By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The 2021/22 Mid Term Budget Review will be tabled in the National Assembly on 3 November 2021, announced Finance Minister Ipumbu Shiimi last week. The review is a bit late than usual, compared to previous years. The budget review meets the state’s financial requirements during the remainder of the financial year ending […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa Long time Swapo Party critic turned praise-singer; Phil ya Nangoloh has denied a report that President Hage Geingob has plans to contest again for a third term. Leaked WhatsApp chats from the Politburo and Central Committee group have revealed secretary-general Sophia Shaningwa admitting that Ya Nangolo was being welcomed back into the […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The environment stakeholders have observed Arbor Day by launching a solid waste team in the country’s biggest wildlife park and restocking the environment with trees. In a statement released by the Namibia Wildlife Resort this week, the day was observed early this month, where the environment and tourism ministry and the Hai-//om […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus On its journey to attract consumers to buy local-grown fresh produce, the Namibia Agronomic Board will subsidise retailers for eye-catching local produce displays. The board announced in a statement placed on its website. The board explained that as part of its effort to effectively promote the sales of locally produced fruits and […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus For the past four years, N$47,3 billion was suspected of having gone through the country’s financial system as potential tax evasion. At the end of 2018, the FIC flagged N$7,3 billion as a potential tax evasion. However, that amount jumped to N$17,8 billion in 2019. Last year, as the country battled the […]

By: Wonder Guchu The man who blew the whistle on massive corruption in Namibia’s fishing sector, Johannes Stefansson, is the 2021 recipient of The Order of the Baobab award from the Business Ethics Network (BEN) Africa. The award will be handed over at Swakopmund during the BEN Africa’s 20th annual conference at Swakopmund between 4 […]

By: Justicia Shipena Popular Democratic Movement’s President, McHenry Venaani, called upon the Namibian delegation going to the 26th Congress of Parties (COP26) to deliver a robust debate on climate change and not go there to drink coffee. Venaani said this at the party’s conference on reviewing its policy conference and election. Venaani said Namibian delegations […]

By:Kelvin Chiringa The conviction of the Commissioner of Refugees, Likius Valombola, over the murder of a student leader is nothing to celebrate, ex-Nanso leader Bernard Kavau has said. After a lengthy court fight, Valombola has been found guilty of the murder of the former Nanso executive member, Helao Ndjaba. The court has heard that the […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The regulator says that the South African telecommunication giant MTN does not need to co-invest with MTC to share its existing telecommunication infrastructures. A statement released on Wednesday by the Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) rubbishes the notion that since MTN was approached to partner up with MTC for infrastructure investment […]

    By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Currently, most of Namibia’s masbanker Total Allowable Catch is frozen on-board of large freezer vessels, and it does not reach on-shore for some value addition. The masbanker/horse mackerel account for 68% of the production of the fishery sector, but when it comes to value addition, it only accounts for 36%. […]