Author: Staff Writer
Old Mutual Honours Business Interruption Claims
Staff Writer When the State of Emergency was declared two years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a wave of severe financial losses suffered by Namibian businesses. These losses greatly impacted Old Mutual Namibia Short-Term Insurance customers, who had to navigate…
Data Collection Essential to Better People With Disabilities’ Lives
Staff Writer The National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), hosted a media awareness event. The aim is to raise awareness through the media about the importance of collecting disaggregated…
Leveraging an Energy Mix for Industrialisation
Staff writer With the growth of Namibia’s domestic energy segment comes an opportunity for the country to accelerate its industrialisation and associated socio-economic development. Namibia is on a track towards sustainable economic growth on the back of multi-sector expansion. With…
THERE IS NEED FOR A NEW PLAN OF ACTION – GEINGOB
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said there is no need for a new plan of action; instead, there is an urgent need for efficient and effective execution across all sectors of society to fast track national developmental objectives. Geingob said…
BE THE TORCHBEARERS, SHANINGWA TELLS WOMEN’S COUNCIL
Staff Writer Swapo Party secretary-general Sophia Shaningwa said men outnumber women in the party’s top positions and that the women’s council should identify, nurture and mentor talented young women into leadership. Shaningwa said this when she officially opened the…
SEVERAL MURDERS OVER THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND
Staff writer Several murder or attempted murder crimes were committed this long weekend as Namibia celebrated the 32nd Independence Day anniversary. Among them, police arrested a 34 years old Namibian woman on Saturday 19 March in Otjomuise, Windhoek, at…
PARATUS TO LAUNCH CARRIER-NEUTRAL DATA CENTER
Staff writer Paratus Namibia will launch its carrier-neutral Data Center (DC) facility in Windhoek in August this year. The facility, named Armada Data Center by the company, will be the first carrier-neutral and the largest DC facility in Namibia. A…
GOVERNMENT NOT TO BLAME FOR TOWN COUNCIL DYSFUNCTION – ERASTUS UUTONI
Staff writer Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni says that government is not to blame for any dysfunctional local authority councils. This comes as NUDO secretary-general Joseph Kauandenge argued that the local authority act had bestowed too much power…
IPC’S HAMBUNDA LOSES N$260 000 SALARY CLAIM
Staff Writer Former Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) councillor Fillemon Hambunda lost his case where he was demanding N$260 000 from his former employer – the City of Windhoek – as payment for services rendered between 1 September 2020 and…
HEARTBROKEN TEACHER APPEALS FOR HELP ON BEHALF OF LEARNERS
Staff Writer A heartbroken teacher took to social media to appeal to well-wishers to help with uniforms, soap and Vaseline for her learners. Maria Namtenya Endjala-Shambwila is a teacher at Oukwandongo Combined School in Outapi, Omusati region. The school is…