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PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR LOCAL MANUFACTURED GOODS AND SUPPLIERS COMING
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Public entities will soon implement preferential treatment and reservation in procurement to favour competent local suppliers, manufacturers, SMEs, women, and youth-owned enterprises. The Ministry of Finance announced last year when it released the draft Code of Good…
OSHIKOTO LEARNERS GIVEN 15 DAYS TO REPORT TO SCHOOL
By: Justicia Shipena Oshikoto education director Alexandrine Eises says learners have 15 days to report to schools or lose their place. According to her, some of the learners placed and given admission last year did not yet turn up. “Which…
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONFERENCE SET FOR APRIL
Staff Writer Namibia’s International Energy Conference set for 20th – 22nd April 2022 in Windhoek, Namibia, seeks to drive investment into an energy mix. This thought leadership event will convene energy stakeholders with investors and international partners under the theme,…
GOVT WANTS TO BORROW N$2,64B ON FRIDAY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus As parents rush to buy their kids school uniforms and stationeries, the central bank is also in the same rush selling bonds and treasury bills to fund the country’s overstretched budget. The central bank started the year…
CORONA HAS NOT ENDED…WHY ARE YOU CUTTING FREE WATER – INFORMAL RESIDENTS
By: Justicia Shipena Windhoek informal settlements residents have pleaded with the council to reconnect water since Covid-19 has not ended. The urban development ministry ordered the City of Windhoek to provide free water to the informal settlements during the Covid-19…
MIRACLE ESCAPE FROM THE JAWS OF A HIPPO
Staff writer A man who survived an attack by a hippopotamus in the Kavango West region on Sunday has described the terrifying moment as what could have been his last minutes on earth. Abraham Hisikia, the survivor, is a 43-year-old…
FREE EDUCATION A POLITICAL STATEMENT – STUDENT ASSOCIATION
By: Annakleta Haikera The National African Students Association (NASA) said free education has become a political statement. The association also called on the education ministry to increase the grants, which should be paid by February to enable the schools to…
NEW SCHOOL YEAR, SAME PLACEMENT MIGRAINE
By: Annakleta Haikera, Rose Texeira and Priscilla Mukokovi The first day of the academic year for 2022 kicked off, with some parents finding challenges in placing their children in public schools. According to the Principal of Caprivi Senior Secondary School…
NAMIBIA’S URANIUM CHRONICLES…ARE WE SELLING URANIUM, YES- IS IT BENEFICIAL, WE DON’T KNOW-IT’S COMPLICATED!
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus By the end of October 2021, the average international uranium spot price increased by 12% to US$33,56 per pound, however it was still not adequate for local miners to make a profit or sufficient to revive the…
WE DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH WE NEED TO FIX STADIUMS- TJONGARERO
By: Kelvin Chiringa Sports minister Agnes Tjongarero has just disclosed that her ministry does not have the slightest idea in terms of how much is needed to renovate the dilapidated sports infrastructure right across the country as the costing has…