Electricity Control Board (ECB) Chief […]
Anti-Competitive Behaviour Rocks Nam Economy…Now bankers are allegedly putting barriers for new property valuers
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus From the pharmaceutical companies fixing prices, collusion on panel beating and short-term insurance companies agreeing to unintentionally collude, more anti-competitive behaviour is being reported to the country’s competition watchdog. The latest is the property valuation sector where potential valuers have approached the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) to zoom in on the sector for […]
Discovering Your Financial Creativity to Overcome Food Price Challenges
By:Mignon du Preez People’s budgets in Namibia have been squeezed by rising food costs, and the recent repo rate increase by the Bank of Namibia has only made things worse. Thus, it is time for consumers to use their ingenuity and implement tactics to stretch their money further in the face of rising inflation. In […]
United Nations Call For Collaboration On Census
Hilya Ngolo The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Hopolang Phororo, in a statement delivered by UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Gift Malunga, has called on various stakeholders to provide support to the census through the Namibia Statistic Agency to ensure sustainable development in Namibia. “I urge all of us to jointly support this critical undertaking, […]
Menzies to continue operations at HKIA until 4 July
By:Staff writer UK company Menzies Aviation will now continue with ground handling operations at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) until at least 4 July, the Namibia Airports Company has announced. Menzies and the preferred bidder have been locked in an intense courtroom battle over the ground handling operations at the national airport, in which […]
Vehicle Sales Take A Nose Dive
By:Fransina Nghidengwa There has been a downward trend in vehicle sales after the industry reached its peak of 1,226 units in March 2023, with only 982 units were sold in May 2023. This represents the lowest number of vehicles sold since February 2023, despite a 2.2% month on month (m/m) decline and a modest YTD […]
Sandwich Dune Tours And Safari To Operate At Dune 7
By:Hilya Ngolo The Ministry of Environment Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has awarded Sandwich Dune Tours and Safari as the operator for Dune 7 inside Dorob National Park. Sandwich Dune Tours and Safari emerged as the successful bidder out of 18 companies that applied for a tender, which was advertised by the MEFT, which was initiated […]