Category: Opinion
Understanding the Context of Pensions in Namibia in 2023 – Part 2
By: Carmen Forster Minimum Contributions Even if a retirement fund member diligently preserves his/her retirement savings benefit, he/she will not be able to save enough to achieve a reasonable level of post-retirement income (around 75% of their pre-retirement salary)…
Understanding the Context of Pensions in Namibia in 2023
By: Carmen Forster Part 2 Earlier this year, I wrote an article that highlighted how retirement benefits are provided for in Namibia under Pillar 0 of the World Bank Model for Pension Provision. In this article, we will consider…
Investing In Sports Improves Lives
By: Jacquiline Pack In 2015, 195 countries agreed with the United Nations to bring together all stakeholders to improve the world by 2030. They formulated the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Vision 2030 Agenda. Besides other strategic implementation efforts to…
What Namibia Can Learn From Qatar On Gas Development And Monetisation
By: NJ Ayuk When I was working on my 2019 book, ‘Billions At Play: The Future of African Energy and Doing Deals’, I wrote that Qatar was well on its way to achieving its goal of becoming the “Gas Capital…
Having A Financially Responsible Valentine’s Day
By: Mignon du Preez Valentine’s Day is a special day to celebrate love and affection, but it is also a suitable time to reflect on our finances. It is important to prioritise your finances and avoid overspending on Valentine’s Day….
Making financial resolutions work in 2023
By: Mignon du Preez It is incredible how many people make resolutions about getting themselves into shape when a new year begins. Very few of us, think about the ‘financial hangover’ that we are dragging into a new year and…
Unconventional Thoughts: The Flooding, Who is to blame, Engineers, Hydrologists or Town Planners?
By: Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka The last year’s flooding of Wernihil Shopping Mall in the capital city got people questioning Engineers and the mighty city planning, furthermore the yearly flooding of the northern and eastern regions. Someone posted that “engineers should…
The Unconventional And Unorthodox Thoughts: Dear African Entrepreneur
By: Tony O. Elumelu 2022 was not an easy year. We escaped the pandemic, but none of us were untouched by global events. Prices have risen frighteningly, the cost of doing business has increased, and customers are stretched We…
Here Is To A Merry Christmas And A Prosperous 2023
By: Megameno Shinana Christmas is around the corner and just hours away we will embrace 2023 but holly-molly, what a hectic year it has been. Granted, 2022 has not been a pretty year for most of us and the economy…
Villages: The Dumping Sites of Modern Mass Events
By: Agnes Shekupe Shivute The biggest events and feasts are hosted here in the villages: weddings, family reunions, and funerals among other gatherings – generating a substantial amount of waste to the environment. Unfortunately, villages have no red or…