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Northern taxpayers Drown in Penalties and Interest Charges
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s tax collector has revealed that 34,090 individuals and entrepreneurs from the four northern regions owe the institution around N$6,7 million in taxes, interest, and penalties. The four regions are Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, and Omusati. Out…
Driver to cough N$750 million at RFA toll gates
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Road Fund Administration (RFA) said that it targets making about N$750 million per annum from toll gates from about 23 road sections in Namibia. This was revealed by RFA boss, Ali Ipinge, who said that they were…
Off-grid Energy Awareness Go to Okavango Regions
By Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The ministry of mines and energy will be in the two Kavango regions to create awareness for households to get funding and invest in renewable energy technologies. This is through the Green People’s Energy Project, a collaboration…
Works ministry sued for N$4 million over leased “untidy” property
By Eba Kandovazu The ministry of works and transport is being sued to the tune of over N$ 4 million by BV Investments 422 CC after the ministry reportedly left a property it rented in an “unacceptable” condition and thus…
Namibians urged to eat fish
By Justicia Shipena Fisheries minister Derek Klazen has urged Namibians not to become a nation that knows how to produce and export fish but does not know the taste of its fish. Klazen said this during the national fish consumption…
Namibia’s external debt stood at a whopping N$6.3 billion in 2021/22
By Justicia Shipena Namibia’s total borrowing from external sources amounted to N$6.3 billion or 25 percent of the total funding requirement. This is according to the government’s accountability report for the financial year 2021/22. The report states that, at the…
Nam Needs To Be less Dependent on Trans-Boundary Water
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the long run, Namibia should think of and implement water projects that will make the country less dependent on transboundary water, as Angola develops more infrastructures reducing water flow to Namibia. This was stated by…
N$700 Million Kunene VTC Nearing Completion
By Uakutura Kambaekua The construction of a multimillion-dollar Kunene Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) at Khorixas which commenced four years ago is nearing completion. Kunene’ VTC is part of the Namibia Training Authority’s (NTA) devotion to providing vocational training centres (VTCs)…
Examination papers possible leakage under control – Education Ministry
By Hertha Ekandjo Education’s deputy minister Faustina Caley said that after the leakage of some examination papers in 2021, the ministry revisited the examination’s safety and security measures and all have been screened for the upcoming examination to prevent another…
Kunene to Prioritise Construction of Water Infrastructure and Houses
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Kunene Regional Council has pledged to mitigate the housing backlog and fast-track the water supply process, which will include a Water Treatment Plant, drilling and rehabilitation of boreholes in rural areas during the 2022/2023 financial year. The regional…