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Namibia Mourns Iconic Publisher
By: Justicia Shipena A woman of letters who was selfless is what many have described, Rosemary Jane Katjavivi. Jane, the wife of the speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, died on Tuesday on a flight on her way home…
Diplomats Need Specialised Marketing Skills – International Relations Deputy Minister
By: Hertha Ekandjo The deputy minister of international relations and cooperation, Jenelly Matundu, says it has become necessary for diplomats to have specialised marketing skills and to sharpen their understanding of the world order. According to her, this would ensure…
42nd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government Scheduled For Late August – SADC
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has scheduled the 42nd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 17-18 August 2022 through a face-to-face mode. The Opening and Closing…
Seven-Seater Operators Should Be Locked Up – Transport Ministry
By: Hertha Ekandjo The works and transport ministry has said that seven-seater operators are operating illegally and deserve to be locked up if found by the police. This follows after registered operators, on Tuesday, petitioned the Rehoboth mayor Enrico Junias…
Rössing Uranium Hands Over Infrastructure To Willem Borchard Primary School
Staff writer Close to 400 learners at the Willem Borchard Primary School (WBPS) in Okombahe, Daures Constituency, will now be able to enjoy their break time meal on comfortable chairs and tables. This comes as Rössing Uranium handed over infrastructure…
The Chronicles of SOEs Market Capture and Inefficient Costly Dominance
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Legalised monopolies operating as State Owned Enterprises have created anticompetitive effects, becoming barriers to the participation of efficient and transformative private players. An assessment by the World Bank contained in a Private Sector Diagonastic report for…
Namibia’s First Data Center About To Go Live
By: Dwight Links On Monday, Paratus Group chief executive Schalk Erasmus officially unveiled the Armada Data Center about 10 km outside Windhoek on the way to Okahandja. The Paratus telecommunications company owns the data centre. “This is a carrier-neutral site…
Warning Wage Price Spiral
Josef Kefas Sheehama According to Keynesian economic theory, the wage-price spiral is an economic term that describes the phenomenon of price increases as a result of higher wages. When workers receive a wage hike, they demand more goods and services,…
Environment Not Conducive for Negotiations: Cheetah Cement
Staff Writer The Cheetah Cement factory management at Otjiwarongo will likely not settle for a proposal to go back to the negotiation table just yet as the Mine Workers Union (MUN) now needs to answer to accusations of breaking some…
Harbour Ports Not In Good Hands With Opposition Parties – Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
By: Hertha Ekandjo Swapo vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says that the ruling party needs the coastal towns back under its wings as there are harbour ports where the country’s imports happen and are not in good hands under opposition leadership….