Author: Julia Heita
MOST OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS ARE YOUNG – ERONGO POLICE
Erongo police said they are worried that most of the people dying in road accidents are young. This comes after two accidents on Thursday and Friday killed six people in the Erongo region. Erongo police said around 17h00 along…
BON LURE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO PROVIDE APPRENTICESHIP
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Bank of Namibia has offered to pay stipends for vocational graduates to get an apprenticeship at various corporate institutions. The bank revealed in an update how its apprenticeship programme is progressing- the programme is being administered…
THE PERVASIVENESS OF CORRUPTION IN OPERATION IS VERY HIGH
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus There is a need for an ethical response and culture to improve governance in operation said Azelle Verwey, Capricorn Group head for legal, compliance, and Anti-Money Laundering at the 20th annual Business Ethics Network of Africa (BEN-Africa)…
START INSTALLING SOLAR GEYSERS, SHIIMI IS COMING
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In a move to cut the country’s carbon footprint and explore further income avenues, the finance ministry is contemplating taxing electrical geysers. The Minister of Finance, Iipumbu Shiimi, announced the potential move during his mid-year budget review…
PETRUS NEVONGA CALLS OUT IIPUMBU SHIIMI
By: Andrew Kathindi Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) and Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) have called finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi to claim that civil servants were content to tighten their belts amidst ongoing civil servant increment negotiations with the unions….
THE GREEN HYDROGEN’S WHEEL IS TURNING
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus They say where there is a political will; everything will flow. The green hydrogen idea that started floating around last year and enhanced after the release of the HPPII is increasingly turning into a practical concept. The…
NAMIBIA IS GHETTO COUNTRY…40% OF THE POPULATION LIVE IN SHACKS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Current estimates presented by the Shackdwellers and Namibian Housing Group show that around 1 million people live in shacks in Namibia. The estimates are in the two organisations (Namibia Housing Action Group and Shack Dwellers Federation of…
N$5,6M TO SUBSIDISE AGRIBANK LOAN SCHEMES’ INTEREST
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The government has channelled N$5,6 of its newly acquired funds and withdrawals from other priorities to subsidise the Agribank loans scheme’s interest. The mid-year budget policy review shows that part of the re-allocated N$2,2 billion made…
Ruacana Hydro Generation Falls, IPPs Rise…IPPs Generate 61,4% in September
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus From July to September 2021, Independent Power Producers have generated more than 50% of the country electricity as the hydropower generation dwindled. Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), latest electricity sectoral reports for July, August and September 2021…
GRAPE FARM WORKERS ISSUE TO BE DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT
PDM parliamentarian Johannes Martin says the workers of Al-Dhahra at Naute Dam, about 40 km southwest of Keetmanshoop, have been working under bad conditions for years. Martin said although the workers have raised complaints with various offices, including government ministries…