Author: Staff Writer
Annual Inflation Up by 7,3% Compared to 3,4% in 2021
Staff Writer The August annual inflation rate increased by 7.3% compared to 3.4% in August 2021, with transport and food and non-alcoholic beverages contributing to the yearly inflation rate. Analysis of the average retail prices of selected products for August…
Jerry Won’t Go Down Without a Fight
Staff Writer Swapo party veteran politician, Jerry Ekandjo, is spoiling for a fight and has refused to go down without challenging the Swapo party’s decision to bar him out of the race for the vice president’s position following a crunch…
“Unlicensed Fuel Station” Raises Eyebrows
Staff Writer A TotalEnergies partly-owned service station, which has been out of business for nearly eight years, has raised eyebrows as refurbishments have started to get it up and running despite there not being an operating license, sources close to…
Venaani Asks Germany To Reconsider Genocide Re-Negotiation Stance
Staff writer PDM leader McHenry Venaani has asked Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to reconsider that country’s stance regarding the Joint Declaration on the 1904-1908 genocide. Earlier this month, the German government, while responding to written questions submitted by Sevim…
Female Farmers From 8 Regions Empower Each Other
Staff Writer High rental fees, stock theft, water problems, crowded communal areas and expensive land are among the factors holding female farmers from prospering in their farming. Around 15 female farmers met recently on the outskirts of Windhoek to empower…
Rössing Uranium Exceeded Target by 16 Per Cent in 2021
Staff Writer The Namibian Uranium Association says Rössing Uranium Mine produced 2 882 tonnes of Triuranium octoxide (U3O8) during 2021, representing a 16 per cent increase compared to 2020. In his presentation during the just-ended mining expo, Gabi Schneider said…
Nam, Bots sign MoU for Mamuno-TransKalahari One-Stop Border Post
Staff Writer Namibia and Botswana signed the bilateral agreement establishing the One-Stop Border Post at the Mamuno-Trans-Kalahari Border Post, which will contribute to maximising the operational efficiency of the SADC Transport Development Corridors. The two countries’ presidents and ministers met…
German Embassy Signs Grant Agreement With Side By Side
Staff Writer The German government through its embassy in Namibia on 31 August 2022 signed an agreement for a grant of N$424 000 wih Side by Side early intervention centre. The funds will be used to procure mobility devices, such…
Local tourism might be limited in the future: Experts
Staff Writer Economists at Simonis Storm have cautioned that local tourism might be limited in the near future as local travellersbattle with expensive food, fuel and accommodation prices. So far, the brokerage firm has observed that hotels, cafés and restaurants…
NEFF questions Geingob over his “informal settlement state of emergency”
Staff Writer The deputy president of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), Kalimbo Ipumbu, has questioned President Hage Geingob, about the outcome of a state of emergency he declared over the state of informal settlements all over Namibia in 2019….