Author: Justicia Shipena
Supreme Court Sees Reduction In Criminal Appeals
Justicia Shipena During the financial year 2021/22 Namibia recorded a reduction in criminal appeals. This is contained in the office of the judiciary annual report for the 2021/22. There was a 65% reduction in criminal appeals…
Windhoek City Council Ends Business For 2022
Justicia Shipena The City of Windhoek held its last ordinary council meeting to closes off the 2022 calendar with mayor Sade Gawa!Nas taking stock of the achievements over the past year. “We have come a long way…
Tourism Sector Can Be A Solution For Rural Unemployment – experts
Justicia Shipena Financial research experts at Simonis Stormsbelieve the tourism sector continues to play a key role in the Namibian economy with its strong links to other sectors. In its latest quarterly gross domestic figures analysis,…
Tourism Board Faces ALiquidity Risk …as it incurred a deficit of N$19 million
By:Justicia Shipena Entrusted with implementing the national policy on tourism the country, the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) now faces a liquidity risk. This was revealed in the latest NTB’s audit report released by auditor general Junias Kandjeke. The audit was…
Local Insurance Companies Pay Out Billions in Life Insurance Claims
By:Justicia Shipena Between the first quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2022 local insurance companies have paid out over N$20 billion in claims from life insurance policies. This is according to economists at Simonis Storms on vehicle sales…
Councils in developed areas perform better – IPPR
By:Justicia Shipena The institute for public policy research (IPPR) in its local and regional government annual assessment found that councils located in economically developed areas tend to perform better. IPPR on Thursday launched the first edition covering 01 September 2020…
UNDP, Japan Set Sight On Exploring Carbon Markets in Nam …project to cost about US$1 million
By:Justicia Shipena The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Namibia together with the environment and tourism ministry and the Japanese embassy in Namibia will early 2023 work on study tours and exchange of information on the promotion of carbon markets…
Namibia Boasts Of Higher Wind Energy Potential Than Australia, SA …green hydrogen project tapping into supplying Europe, Japan, South Korea, and China
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia has a world-class wind energy potential along its southern and northern coasts with wind capacity factors of about 56 to 58 percent, according to Namibia’s green hydrogen project strategy. Last week, Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Council launched its…
UNDP, Japan Set Sight On Exploring Carbon Markets in Nam …project to cost about US$1 million
By:Justicia Shipena The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Namibia together with the environment and tourism ministry and the Japanese embassy in Namibia will early 2023 work on study tours and exchange of information on the promotion of carbon markets…
New air service aims to increase Nam tourist numbers
By:Justicia Shipena The resumption of South African Airways flights in Namibia will have a positive impact on tourist arrivals in Namibia, economists and tourism stakeholders say. The airline announced that it will be launching new routes, namely to Lilongwe’s Kamuzu…