By:Megameno Shinana, Annakleta Haikera and Uakutura KambaekuaProfessor Joseph Diescho has expressed that the two Kavango regions have been used as voting cows in the Swapo congress election to impress certain candidates at the expense of their own interests. The political critic said these words in the wee hours of the Swapo delegates casting their votes, […]

By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Low to medium-income earners who received inflation-adjusted salaries are forced into higher tax brackets, while those who were not eligible are also now paying taxes, a recent assessment by experts has revealed. Simonis Storms’ assessment revealed that around 11 301 individuals could have become registered taxpayers as a result of bracket creep since […]

By:Justicia Shipena NBC board chairperson Lazarus Jacobs has questioned the release of auditor general Junias Kandjeke’s report, in which Kandjeke raised concerns that the state broadcaster accumulated losses of N$1.6 billion. “It is therefore highly unprofessional on the part of the Auditor General to have released this report without having presented it to the Board […]

By:Agnes Shekupe Shivute “Why are you planting baobab seedlings when they grow naturally and need no nurturing?” asked a villager. It turned out to be a longer-than-expected conversation. Baobab, bird plum, jackal berry, marula and makalani palm trees are the top five indigenous trees I observed contributing the most to rural livelihood in North and […]

By:Leakey Kaxwadi Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas says the council is looking forward to a sustainable city by 2027. Gawanas said this during the sixth Windhoek Mayoral Business Forum (WMBF) which was held on Tuesday under the theme ‘Adapting and innovating into the future’. The forum is a pro-business initiative to strengthen business development through communication, […]

By:Eba Kandovazu The Pupkewitz Foundation has constructed a head-of-department building at the Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, worth N$ 2.7 million. The building, consisting of eight offices, a board room and a tea area was on Thursday officially inaugurated by the minister of health and social services Dr Kalumbi Shangula, after six months of construction. Meryl Barry, […]

By:Annakleta Haikera Mundiro, an NGO established in October 2014, has launched a mobile clinic with a 4×4 vehicle in the Mukwe constituency of Kavango East region to provide residents with adequate healthcare services. Mundiro means “Fire” in Thimbukushu. It symbolizes Mudiro’s commitment to the people of Namibia, says the founder, Barbara Müller. The Kavango East […]

By:Nghiinomenwa Erastus In the last 25 months Namibia has not exported a single consignment of beef to the United States market, this is according to the latest livestock marketing statistics compiled by the Meat Board of Namibia for the month of October 2022. The last time the country exported to the USA market was in […]