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Challenges On The Frontier For Resettled Farmers
By;Staff Writer Farmers who have been moved through the government’s resettlement programme to address land redistribution continue to face a slew of obstacles. Lack of training, paucity of water, insufficient money, limited farming implements, and bush encroachment are only a few of the many obstacles impeding successful farming activities by resettled farmers in the Otjozondjupa […]
Supreme Court Same-Sex Ruling Doesn’t Change Marriage Laws
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Supreme Court on Tuesday recognised same-sex marriages between citizens and foreign spouses contracted abroad. This judgement, according to lawyer Halwendo Nafimane, does not mean that same-sex spouses can buy property as one, or inherit each other’s properties when one passes. According to him, the judgment relates to the recognition of same-sex marriage […]
Dark Hours Loom: The Cost Of Ignoring NamPower’s Demands …as NamPower’s stage one strikes in June
By:Justicia Shipena With May’s end approaching, consumers who are still in arrears face the looming threat of dark moments, a sharp reminder of the effects that come with unpaid bills. In a turn of events, NamPower, the state corporation responsible for power supply and generation, has issued a stern warning to its consumers. As the […]
NamibiaExports 30,436 Heads Of Live Cattle To SA, Says Meatco Report …almost all of the live export are weaners
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Up to 30,635 heads of cattle left the country during the first three months of 2023 relative to 28,972 heads exported during the same period in 2022, according to the Livestock & Meat Industry Q1 Review released by the Meat Board at the end of April. The South African market accounted for 99.4% […]
Experts Fear US Ambassador’s Critique Of South Africa Could Harm Namibia …Says impact would hit harshly if US dollar to South African rand blowout lasts longeR
By:Justicia Shipena Economists say the US ambassador Ruben Brigety claims of South Africa’s “arming” of Russia could have an impact on the Namibian economy. On Thursdaythe South African rand and Namibia dollar crashed to their previous record low, losing more than 30 cents of their value against the US dollar in minutes after Brigety […]
Vehicles sales decline from March to April
By:Staff writer Vehicle sales increased by 11.6% in April this year compared to the same point in 2022, after a total of 1,004 new vehicles were sold in the month. This is despite an 18.11% decline m/m from the 1,226 vehicles sold in March. According to the economists at IJG, this is the highest number […]
Building Permits See Sharp Decline As New Construction Slows Down In April
By:Justicia Shipena Construction approvals in Windhoek and Swakopmund fell by 33.6% year on year in April 2023. According to Simonis Storm Securities’ latest analysis, from January to April 2023, an average of 151 plans were granted per month, compared to 214 plans approved per month during the same period last year. The report states the […]
Before Independence People Were Allowed To Kill hippos And Crocodiles, Says Kavango East Councillor
By:Annakleta Haikera Ndiyona Constituency Councilor Laurentius Mukoya has called on the establishment of more conservancies in the two Kavango regions, saying before independence people were permitted to kill crocodiles and hippos. This follows after the police in Ndiyona responded to an incident in which a 26-year-old man, who was working as a security guard at […]
Poor Rainfalls Raise Namibia’s Need to Import Maize By 43%
By:Hertha Ekandjo First Capital Namibia CEO and economist Martin Mwinga says that Namibia has been experiencing a shortage in the production of maize and wheat. This comes as the quantity of imported maize increased by 43% from December 2022 to January 2023. It then fell by 32% % in February 2023. “Namibia historically has been […]
Potato Shortfall Leads Horticulture Industry’s 2023 First-Quarter Woes
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia’s horticulture industry has been hit hard by a shortfall of potatoes during the first quarter of 2023. According to industry reports, the potato crop yield has been significantly lower than expected, with an 8,579-tonne deficit. Potatoes had a largest shortfall of 8,579 tonnes among horticulture goods during the first quarter of 2023. […]