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FNB To Re-purpose SME Value Proposition To Expand SME Success
By :Fransina Nghidengwa First National Bank Namibia, on Monday relaunched an updated SME value proposition to further support small-medium enterprises (SMEs). FNB Namibia Chief Executive Officer, Erwin Tjipuka said they are also launching the Credit Guarantees Scheme to assist SMEs…
Deputy Minister Threatens Stopping Of Children’s Social Grants
By:Daniel Ndumba Children’s monthly social grant might be ceased if there is proof of misuse, Deputy Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Bernadette Jagger has said. Social grants have gradually reached more children, yet the state budget…
Namibia Secures Funding For Climate Readiness Project … Funding to support green hydrogen feasibility study
By: Justicia Shipena A seven-month project by the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) will support a feasibility study on the three valleys of the Green Hydrogen Strategy, among others. The EIF on Tuesday announced it has successfully secured…
Anti-money Laundering Training Dubbed Unethical
By:Justicia Shipena, Hertha Ekandjo and Fransina Nghidengwa Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa has told Namibian lawyers not to be afraid of prosecutors and magistrates being trained to make them “strong”. On Tuesday various legal practitioners gunned for the PG office which…
More Than Peace Needed For Dignified Life – Geingob
By:Uakutura Kambaekua President Hage Geingob says government is aware that people need more than peace and harmony to live a dignified life. Geingob said this recently while inaugurating the Community Legacy Centre at Etoshapoort near Outjo. “Although we have enjoyed…
Government Forked Out N$2,4 Billion For Resettlement Farms
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus From 1990, the government, through its Land Reform Programme, has bought 3,4 million hectares of land (571 farms) at the cost of N$2,4 billion. It has resettled 5,458 beneficiaries after the first land conference in 1991. This is…
Vehicle Sales Rise Despite Looming Repo Rate Increase
By:Staff writer An increase in the interest rate could not deter the vehicle sales sector recording its highest sales in nearly six years. At least 1,226 units were sold in March, compared to 1,280 units sold in July 2017. Bank…
Africa Is Losing Billionaires And Potential Investors
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A large number of billionaires have left Africa over the past 20 years or so, according to the Africa Wealth Report 2023 As a result of their migration from the continent, they are affecting the ability of countries…
Mines Are Not Here To Operate Forever – Mining Commissioner
By:Hertha Ekandjo and Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Mining Commissioner Isabella Chirchir said mining companies are not here to operate forever as the minerals are not infinite. Chirchir was reacting to the news on the phased closure of Namibia’s largest gold mine in…
Taxpayers Will Fund Abortion If Legalised
By:Hertha Ekandjo Representative of the Christian Coalition of Churches in Namibia, Stewarn Horn says that from a tax perspective, if abortion is legalised the taxpayers will carry the burden. Horn said the reason is that abortion will be executed or…