Author: Julia Heita
“We Can’t Stay Away From The River,” Says Frightened Mukwe Villagers
By: Annakleta Haikera Residents of Mukwe constituency (Kavango East) who live near the infamous Kavango river, which has claimed about 30 lives since 2020, say they cannot stop going to the river as it is their only source of livelihood…
NDF Recruitment Requirements Questioned
By: Hilma Tuukondjele The Swapo party’s youth league says the requirement posted by the Defence Force recruitment is too high. This comes as the defence and veteran affairs ministry released a vacancy calling for people interested in joining the Namibian…
CBT Protocols Liberate the Northern Producers
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus It has been confirmed that the 14 tonnes of beef from the FMD export abattoir and redline bound producers have arrived in the western African market of Ghana. The country’s ministry of international relations confirmed this early…
Turkish Agency Donates Water Tank, Seed Storage Equipment
By: Hilma Tuukondjele The Mannheim Crop Research Station in Tsumeb last week received water tanks, a cold room for seed storage, and a submersible solar water pump from the country coordinator of the Turkish cooperation and coordination agency Windhoek Namibia….
Chinese nationals chickening out of Dee and Amushe case
By: Ludorf Iyambo Prominent lawyer, Kadhila Amoomo, who is representing activist, Ndimbulukeni Nauyoma, and Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) economic commissar, Michael Amushelelo, has said that some Chinese nationals were chickening out from providing witness statements, hindering progress on investigations….
Does it really matter what we do with the interest rate? …future economists voices
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The next Monetary Policy Committee meeting is a month away, on the 15th of August and then on the 16th the governor delivers what is expected to be another repo hike. The expected hike is coming at…
Namibia’s Rating Downgrade: What does it mean for Namibia?
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama Fitch Ratings (Fitch) downgraded Namibia’s long-term foreign currency credit rating to BB- and changed the outlook from negative to stable on Friday, June 24. This reflects rising government debt and is exacerbated by the economic shock. A…
Savanna Beef Processors Reached 70% of its Equity Target
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In their quest to establish a new beef export processing facility in Namibia, Savanna Beef Processors have raised N$146 million from 549 producers in its First Round of Funding. One of the initiators and spokesperson of the…
Zambezi’s Schumarsburg Combined School In Dire Straits
By: Priscilla Mukokobi Many rural schools in the Zambezi region still face several challenges regarding teaching and learning, and Schuckmarsburg Combined School in the Kabbe north is no exception. According to Kelvin Katukula, a community member, the state of the…
Mashare Villagers Dig Holes For Clean Water
By: Annakleta Haikera Mashare constituency regional council has approved a water pipeline project for two villagers, Shighuru and Neyuva, with villagers volunteering to dig holes for pipes to access clean water. Challenges to access clean water are experienced by many…