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ECONOMY MOVE TO TAP MORE ON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Namibia Institutional Investors Forum will bring together policy makers, asset owners, fund and asset managers, in March 2022 to discuss various asset classes in Namibia. As well as investment policies affecting or impacting investing in Namibia….
UNLEASHING THE HUMAN CAPITAL OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AS RECOVERY STRATEGY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In Africa, each additional year of schooling raises a man’s earnings by 11% and a woman’s earnings by 14%, a study by the World Bank revealed. As a result three World Bank gender experts and economist…
EXAM LEAK COSTS MINISTRY N$3 MILLION
By: Kelvin Chiringa The massive leakage of an exam last year meant for grades 11 and 12 has meant that the ministry has had to cough up roughly N$3 million to put together another round of papers to be written…
KEETMANS MAYOR SACKED OVER WATER-BILLS
By: Kelvin Chiringa The LPM mayor for the municipality of Keetmanshoop was withdrawn by her principals after she allegedly persisted in cutting water for owing residents instead of targeting big corporates in the area. This has been disclosed by the…
NCHINDO BROTHERS’ COUSIN ACCUSED OF BEING THE BOTS SPY
By: Andrew Kathindi A resident of Kasika in the Zambezi region, Cassius Mwala, says he is living in fear after community members started alleging that he is the spy working for Botswana. According to media reports, during the inquest into…
HARTLIEF EMPLOYEES ENTER SECOND WEEK OF STRIKE
By: Justicia Shipena Employees of Hartlief factory in Windhoek have now entered the second week of strike. The workers who downed their tools last month said they will continue to strike until demands are met. Speaking on behalf of the…
SWAPO REGIONAL COORDINATORS PRAISE GEINGOB
By: Justicia Shipena Swapo party regional coordinators say that although people claim the party is divided under the leadership of its President Hage Geingob, their experience tells otherwise. The group said that peace and unity are by the principle of…
FORMER ONIIPA MAYOR REFUSES IPC NOMINATION
By: Hellen Andreas The election of the chairperson of the management committee at Oniipa town council was followed by drama after David Kambonde of Swapo refused to be nominated to the position by IPC councillor David Nghifikepunye. Kambonde would only…
CIVIL SOCIETY AND FIC AT LOGGERHEAD
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Civil Society feels threatened by the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC), which want to tail them as they are regarded as a major risk for money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This was revealed in a paper/report…
WILDLIFE CRIMES DECREASE IN THE FESTIVE SEASON
By: Justicia Shipena The spokesperson of the environment ministry Romeo Muyunda says there is a steady decline in wildlife crimes during this festive season. Muyunda told The Villager on Tuesday upon the release of the weekly wildlife crime outcome report…