By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Public entities will soon implement preferential treatment and reservation in procurement to favour competent local suppliers, manufacturers, SMEs, women, and youth-owned enterprises. The Ministry of Finance announced last year when it released the draft Code of Good Practice (CGP) guided by Sections 71 and 72 of the Public Procurement Act. The draft […]

By: Justicia Shipena Oshikoto education director Alexandrine Eises says learners have 15 days to report to schools or lose their place. According to her, some of the learners placed and given admission last year did not yet turn up. “Which means we have to wait for them for 15 days to see whether we can […]

Staff Writer Namibia’s International Energy Conference set for 20th – 22nd April 2022 in Windhoek, Namibia, seeks to drive investment into an energy mix. This thought leadership event will convene energy stakeholders with investors and international partners under the theme, ‘The Energy Mix: Positioning for Investment, industrialisation and Growth’. Rich Africa Consultancy organises the 4th […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus As parents rush to buy their kids school uniforms and stationeries, the central bank is also in the same rush selling bonds and treasury bills to fund the country’s overstretched budget. The central bank started the year off seeking/borrowing N$1,2 billion from households and other big investors on 6 January, through its […]

By: Justicia Shipena Windhoek informal settlements residents have pleaded with the council to reconnect water since Covid-19 has not ended. The urban development ministry ordered the City of Windhoek to provide free water to the informal settlements during the Covid-19 period. However, the City of Windhoek disconnected the water, citing a high bill that had […]

Staff writer A man who survived an attack by a hippopotamus in the Kavango West region on Sunday has described the terrifying moment as what could have been his last minutes on earth. Abraham Hisikia, the survivor, is a 43-year-old cattle herder from Nzinze in Kavango West. On Sunday, 2 January, he ended up face-to-face […]

By: Annakleta Haikera The National African Students Association (NASA) said free education has become a political statement. The association also called on the education ministry to increase the grants, which should be paid by February to enable the schools to operate. Addressing the media on Monday at Rundu, NASA president Paulus Vihemba said the government […]

By: Annakleta Haikera, Rose Texeira and Priscilla Mukokovi The first day of the academic year for 2022 kicked off, with some parents finding challenges in placing their children in public schools. According to the Principal of Caprivi Senior Secondary School in the Zambezi region, Richard Musilizo, the school turned back a lot of hopefuls on […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus By the end of October 2021, the average international uranium spot price increased by 12% to US$33,56 per pound, however it was still not adequate for local miners to make a profit or sufficient to revive the “under-care” mines. During the same period, the country sold, via exports, some N$7,7 billion worth […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa Sports minister Agnes Tjongarero has just disclosed that her ministry does not have the slightest idea in terms of how much is needed to renovate the dilapidated sports infrastructure right across the country as the costing has not been done. The cost estimates of the extent of damage inflicted to stadia or […]