Author: Justicia Shipena
City Councilors Tell Utoni It Can Function Without Complete MC
By:Justicia Shipena Five councillors of the City of Windhoek council say they will assess the prospects of participating in electoral activities as this is not their priority mandate. The five councilors are Affirmative Repositioning (AR) councilors Job Amupanda and IIse…
Public Sector Workforce Stands At 107K – PSC …more male workers recommended for study leave
By :Justicia Shipena The number of public servants stands at approximately 71 305, according to the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) latest statistics. The statistics were contained in the annual report for the financial year 2021/22 unveiled by the PSC…
Trigon’s Kombat Trend Drilling Continues To Reveal Growing Magnitude Of East 400 Area at Kombat Mine
By:Staff writer Trigon Metals announcedlast Thursday the first concentrates were produced at the Kombat mine, after 14 years of closure. “This is just one of Trigon’s achievements and milestones that would not be possible without your support,” said Jed Richardson,…
Medical Practitioners Petition Against Tenderpreneurs On Medical Supplies
By:Justicia Shipena A petition has been launched by Namibian doctorsfollowing the revelationthat a N$650 million government tender has been awarded to Amnics Trading (Pty) Ltd, a companyowned by businessman Shapwa Kanyama for medical supplies to the health ministry. The petition…
Higher Education Ministry In Tussle With Unions
By:Justicia Shipena In a joint statement this week, the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) and the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) have lambasted the ministry of higher education for not attending a meeting which was called to discuss issues related…
City of Windhoek councillors to be served with “No walk out” orders
by:Justicia Shipena The deputy minister of urban and rural development, Natalia /Goagoses has given the acting chief executive officer of the City of Windhoek George Mayumbelo directives to serve the City Council with a 72-hour agenda notice ahead of an…
Transport Category Continues to Drive Overall Inflation
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia Price Consumer Index (NCPI) bulletin for December 2022 shows that prices for the operation of personal transport equipment increased by 22.6%. Last week, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)released its NCPI bulletin for December last year. The increase…
Khomas Tops Inflation In December 2022 …as it pays lowest for chicken and frozen goods
By:Justicia Shipena The Khomas region tops the list when it comes to inflation rates for the month of December 2022, according to Alex Shimuafeni, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) statistician general and chief executive officer . NSA yesterday released its Namibia…
High Failure Rate Has Devastating Consequences On Economy – Analyst
By: Justicia Shipena Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah says that the high failure for the class of 2022 external examinations has serious consequences on society and the economy. The education ministry last month announced that out of 38 019 full-time candidates…
Trade Restrictions Keeping Food Production And Food Prices High
By: Justicia Shipena Trade restrictions on key food-producing commodities could keep food production costs high as well as food prices for Namibia. This is according to a Simonis Storm agri-monthly report for November. This comes as the World Trade…