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AGRIBANK ADD CHARCOAL PRODUCTION TO ITS PORTFOLIO
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Participants in the biomass value chain can now access tailormade funding from Agribank for their activities. This week, the agricultural bank announced that it is diversifying its funding portfolio and is now including charcoal production. According to…
NAM EXPORT COMPOSITION RESEMBLES A DUTCH DISEASE
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus If one deducts minerals export, Namibia monthly export barely crosses N$3 billion. The Villager has scrutinized the country’s monthly export for 2021, choosing the three months (October, November and December) to present the picture. From the export…
YOU CAN PUNISH ME, BUT DON’T KILL ME FINANCIALLY – HISHOONO
By: JusticiaShipena Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) member and teacher Abed ‘Bishop’ Hishoono is asking for financial leniency from the court since he is still paying back the loans he took for his wedding last year. Hishoono recorded a video…
THE RAGING BATTLE BEHIND NAMIBIA’S TOURISM SECTOR
By: Kelvin Chiringa The question of how inclusive the local tourism sector has often not been adequately addressed continues to linger and has now been revived by some. These revivalists have expressed that they feel certain players are exclusionary in…
SHIPWIKINENI IS THREATENING US – SWAPO
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Swapo Party has accused unionist and member Reinhold Shipwikineni of using threats in his bid to push for constitutional amendments. Shipwikineni has advised the party that if it does not affect several constitutional changes ahead of…
GEINGOB FAILS TO ATTEND PARLIAMENT IN PERSON – AGAIN
By: Ludorf Iyambo President Hage Geingob has, for the second year running, addressed parliament virtually. Last year, Geingob said he addressed parliament virtually because of Covid-19. However, this year, State House had initially announced that he would attend in person to…
MORE TROUBLE FOR SWAPO’S KATIMA URBAN CONSTITUENCY COUNCILOR
… AS HE FAILS TO PAY N$50 000 LOANS USED TO SERVICE RFA FUNDS By: Kelvin Chiringa Soon after being criminally charged by the Roads Fund Administration (RFA) for allegedly stealing N$85 000 to fund his election campaign last year,…
REHOBOTH TOWN COUNCIL’S “US$6.5 MILLION LETTER OF GUARANTEE” TURNS SOUR
By: Marshallino Beukes – Rehoboth A letter for guarantee (supposedly issued by the Rehoboth Town Council), which surfaced on social media, Facebook, last week, has infuriated Rehoboth residents. The letter states that the Rehoboth town council gave a guarantee that…
COVID-19 DRIVES ARTISTS INTO THE TRAIN
By: Envaalde Matheus The Covid-19 pandemic has hard hit the social industry, and due to measures put in place to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus, there has been barely anything happening in the entertainment fraternity in the country….
NO MORE DOUBTS ON NAM OIL POTENTIAL – NAMCOR
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus and Kelvin Chiringa A deep-water exploration well by Shell, Namcor and Qatar Energy has made a discovery of light oil in both primary and secondary targets, the partners confirmed last week Friday. However, projection shows it will…