Author: Julia Heita
POPULATION AND HOUSING PILOT CENSUS HAS STARTED
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) says the delayed 2021 Population and Housing census started on Sunday and ends on 30 October 2021. Namibia carries out the population and housing census every 10 years and includes various stages. In a statement…
ELECTRICITY AND FUEL PUSH UP PRODUCTION COST
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The constant increase in electricity and fuel in the domestic economy can contribute to the high cost of doing business in Namibia and burden consumers further. According to the latest analysis of Simonis Storms Securities, the cost…
STONE INDUSTRY NEEDS VALUE ADDITION – ALWEENDO
By: Andrew Kathindi Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo says that the country needs more local processing for the dimension stone industry. Alweendo said this when he responded to Popular Democratic Movement member of parliament Johannes Martin in the National…
MASTER OF HIGH COURT DIRECTED TO DE-REGISTER THE DISOBEDIENT/NON-COMPLIANT TRUSTS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Financial Intelligence Centre has issued a directive to the Master of High Court to de-register all kinds of trusts that are not complying with the Financial Intelligence Act. In a directive issued in September this year,…
FORCED COVID-19 VACCINATIONS…AR THREATEN TO APPROACH COURTS, OMBUDSMAN
By: Andrew Kathindi The Affirmative Repositioning Movement (AR) has asked the minister of defence and veteran affairs, Frans Kapofi, to withdraw an order given by chief Air Marshall Martin Pinehas, directing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for Namibia Defence Force (NDF) members….
GOVT GAVE UP 5% ROYALTY TO REVIVE NAMDEB MINE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus They say there is no free lunch in a free market economy; hence De Beers and the government have agreed to a temporal reduction of royalty payment as a necessary injection to revive the mine. The two…
N$1,2 BILLION PAYDAYS FOR BONDHOLDERS TODAY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Bank of Namibia will pay its second interest payment for the year on four of its bonds today. The central bank’s borrowing calendar indicates that today is the second coupon payment for the GC23, GC24,…
HOME AFFAIRS MUM ON SAME-SEX COURT RULING
The Ministry of home affairs has chosen to remain silent on a high court ruling in favour of granting Namibian citizenship to the children of a same-sex couple, Phillip and Guillermo Delgado-Lühl. “The Ministry wishes to inform the public that…
I’M A DESCENDANT OF THE COLONISING NATION – SCHLETTWEIN
Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein said he realised relatively early in his life that a system of racial segregation and racial oppression is grossly unjust and incompatible with a free and enjoyable life for all. Making his contribution to…
AFCFTA UPDATES…FISH AND COPPER HELP NAM TRADE TO GO BEYOND SACU
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Out of 10 008 countries, Namibia buys goods from, only 13 of those are in Africa. Another trend picked is that if it were not for consistent fish export to DRC and Zambia and copper import from…