Category: News
MTN DOESN’T NEED TO CO-INVEST IN MTC INFRASTRUCTURE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The regulator says that the South African telecommunication giant MTN does not need to co-invest with MTC to share its existing telecommunication infrastructures. A statement released on Wednesday by the Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) rubbishes…
SOLD AS WHOLE, UNGUTTED, HEAD AND TAIL ON …IS NO MORE ABOUT CATCHING MORE FISH BUT ADDING VALUE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Currently, most of Namibia’s masbanker Total Allowable Catch is frozen on-board of large freezer vessels, and it does not reach on-shore for some value addition. The masbanker/horse mackerel account for 68% of the production of…
WHY CAN’T I ASK FOR FUNDS? – CHELSI
By: Justicia Shipena Miss Namibia Chelsi Shikongo says that Namibians scrutinizing her decision to raise funds to represent Namibia at the upcoming Miss Universe have not contributed to her. Shikongo launched a GoFundMe account last month towards the international pageant,…
PDM’S INNA HENGARI’S MOTION…YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT MUST GO BEYOND TALKS
By: Andrew Kathindi Popular democratic movement (PDM) member of parliament Inna Hengari says that the motion which seeks to discuss and debate the youth unemployment crisis in Namibia must go beyond talks. Hengari tabled the motion in parliament on Tuesday…
KUNENE LOSES 100 000 LIVESTOCK IN 3 YEARS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Kunene Region carrying capacity for livestock has dropped by more than 50%, and over the last three years, more than 100 000 cattle have been lost. Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) has stepped in by investing N$130…
HATE SPEECH FUELS EXTREMISM, SAYS GEINGOB
President Hage Geingob says that hate speech fuels extremist views and is a cause of great concern, which has seen a growing trend of extremism worldwide. Geingob made these remarks at the global ministerial conference on the role of education…
GOVT SEEKS INVESTORS TO SWITCH N$1B TODAY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The central bank, on behalf of the government, seeks investors to switch their N$1 billion or more investment in the inflation-linked bond, G122 today (27 October). The switching of investment is to existing long-term borrowing instruments rather…
FORMER COUNCILLOR DAVIDS REPORTS AMUPANDA TO POLICE
By: Kelvin Chiringa Former IPC councillor Desiree Davids has opened a defamation case against City of Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda, who allegedly called her a person with a mental health condition. This has been confirmed by deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi,…
KEETMANS BLAMES STAFFING FOR NEGATIVE AUDIT REPORT
By: Andrew Kathindi The Keetmanshoop executive management has blamed challenges of understaffing for an adverse audit report opinion from the auditor general for the 2016/2017 financial year. This was said at a public hearing by the national council standing committee…
‘NO LAW OR ACT ON GOVT’S 10% IN MINING VENTURES’
By: Justicia Shipena National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) board chairperson Jennifer Comalie has said that no law currently determines what percentage of shares government entities should get in mining companies with interests in Namibia. Comalie made these remarks during the public…