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AK Pro-choice Activists Worry USA Supreme Court Abortion Decision Could Sway Namibia
By:Justicia Shipena As the US Supreme Court prepares to overturn a ruling that made abortion legal in that country, local pro-abortion activists worry that the move could impact Namibia’s own push to legalise abortion. In October last year, the Parliamentary…
The Unconventional and Unorthodox Thoughts IS LEADERSHIP LEARNED OR A GENETIC THING?
By: Wilhelm Mwashekuna I am not yet a real leader as I only have a team of two under me, but I have been consuming a lot of information on how to be a good leader if not a better…
Opinion: Sustaining Covid-19 Learning and Development Strategies
COVID-19 has irrevocably changed the learning and development business processes. The lockdown restrictions such as the cancellation of face-to-face meetings and the introduction of remote working forced businesses to adapt new learning and development models that adhere to the guidelines….
Old Mutual Loves All-Black Girls Team
By:Hertha Ekandjo Old Mutual sponsored N$30 000 to the All Black Girls team participating in the 18th edition of the Nedbank Desert Dash, with more than 900 riders who have signed up for one of the world’s most gruelling cycling…
AK Food To Cost More Next Month …Economists Not Surprised
By:Justicia Shipena The increasing price of basic staples such as wheat, maize meal, pasta and rice in Namibia is no surprise. These are the views of local economists after Namib Mills announced that it would be increasing food prices on…
Bracket Creep to Worsen Inequality- Warns Experts
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Low to medium-income earners who received inflation-adjusted salaries are forced into higher tax brackets, while those who were not eligible are also now paying taxes, a recent assessment by experts has revealed. Simonis Storms’ assessment revealed that around…
Swapo Congress Final Day Mired With Allegations Of Bribery
By:Justicia Shipena The final day of the Swapo party’s 7th Congress was overflowing with allegations of bribery hours before the delegates in attendance headed to the polling booths to vote for the contesting candidates for the positions of vice president,…
Kavango regions up for grabs to highest bidder: Diescho
By:Megameno Shinana, Annakleta Haikera and Uakutura KambaekuaProfessor Joseph Diescho has expressed that the two Kavango regions have been used as voting cows in the Swapo congress election to impress certain candidates at the expense of their own interests. The political…
Bracket Creep to Worsen Inequality- Warns Experts
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Low to medium-income earners who received inflation-adjusted salaries are forced into higher tax brackets, while those who were not eligible are also now paying taxes, a recent assessment by experts has revealed. Simonis Storms’ assessment revealed that around…
NBC Board Irked By Audit Release
By:Justicia Shipena NBC board chairperson Lazarus Jacobs has questioned the release of auditor general Junias Kandjeke’s report, in which Kandjeke raised concerns that the state broadcaster accumulated losses of N$1.6 billion. “It is therefore highly unprofessional on the part of…