Author: Julia Heita
ETOSHA FISHING WORKERS CLAIM EXPLOITATION
By: Ludorf Iyambo Workers at Etosha Fishing Company have come out to condemn their company which they accuse of exploitation. Equally, the workers call on the government to give them a quota. “The problem we have been facing the past…
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR LOCAL MANUFACTURED GOODS AND SUPPLIERS COMING
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Public entities will soon implement preferential treatment and reservation in procurement to favour competent local suppliers, manufacturers, SMEs, women, and youth-owned enterprises. The Ministry of Finance announced last year when it released the draft Code of Good…
GOVT WANTS TO BORROW N$2,64B ON FRIDAY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus As parents rush to buy their kids school uniforms and stationeries, the central bank is also in the same rush selling bonds and treasury bills to fund the country’s overstretched budget. The central bank started the year…
FREE EDUCATION A POLITICAL STATEMENT – STUDENT ASSOCIATION
By: Annakleta Haikera The National African Students Association (NASA) said free education has become a political statement. The association also called on the education ministry to increase the grants, which should be paid by February to enable the schools to…
NEW SCHOOL YEAR, SAME PLACEMENT MIGRAINE
By: Annakleta Haikera, Rose Texeira and Priscilla Mukokovi The first day of the academic year for 2022 kicked off, with some parents finding challenges in placing their children in public schools. According to the Principal of Caprivi Senior Secondary School…
NAMIBIA’S URANIUM CHRONICLES…ARE WE SELLING URANIUM, YES- IS IT BENEFICIAL, WE DON’T KNOW-IT’S COMPLICATED!
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus By the end of October 2021, the average international uranium spot price increased by 12% to US$33,56 per pound, however it was still not adequate for local miners to make a profit or sufficient to revive the…
TREASON CONVICTS GET TASTE OF FREEDOM AFTER DECADES IN JAIL
By: Pricilla Mukokobi The Caprivi Concerned Group has confirmed that eight more treason convicts walked scot free last week after decades in prison, owing to a celebrated Supreme Court ruling. However, the group is still adamant that the attempt by…
MORE OUTPUT TO BE LOST IF PANDEMIC IMPACT PROLONGS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If the Covid-19 pandemic impact prolongs, global GDP losses could rise to $5,3 trillion over five years relative to current projections, with several million more lives to be lost. The International Monetary Fund (MF) projected last year…
IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN BACK ON 130 BILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE RESERVES
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization, Omar F Ibrahim, pointed out that it would be a mistake for Africans to abandon their abundant petroleum resources. He said this in a statement released by the…
LESS SEVERE FOURTH WAVE A RESULT OF VACCINES – SHANGULA
By: Andrew Kathindi The minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says that the higher rate in vaccinations during the fourth wave compared to the previous waves has been the cause of less deaths and hospitalizations. Namibia currently has…