Author: Julia Heita
Local Authorities to Embrace Radical Change
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama The Mines and Energy minister Tom Alweendo granted Ongos Valley the right to operate an electricity distribution company in its housing development. The Local Municipality is planning to challenge the decision because it felt that the…
US Must End Its Complicity in Illicit Financial Flows Out of Africa
By: Imani Countess Every year, nearly US$90 billion of African resources are lost to the Global North in Illicit Financial Flows, or IFFs. If you caught the breaking news story about Russians flying gold out of Sudan straight from the…
Role of Utility, Challenges of Creditworthiness, Infrastructure, and Capacity
By: Ana Hajduka Ahead of the Green Energy Africa Summit 2022, Africa GreenCo CEO Ana Hajduka shares her expertise on the role of the utility. Hajduka is speaking at the summit under the sub-theme “Creating Scale and Regional Marketing, How…
Kunene Amongst “Chief” Regions Practicing Harmful Cultural Practices Towards Children
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Child marriage, livestock herding, sodomy, child pregnancies and gender discrimination are still an issue that is pervasive across the Kunene region due to economic, social and cultural norms. Namibia yesterday marked its 22nd celebration of Namibian Child…
Manufacturing Can Turn Namibia’s Economy Around
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) results for the second quarter of 2022 at a media briefing held on 28 September 2022,…
Mukwe Residents Welcome “Ritual Killings” Curfew
By: Annakleta Haikera Following the death of the 17- year old Felix Disho Thikundeko, whose body was discovered in July at the Rudhiva Village, the Hambukushu Traditional Authority in the Mukwe Constituency in the Kavango East instructed bar owners at…
Ohangwena dominates NCA in cattle numbers…But No Abattoirs, Just Weddings
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Northern Communal Areas have around 1,63 million cattle distributed among eight regions, and at the individual region level, more of this beef raw materials are housed in the Ohangwena Region. The region has 359,419 cattle, with…
Namport to commemorate World Maritime day
By: Kristof Tegako Eliander The Namibian Ports Authority will be joining the international community in celebrating World Maritime day, which is commemorated on 29 September annually. Speaking to The Villager on Tuesday, the corporate information manager at Namport, Tana Pesat,…
Mind Good Debt for Economic Growth
Josef Kefas Sheehama While not all debt is wrong, as a nation, we need to understand that it comes with much responsibility. Therefore, debt financing is beneficial for the economy. However, it is important to keep debt levels at a…
SADC Partners Say Political Will Can Boost Regional Development
Moses Magadza – Johannesburg, South Africa A regional dialogue convened by a collaboration of southern African organisations led by the Partnership for Social Accountability (PSA) Alliance recently, has concluded that political will anchored on enabling national legislation or policies is…