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About 442,000 Of The 2,5 Million Namibians Are Medically Covered
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus About 82% of the country’s estimated 2,5 million population are at the mercy of the public health system as they are not medically covered. The latest medical insurance coverage shows that only 441,777 are benefiting from medical coverage…
New Namibia Agronomic Board Inaugurated
By: Staff Writer Agriculture Water Land and Reform Minister, Carl Schlettwein, inaugurated the new Namibian Agronomic Board on Thursday. Chief Executive of Bokomo Namibia, Hubertus Hamm, has been named chairperson, with former chair Michael Iyambo outgoing. Marina Muller (retained),…
Reaction to Labour Minister (dated 28 June 2023, in The Villager)
By: John Saunderson I will dissect and respond to the article chronological order as far as possible. Before I go there, it begs to be said that the speech of the minister could not have come at a better…
Riding the Storm: The Power of Long-Term Investing Amidst Economic Challenges
By:Stephen Baard The average person on the street has had a difficult year as central bankers continued to battle stubbornly high inflation. This has resulted in rising interest rates with no end in sight. Equally, we have had to deal…
New Law Proposed To Deal With Failing Banks, Prevent Money Laundering
By: Justicia Shipena Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi has tabled a bill in the National Assembly aimed at overhauling the Banking Institutions Act of 1998 in order to give more authority to the Bank of Namibia (BoN) in resolving failing banking…
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): A Game-Changer For Namibia’s Economy
By:Eva-Rakel Johannes Chief Executive Officer of Namibia Trade Forum Stacey Susa-Pinto has encouraged women and youth to start with their end in mind, figure out how to be key players in their domestic markets regardless of various limiting factors. She…
Lobour Commissioner’s Office Misunderstood By Workers – Nujoma
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Minister: Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment CreationUtoni Nujoma says that there are misunderstandings in the way the Office of the Labour Commissioner should operate. According to the Minister, criticism of the office stems from a misconception regarding the…
There Is Power In Starting Small- SME Financier
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Those planning a business are advised to start with whatever resources, as starting small is part of the process, Bank Windhoek’s Manager of Emerging SME, JenevieveSwartz has said. She was speaking at the Bank’s SMEs information-sharing…
NCCI Proposes Reform Of Procurement Laws In Namibia
By:Justicia Shipena The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has recommended that local procurement laws and regulations be improved and broadened to incorporate frameworks for local content policy. This would boost local participation in growing industries like green hydrogen…
Building A Stronger Future Together … as the world celebrates the contributions of MSMEs to building a better future
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Yesterday was commemorated as a Micro, Small and Medium-sized (MSMEs) Enterprises Day. On the occasion, the Manager for MSME Ecosystem Optimisation at the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, Claudia Capelao, wrote an opinion piece, stating that often…