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Mines Are Not Here To Operate Forever – Mining Commissioner
By:Hertha Ekandjo and Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Mining Commissioner Isabella Chirchir said mining companies are not here to operate forever as the minerals are not infinite. Chirchir was reacting to the news on the phased closure of Namibia’s largest gold mine in the country, B2Gold’s Otjikoto mine. For the first two months of 2023, the gold miners […]
Taxpayers Will Fund Abortion If Legalised
By:Hertha Ekandjo Representative of the Christian Coalition of Churches in Namibia, Stewarn Horn says that from a tax perspective, if abortion is legalised the taxpayers will carry the burden. Horn said the reason is that abortion will be executed or done at state hospitals and the cost would be on taxpayers’ pockets. He said this […]
Croc-Prone Kavango East/West Villages To Get Boreholes
By:Annakleta Haikera Government plans to install 43 boreholes at villages which have been prone to crocodile attacks in the Kavango East and West regions. This was revealed by deputy Executive Director for Water Affairs in the Ministry of Agriculture Elijah Ngurare following numerous reports of crocodile attacks in these two regions. Most of the deaths […]
42% Households Use Bushes, Riverbeds To Relieve Themselves
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus About 43% of households countrywide have no toilet facilities and use bush, riverbeds, and fields. This is common in rural areas with 64.6% compared to urban areas at 22.6%. This is according to the Namibia Census Mapping Reports (2019-2021) by Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) that was released at the end of 2022. Most […]
Lionel Mathews Undecided About Namcor Offer
By: Justicia Shipena Lionel Matthews declined to confirm if he will be taking on the position of acting Managing Director of the troubled National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor). The former Nedbank Managing Director, now advisor to the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises, met with the line Minister Iipumbu Shiimi and Namcor’s board and […]
Expect Another Repo Rate Hike Next Week
By: Justicia Shipena With the inflation increase, economists at Simonis Storm project that the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will hike the repo rate by 25 basis points. The central bank is expected to announce the repo rate on 19 April, after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in February resolved to increase the repo rate by […]
CIF Calls On Tender Requirements To Met AfDB Policies … says AfDB pre-qualification requirements excludes Namibian contractors
By: Justicia Shipena Despite existing procurement policies and laws of the African Development Bank (AfDB), efforts need to be made to engage local majority Namibia-owned businesses. This was the view of the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF). CIF recently met with an AfDB delegation in Namibia ahead of a public tender for the upgrade […]
Lack of Jobs Moves Khorixas Residents Out … Councillor wants more from residents
By: Daniel Ndumba Khorixas constituency Regional Councillor Sebastian !Gobs says a lack of big projects in the town to create employment for residents has led to some moving out pf the area. According to financial services company, First Capital Namibia, Khorixas’ urban population is increasing at a rate lower than both the national urban and […]
Investments Into Digital Transformation Increases – BoN
By: Justicia Shipena The Bank of Namibia (BoN) this week concluded a visit to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), in its ongoing pursuit of digital transformation for the central bank and modernisation of the financial sector to achieve higher levels of financial inclusion. The visit was aimed at enhancing the BoN’s capacity to effectively […]
Electronic Means Using Internet Potential Threat To Planet – MICT
By: Daniel Ndumba The deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus said climate change is becoming a problem for all and that electronic means for accessing the Internet could have a potential harm on the planet. Theofelus made these remarks during the Digital Rights & Inclusion Forum (DRIF) held in Kenya under the […]