Category: National
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…
Local Producers Should See Opportunity In USA Poultry Ban
By: Nangura Nguvauva The agriculture ministry has suspended the import of live poultry, birds and poultry products from the USA for a period of 21 days after a detected highly pathogenic avian influenza. (HPA) The directive letter seen by…
Earthquake Hits Khorixas
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The mines ministry has confirmed an earthquake occurred approximately 24 kilometres northeast of Khorixas in the Kunene region on Tuesday evening, 12 April 2022, around 22h36. In a media statement on Wednesday, the deputy executive director at…
Sacrificing Debt Holders To Maintain The Peg
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The central bank has decided to maintain the peg and contain inflation that is not internally driven and burden those paying their debts or holding interest-bearing obligations further. Moreover, to enable favourable real interest rates conducive to…
Parents Should Speak To Their Kids About Sex – Rosa Namises
By: Ludorf Iyambo The director of women’s solidarity Namibia, Rosa Namises, said that parents should engage more in dialogues with their children on sexual intercourse to reduce the country’s high teenage pregnancy rate. Speaking at a community and school mobilisation…
3.6 Percent of Children Aged 12-17 Vaccinated For Covid-19
By: Julia Heita Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says that of the 467 148 first doses administered in the country by April, 16,796 (3.6 per cent) were children and adolescents between 12-and 17. Shangula said the school vaccination campaigns had ignited…
Bank of Namibia expects to hike Interest rates by 25bps as inflation soars
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama At its second Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2022, on the 13 April 2022D, the Bank of Namibia is expected to hike its Repo Rate to 4.25% for the second consecutive time. All of Namibian’sNamibian’s banks…
NamibRe Hands Over N$5 Million Dividend To Government
By: Julia Heita On Tuesday, the Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation (NamibRe) handed over a declared dividend of N$5 million to the government. NamibRe board chairperson, Faniel Kisting, said the Gross Written Premium (GWP)/turnover for NamibRe has grown from N$93 million…
Auditor’s Office Failed To Reach 5 Per Cent Disability Employment Target
By: Julia Heita Auditor-General Junias Kanjeke said that his office has only achieved a 3.27 per cent out of a five per cent employment rate target for people living with disabilities. According to Namibia’s current affirmative action plan, the auditor’s…
Swapo Welcomes 120 New Comrades At Epupa Constituency
By: Uakutura Kamaekua – Epembe The Swapo party, over the weekend, welcomed over 120 new members, who joined the party, and charged them to work closely with the leadership to ensure success for the transformation of the region and the…