Category: National
Double trouble for local farmers
By: Kelvin Chiringa It never rains for the Namibian agricultural sector but it pours as another fall-army worm disaster strikes right in the shadow of a looming “national drought crisis”. The sector as a whole has been in decline worsened…
No improvement in economic rating soon
By: Kelvin Chiringa FirstRand Group economist Daniel Kavishe has expressed that the country’s bad rating is unlikely to improve in the near term unless drastic changes are made to create policy stability and a competitive investment environment. The economist’s…
Eight year-jail-time for N$17 million fraud convict
By: Kelvin Chiringa Stephanie Serfontein, who last week made headlines for pleading guilty to 34 charges of fraud involving some N$17 million she stole from a drilling, will now spend the rest of the next eight years in jail. Serfontein…
China/US trade war to upset diamonds demand- Debmarine
By: Kelvin Chiringa Debmarine Namibia’s chief executive officer, Otto Shikongo expressed fear over a likely decline in the demand for local diamonds caused by the China/US trade war. He was speaking at a breakfast meeting held last week in the…
Stephanie pleads guilty to 34 counts of fraud
By: Kelvin Chiringa Stephanie Serfontein, a woman who got arrested for stealing N$17 million from her employer has finally pleaded guilty to 34 counts on the main charge of fraud and an extra count on money laundering. The 50-year old…
Legal fight explodes over Zimbabwean football player
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia’s football circle has been hit by a legal fight which this week sparked in the High Court in connection with a Zimbabwean player who allegedly registered for work with two names at different intervals. The case…
Outjo needs N$66m to formalise informal settlement
By: Rodney Pienaar The Outjo municipality will need an injection of N$66 million in order to formalize its informal settlement, its mayor Samuel !Oe-Amseb said. The Outjo informal settlement is one of the fastest growing in the region and this…
Illicit small arms and light weapons a threat
By: Rodney Pienaar Illicit small arms and light weapons constitute a serious threat and safety in Africa, Eina Mohammed head of defense and security at African Union said at a workshop today. Small arms have long been considered as the…
Grazing condition deteriorates in Namibia
By: Rodney Pienaar Grazing conditions in Namibia are reported to have deteriorated in various parts of the country during the course of the prolonged dry season and were noted to range between fair and very poor. The situation has been…
Maize shortfalls, inadequate fertilizers paints ugly picture
By: Kelvin Chiringa The country is currently limping with an estimated 62 600 metric tons of uncovered shortfalls for maize, as the threat of drought loom over the farming sector. However the agriculture ministry expressed confidence that this, under normal…