Author: Julia Heita
A Feast-full Easter For The Less Fortunate
By: Julia Heita A group of volunteers from the Kaigo-sha house foundation hosted an Easter Fun day for children from the Tobias Hainyeko constituency at the Children Life Center (orphanage) this past Easter weekend. The NGO hosted and fed over…
To Rent Or Buy?
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Looking at your income, can you afford a monthly instalment on a N$786 000 mortgage or rent a 1-bedroom flat at around N$3 656? These are the average cost of houses and rent prices at the end…
17 002 Job Seekers Registered Last Year – Only 1 420 Got Jobs
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The economy could not assimilate the 15 582 job seekers who registered themselves with the labour ministry for the past 12 months, ending 31 March 2022. During the previous financial year, 17 002 jobseekers registered themselves under…
GIPF To Extend Footprints Nationwide
By: Uakutura Kambakua – Outjo GIPF has announced a nationwide extension of its footprints in its efforts to reach out to members in remote areas of the country to bring services closer to the people. In a recent interview with…
Swapo Celebrates 62nd Anniversary
By: Uakutura Kamaekua On Tuesday, Swapo President Hage Geingob said that the ruling party’s governance efforts for the past 32 years since independence have ensured the banishment of the spectre of apartheid brutality. He added that more still needs to…
Presidency Hits Back at Inna Hengari Over Salary Cuts
By: Nangura Nguvauva The Presidential press secretary, Alfredo Hengari, says that President Hage Geingob has been generous since the time of exile. He was responding to PDM parliamentarian Inna Hengari, who, in the national assembly, urged Geingob to take a…
Invest In Crocodile Farming To Save Lives
By: Annakleta Haikera The Mashare constituency councillor in the Kavango East Phillip Mavara, has urged the environment ministry to invest in crocodile farming and save lives in the two Kavango regions. This comes after the fourth victim just this year…
Local Producers Should See Opportunity In USA Poultry Ban
By: Nangura Nguvauva The agriculture ministry has suspended the import of live poultry, birds and poultry products from the USA for a period of 21 days after a detected highly pathogenic avian influenza. (HPA) The directive letter seen by…
Earthquake Hits Khorixas
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The mines ministry has confirmed an earthquake occurred approximately 24 kilometres northeast of Khorixas in the Kunene region on Tuesday evening, 12 April 2022, around 22h36. In a media statement on Wednesday, the deputy executive director at…
Sacrificing Debt Holders To Maintain The Peg
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The central bank has decided to maintain the peg and contain inflation that is not internally driven and burden those paying their debts or holding interest-bearing obligations further. Moreover, to enable favourable real interest rates conducive to…