Author: Justicia Shipena
Namibia Should Not Attempt to Borrow for Climate Change – Economist
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia should not attempt to increase net debt for climate adaptation and mitigation, says a special briefing report on Namibia’s green transition by economist Robin Sherbourne from Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Climate adaptation refers to…
Policymakers Urged To Explore Green Hydrogen Options
By: Justicia Shipena Namibian policymakers have been urged to continue exploring options for green hydrogen and green ammonia, taking care to establish a global environmentally sustainable brand. This call was made in the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)’s…
Namibians To Cutback On Travel Spending
By: Justicia Shipena Namibians are expected to cut back on their travel spending, according to a Simonis Storm report, saying the company expects occupancy rates for December 2022 to be stagnant or to slightly improve. Simonis Storm added that on…
Local Car Dealers Still Face Backlogs
By: Justicia Shipena Local dealerships still have large backlogs of orders from customers as a result of a limited supply of new vehicles coming to Namibia, according to the financial experts at Simonis Storm in its vehicle sales report for…
Domestic Economy Expanding Slow Compared to 2021 – NSA…as GDP stood at N$50 billion with an import bill of N$1.3 billion
By: Justicia Shipena Although the Namibia Statistic Agency (NSA) released data that the domestic economy expanded by 4.3% during the third quarter of 2022, it has been seen as a slow growth compared to the same period in 2021. On…
African Nations Cannot Afford To Be Left Behind In Digital Connectivity – Geingob
By Justicia Shipena As more services become available online, President Hage Geingob says that African nations cannot afford to be left behind. Geingob said this while attending a session on Digital Connectivity Empowering the Next Generation of Inclusive Ggrowth at…
Expected La Niña Year To Reduce Global Food Supply In 2023
By:Justicia Shipena AgriBank of Namibia says that adverse weather patterns could reduce crop yields in 2023. This week the bank released its monthly market watch for November focusing on food prices remaining high. According to the monthly market watch, a…
Kazongominja Accuses National Assembly of Blocking Audit Reports
By:Justicia Shipena Peter Kazongominja of Aminuis Constituency in Omaheke region has accused the National Assembly of delaying referrals of audited reports by auditor general Junias Kandjeke to the National Council. Kazongominja, National Unity Democratic Organisation of Namibia (Nudo) councillor for…
Gustavo Bail Would Have Set Bad Precedent If Unchallenged – PG
By:Justicia Shipena and Hertha Ekandjo Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa says that if her office did not challenge fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo’s granting of bail, particularly on the issues of the GPS devices, it would have set a bad precedent. Gustavo…
NCAA Renews over 500 Airworthiness Certificates
By:Justicia Shipena The Namibia Civil Aviation Safety Authority (NCAA) has successfully renewed a total of 545 certificates of airworthiness during the 2021/22 financial year, its latest annual report states. The certificates were issued after the authority has determined the applicants’…