By:Uakutura Kambaekua Opuwo Town Council mayor Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo retained her mayoral chain on Monday after she was re-elected as the town’s mayor during the annual re-election of council’s office bearers. During her acceptance speech, Mbinge-Tjeundo reiterated her stance on being the servant of the masses, noting that she will serve the town diligently and honesty […]
By:Justicia Shipena Peter Kazongominja of Aminuis Constituency in Omaheke region has accused the National Assembly of delaying referrals of audited reports by auditor general Junias Kandjeke to the National Council. Kazongominja, National Unity Democratic Organisation of Namibia (Nudo) councillor for the Aminuis constituency,said that since the last referral of the auditor general’s reports for local […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Analysts are worried that the cost of money and banks becoming too shy to lend will affect the Namibia’s economic recovery. To date, the Bank of Namibia has increased the benchmark rate by around 300 basis points as a result pushing up the cost of money in the economy (prime interest) to 10.50%. […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibians are some of the Africans that will retire comfortably, provided they donot tempt with their retirement savings, as the country is rated high in retirement savings. Namibia has the highest pension assets to GDP ratio in Africa, according to the latest report by RisCura Bright Africa. Bright Africa is RisCura’s research resource […]
By:Dwight Links Labour experts have warned that the 600 000 jobs envisioned for the U$10 billion green hydrogen project by 2040could be unrealistic given the lack of skills in this particular industry in Namibia. This focus follows the visit by Germany’s vice chancellor and minister of economic affairs and climate action, Robert Habeck on the […]
By:Justicia Shipena and Hertha Ekandjo Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa says that if her office did not challenge fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo’s granting of bail, particularly on the issues of the GPS devices, it would have set a bad precedent. Gustavo returned to custody on Friday after the Supreme Court revoked the High Court’s decision to […]
By:Justicia Shipena The Namibia Civil Aviation Safety Authority (NCAA) has successfully renewed a total of 545 certificates of airworthiness during the 2021/22 financial year, its latest annual report states. The certificates were issued after the authority has determined the applicants’ conformance to applicable airworthiness and serviceability requirements. All in all, 580 applications were received by […]
By:Megameno Shinana The dramatic comeback of prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Khomas regional governor, Laura Veendapi McLeod-Katjiruaand others in the second round of vote verification and certification after allegations of ballot tampering has seriously cast doubt on the party’s inside processes, especially on vote counting. The fact that it has taken longer than the scheduled period […]
By:Staff writer As South African president Cyril Ramaphosa feels the heat on the Phala Phala scandal, politicians in Namibia want the same pressure exerted on president Hage Geingob but have blamed the inaction on the lack of domestic institutional weakness. The fate of Ramaphosa seemed to hang in the balance last week after a report […]
By:Hertha Ekandjo The environment and tourism ministry will spend N$71 million on the rehabilitation of roads in the Etosha National Park. In response to allegations that the park is in disarray with roads and other facilities in terrible conditions, the ministry said that the roads in the park are in good condition, with the majority […]