Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Nam Has Less To Show For Its Social Sector High Expenditure
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Despite topping the charts on social sector spending, Namibia has posted poor human capital development outcomes, unsatisfying educational outcomes and a struggling health sector, the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi said. Speaking at the…
Innovators Come Through To Solve Food Waste
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Innovators and social entrepreneurs have submitted a total of 152 innovative solutions to reduce food waste in Namibia. The solutions were in response to the second phase of the Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge (FWC), the Foundation…
Namibian Uranium To Power The World With 441 Reactors
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia contributed 12% last year to the world’s primary production of uranium oxide, coming third after Canada and Kazakhstan at top. Not specific however, the China National Uranium Corporation owned Rössing Uranium’s latest report has indicated that there…
Cabinet Sides With Defaulters … Nampower defies directive
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s highest decision-making body has instructed Nampower on Monday not to go further with its planned debt-collecting induced blackout. This directive was given to Nampower on Monday, 5 June, according to the Ministry of Finance and…
World Economic Leaders Warn Of Economic Fragmentation Risk
…Economic interdependence and international trade still key Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus At the height of Covid-19, many countries limited their export of certain goods or chose whom to sell to. Currently the same behaviour is being observed of countries grouping themselves, and…
Livestock Farmers Urged To Submit Their Drought Claims
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Agriculture and Water Ministry is inviting all farmers who are affected by droughts to submit their claims for funding assistance as they try to manoeuvre the harsh reality of dry conditions. The assistance for the farmers includes…
Nam Health System Below Par In Comparison To Peers
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The healthcare system in Namibia has been found not to be performing well in comparison to other upper-middle income countries (UMIC). This is according to a study by the Economic Association of Namibia and Hanns Seidel Foundation titled,…
The Border Closed For 11 Fresh Produce Except For Washed Potatoes
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Expected production figures for the month of June 2023 show that local producers will be able to meet the local demand for 11 special controlled horticultural products. However, the country will still be importing nine of the products,…
Costly Animal Feed Limiting Large Feedlot Investment
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Large Scale Feedlot setup is failing to attract capital investment in Namibia due to the high cost of imported animal feed from South Africa, according to the Meat Board of Namibia in their April Livestock Marketing analysis. The…
Individual Wealth A Better Measure Than GDP
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Africa Wealth Report(AWR) 2023 has indicated that private wealth is a far better measure of the financial health of an economy than Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to the report, in many developing countries, a large portion…