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Namibia, Botswana ID MOU To Boost Trade
By:Uakutra Kambaekua, Ngurije Katusuva Experts say trade between Namibia and Botswana will improve as the two countries are set to sign a memorandum of understanding to permit the use of national identity cards as travel documents to cross their borders. This will be done to remove barriers to Africans’ freedom of movement. The signing of […]
Register Biometrically Or Forget Payout And Annuities- GIPF
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Pensioners, beneficiaries, and other annuitants who have not provided their unique biological or physical characteristics for the purpose of identification will not receive their payouts or annuities for March 2023. This has been announced by the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF)’s General Manager for Marketing and Stakeholders Engagement, Edwin Tjiramba, yesterday. Biological measurements […]
Daikon Investments Acquires Namibia Plastics And Packaging Distributors
By:Staff Writer Daikon Investments (Pty) Ltd has obtained a 55.2% controlling share of Namibia Plastics & Packaging Distributors (Pty) Ltd from Johan Struwig, Co-Founder and CEO of Namibia Plastics. The closing for the transfer of shares held in Namibia Plastics to Daikon was completed on 30 January 2023 following the Namibian Competition Commission’s approval of […]
Nam Production Base Shallow, Too Simple…More work is needed to improve production and value addition
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia has a shallow and simple production base and, as a result, will struggle to add value and produce complex products, the Fourth Industrialisation Revolution (4IR) Task Force found. This comes at a time when calls countrywide, including policymakers/facilitators of economic activities, are calling for value addition, to put a stop to exporting […]
Tourism Sector On Recovery Path – Shifeta
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta, during his new year’s address to the staffon Friday, said the tourism sector is on a recovery course after being battered by Covid-19. Shifeta said international tourist arrivals increased by almost 38% in 2021 compared to 2020. About 233692 tourist arrivals were recorded in 2021 compared to […]
Pharmacies Has Been Colluding, Fixing Medicine Prices
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Various pharmaceutical companies have been colluding and fixing medication prices by adding a 50% markup on the dispensing, which consequentlyhas reduced competition among themselves. The price-fixing scandal has been uncovered by the Namibia Competition Commission involving close to 180 pharmacies in Namibia. As a result, the Commission’s investigation has led to pecuniary penalties […]
FY 2023/24: A Busy Year For The Agri Ministry
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reforms has lined up around seven policies and bills for completion and tabling in parliament in the 2023/24 financial year. These include the Land Bill. This was recently announced by the agricultural and land policymaker Carl Schlettwein during his annual staff address. The draft policies are […]
N$1 Million Maternity Ward Will Rescue Mothers, Babies
By:Annakleta Haikera The soon to be constructed N$1 million maternity ward at the Rupara Health Centre has been welcomed by women in the Kavango West region, saying it will rescue mothers from being transported to nearby hospitals and from losing newborn babies. The Development Bank of Namibia on Friday announced the sponsorship. Martha Muronga, a […]
Geingob Inaugurates Namibia’s Renovated Embassy In Ethiopia …as the two countries sign MoU on Defense Matters
By:Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says the investment in the reconstruction of Namibia’s embassy building in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, will positively contribute to the bilateral relations between the two countries. Geingob said this over the weekend during the embassy building’s inauguration in Ethiopia where he is attending the African Union (AU) 36th ordinary session of […]
SADC Member States Adopt Development Of Tilapia Value Chain
By:Staff writer The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat has received funding of about US$9.2 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the period 2022-2025. The funding comes as Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe adopted the development of the tilapia (bream) value chain as part of countries belonging to the tilapia cluster and in line […]