Author: Julia Heita
WHO CAN MAKE IT?…OMBUDSMAN INTERVIEWS KICK OFF
By: Andrew Kathindi The journey to replace incumbent Ombudsman John Walters began on Friday morning 27 August with a public interview conducted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The three candidates were interviewed by Chief Justice Peter Shivute, as well…
STRUGGLING BUSINESSES…ADDITIONAL LOANS WON’T HELP
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The 18 months of vulnerability on the part of some enterprises cannot be solved by extending more debts but options such as equity financing need to be assessed. The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) chief executive officer,…
WALVIS BAY NOT GOING BACK ON CEO
By: Dwight Links Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes says the municipality will not renew the chief executive officer Haingura is returning but that the notion of renewing his contract at the municipality is not open. Haingura, who was appointed substantive…
BUREAUCRACY AFFECTING INVESTORS – UAANDJA
By: Andrew Kathindi Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) CEO Nangula Uaandja says that bureaucracy and a slow pace has led investors to pull out of the country in recent years. “What they are saying is our pace is…
ENTREPRENEURS MUST NOT TRAVEL ALONE
There’s an old African which says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together,” and although bit of a cliché to start an article with a quote or a proverb, it really…
PRIVATE SECTOR PREFERS ADVISORY BODY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus THE private sector and public members have recommended to the prime ministers that they will prefer an independent advisory body to one minister handling the empowerment issues. The reason being the route of having one individual suggesting…
ZAMBEZI SLAUGHTERS 733 LIVESTOCK IN JULY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Zambezi newly revived export abattoir has slaughtered 733 cattle for the month of July 2021, Meat Board of Namibia July statistics shows. The July slaughter is the second for the year after it had slaughtered 455…
SHIFETA TO HEAR SAND MINING CASE
By: Dwight Links and Hellen Andreas The minister of environment, Pohamba Shifeta, is scheduled to be part of a hearing between the Ondando-C village members and the Ondonga Traditional authority. Ondando-C village is in the Oniipa area, Oshikoto region. The…
GEINGOB’S HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON ECONOMY…WHERE IS THE N$20B IN PLEDGES?
By: Andrew Kathindi It has been two years since President Hage Geingob’s panel set up to revive the economy said they had received pledges worth more than N$20b. The Presidential High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy was chaired by…
SCHLETTWEIN IN CHARGE OF WORKS MINISTRY
The agriculture minister, Calle Schlettwein, is currently in charge of the ministry of works, a position he is temporarily holding in place for minister John Mutorwa. Mutorwa has been out of the picture for quite a number of months. Schlettwein…