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1,200 Learners In Informal Settlements Get Solar Lamps
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Capricorn Foundation has donated 1,200 portable solar lamps to 10 schools in informal settlements in various regions of the country. With the country’s electrification still below 50% and worse in rural areas, having access to electricity…
Japan’s N$2 Million To Benefit Kavango West Farmers
By:AnnakletaHaikera A Japan-funded joint monitoring mission has set asideN$2 million to aid agricultural organisations in the Kavango West regionto benefit all local farmers. This follows a visit to four projects by the Japanese Embassy this week. The main reason for…
Inflation Hits The Kitchen: Vegetable Prices Climb 16.9% in August
By:Justicia Shipena Namibians had to spend more money on veggies in August since prices rose by 16.9%, according to the Namibia Consumer Price Index data published by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). The country’s annual inflation rate for August was…
City Working On Proposal To Write Off Pensioner Debt And Interest …the Local Authority Act is the barrier
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus and Lavinia Shawapala The City of Windhoek is currently working on a proposal to write off debts of pensioners and interest for all residents. The City is, however, busy with audits in line with its approval processes, which…
Communities Are Defensless To Unwanted Investment Without Information …are we hoarding information or is it just information asymmetry?
By:Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka It is becoming more doubtful when policymakers and political leaders announce how impactful certain proposed investments are to the country. Especially when they come to a certain community and tell them to give up a piece of land,…
CoW Considers A Mini-Grid For Mix Settlement
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The City of Windhoek has announced that it is working with the Berlin Energy Agency (BEA) on a feasibility study to develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grid for the Mix Informal SettlementArea (MISA). The MISA is located about…
Missionary Schools Hailed For Contributing To Development
By:Annakleta Haikera Missionary schools have contributed to the development of Namibians. This was expressed by the Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Faustina Caley during the commemoration of the Andara Combined School’s 100 years anniversary in Mukwe constituency, Kavango…
IDs Usage Between Nam And Bots Picking Up
By:Nghiinomenw-vali Erastus Around 6,500 people who travelled from Namibia to Botswana used their national identity cards (IDs) to cross over, and around the same number of people who crossed over from Botswana also used it as the new cross-border document….
Construction Sector Says Government Projects Exclude Namibians
By:Staff writer The construction sector has reiterated calls to cancel several projects, which they argue exclude most Namibians. In a statement by the Construction Industries Federation (CIF) and the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (Manwu), the two entities argue…
Govt Targets 1.5 Billion Tonnes Of Biomass From Bush Encroached Hectares
By:Hertha Ekandjo Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta says the 45 million hectares of the country that is bush encroached could generate a massive 1.5 billion tonnes of biomass, for which 30% could be harvested sustainably. According to…