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Opinion: Start the year on the right financial foot
By: Laurencia Prinzonsky The new year is a great opportunity to take control of your finances and set yourself up for long-term stability. Here are 10 actionable tips to get your budgeting and financial planning on track: Review your…
Starting Life with Debt is Taxing, Says NANSO
Dolly Menas The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund’s (NSFAF) recent recovery of N$17 million in student loans, hailed by the organisation as a significant achievement, has reignited debates about the need for fundamental reforms in Namibia’s higher education…
Takeover of NPTH Shares by Government Imminent
Justicia Shipena The Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings Limited (NPTH) shares, including those in its subsidiaries Telecom Namibia, NamPost, and MTC Namibia, will be transferred to the State by next month. NPTH Board Chairperson, Sencia Kaizemi-Rukata, confirmed that…
National Minimum Wage Implementation Faces Rocky Start
Justicia Shipena As the new year begins, workers across Namibia are hopeful that the implementation of the national minimum wage (NMW) will bring much-needed financial relief. Effective January 1, the NMW policy mandates a minimum wage of N$18…
Namibia Struggles to Implement 4IR Recommendations
Justicia Shipena Two years after the adoption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Task Force’s recommendations by Namibia’s Cabinet, progress on their implementation remains slow, leaving the country lagging in its journey toward digital transformation. Despite the critical importance…
Can Artificial Insemination Beef Up Namibia’s Export Game?
Justicia Shipena Artificial insemination (AI) in livestock is emerging as a transformative opportunity for Namibia’s agricultural sector, promising enhanced genetic quality, reduced breeding costs, and greater efficiency. However, questions linger about the technology’s long-term suitability and sustainability in the…
Subsistence Farmers Urged to Take Advantage of Good Rains
Annakleta Haikera After a year of empty traditional silos (sihete) due to a prolonged drought, subsistence farmers in the Kavango West region have swiftly resumed ploughing their fields, encouraged by recent good rains. During a visit by The…
Opinion: Namibia’s Economic Expectations 2025: Reducing Gap in Productivity, Enhancing Resilience
Josef Kefas Sheehama The achievement of economic growth, development, reduction of the productivity gap, and improvement of resilience will require a thorough and accurate paradigm shift involving all important stakeholders and development agencies. Corruption, low productivity, subpar implementation,…
“Namibia Should Maximise Benefits in Wang Yi’s Visit”
Dolly Menas and Ludorf Iyambo Namibia has been urged to adopt a strategic approach during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit from January 5 to 7, 2025, to ensure mutual benefits from its partnership with China. Wang’s visit,…
Opinion: Addressing Multi-faceted Challenges in Kavango West
By: Hopolang Phororo The impacts of climate change are very real and this, I saw first-hand during a recent UN joint visit to Kavango West. One notices the dry soils, the visible rib cages on the livestock, both cattle…