By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Participants in the biomass value chain can now access tailormade funding from Agribank for their activities. This week, the agricultural bank announced that it is diversifying its funding portfolio and is now including charcoal production. According to the bank’s spokesperson Fillemon Nangonya, the biomass industry has the potential to improve the streamflow […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If one deducts minerals export, Namibia monthly export barely crosses N$3 billion. The Villager has scrutinized the country’s monthly export for 2021, choosing the three months (October, November and December) to present the picture. From the export revenue data analyzed for the months, mineral commodities earned 68,4% of the country foreign reserves. […]

By: JusticiaShipena Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) member and teacher Abed ‘Bishop’ Hishoono is asking for financial leniency from the court since he is still paying back the loans he took for his wedding last year.  Hishoono recorded a video last year making defamatory allegations against Geingos. He claimed that Geingos owns an airline established […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa  The question of how inclusive the local tourism sector has often not been adequately addressed continues to linger and has now been revived by some. These revivalists have expressed that they feel certain players are exclusionary in their approach and conduct in the tourism business. This week, just nine days ahead of […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa  The Swapo Party has accused unionist and member Reinhold Shipwikineni of using threats in his bid to push for constitutional amendments.  Shipwikineni has advised the party that if it does not affect several constitutional changes ahead of congress within seven days of receiving his letter of demand, he would instruct his lawyer […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo  President Hage Geingob has, for the second year running, addressed parliament virtually.  Last year, Geingob said he addressed parliament virtually because of Covid-19.  However, this year, State House had initially announced that he would attend in person to officially open the seventh parliament’s fifth session.  Members of Parliament were, however, surprised when Geingob […]

… AS HE FAILS TO PAY N$50 000 LOANS USED TO SERVICE RFA FUNDS By: Kelvin Chiringa Soon after being criminally charged by the Roads Fund Administration (RFA) for allegedly stealing N$85 000 to fund his election campaign last year, Swapo’s Katima urban constituency councillor, Kennedy Simasiku is now in trouble with a micro-lending company […]

By: Marshallino Beukes – Rehoboth A letter for guarantee (supposedly issued by the Rehoboth Town Council), which surfaced on social media, Facebook, last week, has infuriated Rehoboth residents. The letter states that the Rehoboth town council gave a guarantee that should a developer (Jaquin Consulting Agency and Developers cc) fail to refund or pay back […]

By: Envaalde Matheus The Covid-19 pandemic has hard hit the social industry, and due to measures put in place to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus, there has been barely anything happening in the entertainment fraternity in the country. With the aim of resuscitating local social businesses, Flaming Event Organisers hosted Train Smash on […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus and Kelvin Chiringa A deep-water exploration well by Shell, Namcor and Qatar Energy has made a discovery of light oil in both primary and secondary targets, the partners confirmed last week Friday. However, projection shows it will take six for the new found reserves yield benefit for Namibia. According to Namcor, managing […]