By: Annakleta Haikera Rundu Rural Constituency Councillor Paulus Mbangu says it is a shame for government to only avail N$10,000 to the bereaved Shishugo family for food. The family lost 16 members tragically due to suspected food poisoning in the Kavango East region two weeks ago. According to Mbangu, government does not care about […]
By: Staff Writer Any shortage of asparagus in the South African market is only be temporary as a new Namibian project will soon supply the neighbouring market. It was reported on the Johannesburg municipal market’s website that an extremely low number of asparagus was sold on 8 June 2023 (200g punnets) at N$140 per kilogramme. […]
By: Hilya Ngolo The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various partners for the development of digital skills industry in the country by harnessing untapped digital potential within the country. At a consultative meeting held with the e-Governance Academy of Estonia last week, the deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology […]
By: Laurencia Prinzonsky Fishrot accused Marén de Klerk, believed to be the paymaster in the corruption case was last week Friday granted bail of R50 000, with conditions, in the Paarl magistrate’s court. De Klerk must be back in court on 25 September when the hearing on his extradition to Namibia will commence. […]
By: Justicia Shipena The Cabinet has authorised the ban on exporting crushed lithium ore, cobalt manganese, graphite, and rare earth elements. Peya Mushelenga, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, said in his briefing of Cabinet decision made at its eighth meeting held on 6 June. The decision follows public outcry regarding recent lithium exports […]
By: Justicia Shipena The amount of royalties and taxes the Namibian government expects to benefit from the Green Hydrogen project is currently unknown. This is according to Green Hydrogen commissioner and Presidential Economic Advisor James Munyupe who was responding to questions at State House in Windhoek. When the Feasibility and Implementation Agreement (FIA) between the […]
By: Fransina Nghidengwa Namibia needs to engineer the economy so that it speaks reality on the ground, Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu has said. Speaking at the Omaheke Employment Creation Conference on Wednesday, Iipumbu said government needs to urgently address the issue of unemployment and the need to have a paradigm shift. “We […]
By: Mathias Hangala The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Thursday officially announced that the 2023 Population and Housing Census will be conducted from September 18 to November 3. NSA Statistician – General & CEO Alex Shimuafeni said that this national undertaking aims to gather essential data on population size, distribution, characteristics, as well as housing […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Innovators and social entrepreneurs have submitted a total of 152 innovative solutions to reduce food waste in Namibia. The solutions were in response to the second phase of the Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge (FWC), the Foundation said yesterday. The Food Waste Challenge invitation concluded on 22 May 2023, and received not […]
By: Laurencia Prinzonsky We all strive to give our children the best we can, and building generational wealth is one way to help them on their journey to financial well being. Generational wealth means making smart choices with our money in a way that gives the next generation a stronger financial footing. For many, this […]