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Paratus Plans Investing Multi-Million Dollars In Infrastructure Development During 2023
By:Staff writer Paratus Telecommunicationsis keen to invest a further N$280-million on a number of capex projects during 2023, which will bring the capital spent into infrastructure development to N$740 million since 2021. According to the company’s Chief Financial Officer Stefan de Bruin, the total capital expenditure for 2022 amounted to N$282 million, with N$178 million […]
Construction Sector Sees Fifth Straight Quarterly Decline
By:Staff writer The construction sector continues to face challenges after it recorded its fifth consecutive quarterly decline in the third quarter of last year, contracting by 10.0% year on year (y/y) in 3Q2022. According to Simonis Storm analysts, construction companies were forced to diversify their business activities due to the scarcity of work available. They […]
MTC Harvesting Biometric Data Questioned
By:Hertha Ekandjo The legality of telecommunication giant MTC collecting biometric data from citizens who are registering their sim cards has been called into question. The company has been collecting biometric data and taking pictures of customers registering their sim cards since the campaign kick off last year. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on […]
Only 2 200 placed of the around 30 000 registered Jobseekers for 2022
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Updates from the ministry tasked with employment creation in the country revealed that it has registered around 29,935 in 2022 and only 2,200 of those managed to be placed (got employed). The ministry indicated that in responses to vacancies received from 429 employers, it has referred a total of 4,240 jobseekers but only […]
Unconventional Thoughts: The Flooding, Who is to blame, Engineers, Hydrologists or Town Planners?
By: Gabriel Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka The last year’s flooding of Wernihil Shopping Mall in the capital city got people questioning Engineers and the mighty city planning, furthermore the yearly flooding of the northern and eastern regions. Someone posted that “engineers should further their studies”. My question is what is the buzz, guys? Zambezi, Kavango, and central […]
Walvis Bay managers tussle over disciplinary hearing
By: Megameno Shinana There is a fight at the Walvis Bay municipality over who should preside over the disciplinary hearing of two managers who are still being investigated for possible misconduct in light of the mass land servicing project in which N$24 million was initially said to have disappeared into thin air. Walvis Bay general […]
Luxury Car Sales Growth Outpaces Broader Industry
By:Hertha Ekandjo From a selection of car brands, higher-end brands increased their sales by 24.1% year to year (y/y) on average, said Simonis Storms in its December 2022 car sales report. In particular, Land Rover sales stood out, having increased sales by 127.9 % y/y in 2022 (most likely from a low base), with Haval […]
China-built Namibian Railway Renovation Project Completed
Staff writer The restoration of the railway line between Walvis Bay and Kranzberg at Arandis in Namibia, with a total length of nearly 110 kilometers, by a Chinese construction company was completed on last Tuesday. The project was undertaken by China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC). The development, which is one of the key national development […]
Medical Practitioners Petition Against Tenderpreneurs On Medical Supplies
By:Justicia Shipena A petition has been launched by Namibian doctorsfollowing the revelationthat a N$650 million government tender has been awarded to Amnics Trading (Pty) Ltd, a companyowned by businessman Shapwa Kanyama for medical supplies to the health ministry. The petition which was launched over the weekend with the aim to stop the government medical supply […]
Re-introduce Valueable Perennial Grasses
By: Erastus Ngaruka, Technical Advisor (Livestock & Rangeland) Namibian rangelands present a variety of forage resources to livestock and wild animals for survival. These plant groups include grass, trees, bush and forbs utilised by both grazing and browsing animals. Grass is however the feed-base of grazing livestock in Namibia. The abundance of the most valuable […]