Category: National
The Biggest and Most Beautiful Building in Hakahana Is A Church …the conversation of economics and church
By: Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka- from Okwalondo with love They say about 80% of our population is Christian. I would also like to know how many faiths we have in Namibia. And how the rest of the 20 percent is allocated across…
Uutoni Issues Warning to Construction Companies Over Lack of Delivery
By: Staff writer Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni, has issued a warning to companies that tender for construction of houses but do not deliver. Uutoni sounded the alarm as he was handing over 108 houses under the…
GS1 Namibia launches Namibia’s First National Barcode System – 631
By:Hilya Ngolo The Deputy Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Verna Sinimbo, said the introduction of the 631 prefix by GS1 is a development that is far more than a simple technical modification. Speaking at the launch, which took place on…
Namibia Is Welcoming More Business Tourists
By: Staff writer Tourists coming into Namibia for business purposes continue to increase their share of the market after making up 17.3% of the total who entered the country in June. In May, 9.52% of all tourists who came…
SA Repo Rate Hike On A Break
By:Staff writer After 10 consecutive increases in the repurchase rate, the South African Reserve Bank has finally applied a break. However, while the bank opted to keep its prime lending rate at 8.25% on Thursday, the bank’s Governor Lesetja Kganyago…
Why Do All Africa Leaders, Media, and Intellectuals Whine?
By:Kandjengo kaMkwanyoka Africa keeps highlighting its leadership and economic weakness and dependence on others almost daily. There is a certain mindset among us Africans that the world owes us because our continent was colonised and looted. Furthermore, we sit comfortably…
Renewable Energy: Namibia’s Future Least-Costly Energy
By: Hertha Ekandjo Solar and wind with storage make up the largest share of Namibia’s energy future under a least-costly energy investment scenario toward 2030 and 2040. This is according to TMP Public, a UK-based non-profit consultancy and think-tank that…
Country Records Over 96,000 Sexually Transmitted Infections
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Namibia has registered over 96,000 cases of sexually transmitted infections of different types during the past five years, the Health Ministry has reported. The Health Ministry on Thursday launched the third edition of the national guidelines for the…
National Tax Burden: Citizens Owe The Tax Collector N$16 …As initial N$15 million tax refund fraud scheme approaches a billion
By:Justicia Shipena Namibian taxpayers owe National Treasury a total of N$16 billion in taxes, according to the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA). During a courtesy visit to State House on Thursday, NAMRA chief Sam Shivute, provided President Hage Geingob with an…
Outstanding Policies On Investment A Constraint – NIPDB
By: Justicia Shipena Pending investment laws may stifle Namibia’s efforts to attract foreign direct investment, according to Nangula Uaandja, Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). In an interview with Eagle FM, Uaandja stated lack…