Category: News
GOVT LOSES N$1M PER YEAR IN LAND LEASED TO ASPARAGUS COMPANY
By: Wonder Guchu The Spanish company that is farming asparagus in Namibia is paying N$1m per year instead of N$2m, according to the valuation report. Industrials Almentaries de Navara, which operates in Namibia as Otjimbele Agriculture (Pty) Ltd, is leasing…
DROUGHT – BLAME IT ON THE ASPARAGUS FARM
By: Helen Andreas Some Omusati region residents have called for the closedown of the Asparagus farm at Uuhongo village near Etunda in the Onesi constituency. The asparagus farm has been operating since 2018. According to the community, the Asparagus farm…
ICELAND POLICE TO QUESTION FOUR JOURNALISTS ‘OVER FISHROT’
By: Kai Strittmatter Four journalists have reported shocking stories about one of Iceland’s biggest corruption scandals. Now they are being targeted themselves. And all because of the mackerel. When the news portal Kjarninn spoke of “500 days of war” against…
UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES PLAN A FESTIVAL
By: Envaalde Matheus Namibians should be ready for the ‘We Can Festival’ in March. The festival is an initiative by ten energetic youth from the Tobias Hainyeko constituency in Windhoek. This is a group of unemployed graduates and students who…
MONEY JUST GOT A LITTLE EXPENSIVE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Commercial banks will now borrow at the interest of 4%, while consumers and businesses will only access credit and capital if they are willing to pay a 7,75% interest. However, with different risk profiles for each household…
SPIKING GLASS BOTTLE COST TO PUSH ALCOHOL PRICES
Staff Writer The latest Simonis Storm Securities report has highlighted that glass bottle prices will likely continue to increase due to energy, raw material, capital equipment and labour costs rising since last year. The firm said that until glass bottle…
APOSTLE COMMANDA SAYS HIS CHURCH IS NOT FAKE
By: Justicia Shipena Founder of True Gospel of Salvation Ministries International Church, Erickson Festus, commonly known as “Apostle Commanda”, says allegations leading to his church’s closure by chief inspector Christina van Dunem Dafonsech are not true. The church has 71…
RUSSIAN-UKRAINE CRISIS…NAM AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA SAYS NO NEED FOR CONCERN
By: Justicia Shipena Namibian ambassador to Russia Clemens Kashuupulwa says there is no need for Namibian students studying in Ukraine to be concerned about their safety. Kashuupulwa gave this remark on Wednesday as the reports amid fears that Russia might…
KAVANGO EAST TEENAGE PREGNANCIES NEARLY DOUBLE…AMONG THEM AN 11-YEAR-OLD
By: Annakleta Haikera An 11-year-old girl is one of 860 schoolchildren who fell pregnant in the Kavango East region in 2021. In 2020, Kavango East had 554 teenage pregnancies. The Kavango East is second to the Ohangwena region regarding teenage…
VALENTINE’S N$18,4M CHOCOLATES AND FLOWERS IMPORT FEVER
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Namibia Statistics Agency imports data for the first quarters of the past five years (2017-21) show that the Valentines Day fever influenced chocolate and flower expenditure. On average, Namibians spent between N$13,1m and N$4,4m every February…