Author: Justicia Shipena
Fuel Consumers Safe For December …as Russian oil sanctions set to kick in
By:Justicia Shipena Mines and energy ministry’s petroleum economist Abednego Ekandjo says that at least for December fuel consumers are safe. The mines and energy ministry on Friday announced that diesel prices will decrease by 125 cents per litre and petrol…
Credit Extended To Foreigners Continues To Climb Bars
By:Justicia Shipena Credit extended to foreigners or non-residents in Namibia which includes both foreign firms and individuals has increased notably in recent months. This is according to a Simonis Storms report on private sector credit extension for the month of…
Windhoek City Council In Limbo
By:Justicia Shipena Independence Patriots for Change (IPC) councillors have walked out of the the City of Windhoek (CoW) council chambers yesterday, reasoning that the house was “not in order”. The city council was convened to elect new office bearers for…
NCAA Makes Loss of N$84 Million … but remains in a strong liquidity position
By:Justicia Shipena State-owned regulatory and air traffic services organisation, Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), incurred a net loss of N$84 million during the 2021/22 financial year, according to the authority’s latest integrated annual report. “The authority has incurred an accounting…
Pro-choice Activists Worry USA Supreme Court Abortion Decision Could Sway Namibia
By:Justicia Shipena As the US Supreme Court prepares to overturn a ruling that made abortion legal in that country, local pro-abortion activists worry that the move could impact Namibia’s own push to legalise abortion. In October last year, the Parliamentary…
AK Pro-choice Activists Worry USA Supreme Court Abortion Decision Could Sway Namibia
By:Justicia Shipena As the US Supreme Court prepares to overturn a ruling that made abortion legal in that country, local pro-abortion activists worry that the move could impact Namibia’s own push to legalise abortion. In October last year, the Parliamentary…
AK Food To Cost More Next Month …Economists Not Surprised
By:Justicia Shipena The increasing price of basic staples such as wheat, maize meal, pasta and rice in Namibia is no surprise. These are the views of local economists after Namib Mills announced that it would be increasing food prices on…
Swapo Congress Final Day Mired With Allegations Of Bribery
By:Justicia Shipena The final day of the Swapo party’s 7th Congress was overflowing with allegations of bribery hours before the delegates in attendance headed to the polling booths to vote for the contesting candidates for the positions of vice president,…
NBC Board Irked By Audit Release
By:Justicia Shipena NBC board chairperson Lazarus Jacobs has questioned the release of auditor general Junias Kandjeke’s report, in which Kandjeke raised concerns that the state broadcaster accumulated losses of N$1.6 billion. “It is therefore highly unprofessional on the part of…
Namibia Tops Global Income Inequality
By:Justicia Shipena Income inequality is on the rise in many countries around the world, according to the United Nations and Namibia is no exception as it is seen as one of the most unequal societies globally. The latest report released…