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Digital Nomad Visas Vital To Local Economy
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama With Covid-19 facilitating a mass shift towards remote work, the digital nomad phenomenon is set for continued expansion in the coming years, as businesses offload expensive office space and employers and employees alike become more accustomed to working remotely. The pandemic ironically created one possible solution: Digital nomad visas are helping to […]
Paratus reshuffles Executive Pack
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Close to N$504,290 was pledged at a special dinner hosted at Outjo over the weekend to raise funds for the Kunene Regional Development Fund(KRDF) . The theme of Friday’s gala was “Bridging Towards Equitable & Quality Education for Financially Disadvantaged Kunene Youth”. The KRDF was established some years back to solicit funds for […]
Kunene Raises Over Half AMillion For Youth At Gala Dinner
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Close to N$504,290 was pledged at a special dinner hosted at Outjo over the weekend to raise funds for the Kunene Regional Development Fund(KRDF) . The theme of Friday’s gala was “Bridging Towards Equitable & Quality Education for Financially Disadvantaged Kunene Youth”. The KRDF was established some years back to solicit funds for […]
OM Staffers Open Their Hearts To Make A Difference
By:Staff Reporter Ten Old Mutual staff members have supported 10 selected local organisations with various items to the value of N$100,000. The contributions were done through Old Mutual’s Staff Community Builder Fund which supports various initiatives across Namibia in line with the Old Mutual Foundation’s framework: Financial Well-Being, Education & Skills, and Community Development. One […]
U$3 Trillion Worth Of Spending Power Up For Grabs
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A manufacturer based anywhere on the continent will have immediate and unfettered access to his or her products in an increasingly borderless market of over 1.3 billion consumers. These consumers control nearly 3 trillion US dollars’ worth of spending power according to Melaku Desta, Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC). That […]
Namibia Tops Global Income Inequality
By:Justicia Shipena Income inequality is on the rise in many countries around the world, according to the United Nations and Namibia is no exception as it is seen as one of the most unequal societies globally. The latest report released by financial research agency Simonis Storm on Namibian tax tables for November shows that Namibia […]
Minister Blames Officials For Lithium Over-Exportation
By:Hertha Ekandjo Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo says that negligence from his ministry’s officials responsible for dealing with export permits led to Chinese mining company Xinfeng Investments being issued with export permits totaling 135 000 tons of crushed ore. Alweendo said thathis officials neglected to agree with the company on the total quantity of […]
Supreme Court Sees Reduction In Criminal Appeals
Justicia Shipena During the financial year 2021/22 Namibia recorded a reduction in criminal appeals. This is contained in the office of the judiciary annual report for the 2021/22. There was a 65% reduction in criminal appeals from last year, states the report. Criminal petitions filed in 2021 recorded a reduction of […]
MTC And Otjiwarongo Municipality Sign MoU
Staff Writer Telecommunications giant MTC and the leadership of Otjiwarongo municipality on Friday signed a strategic cooperation agreement that will see the two entities collaborate to enhance public service delivery through innovative digital solutions. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) includesissues related to supporting smart metering, improving efficiency and transparency of […]
Windhoek City Council Ends Business For 2022
Justicia Shipena The City of Windhoek held its last ordinary council meeting to closes off the 2022 calendar with mayor Sade Gawa!Nas taking stock of the achievements over the past year. “We have come a long way and even though we still have room for improvement in terms of our financial standing, […]