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PASTORS USE TITHES TO BUY CARIBBEAN MANSIONS
By: Kelvin Chiringa Local churches are investing massively in property development outside the country, mainly in the Caribbean, much to the alarm of the Financial Intelligence Centre, which has raised red flags over possible illicit financial flows. According to intelligence,…
FINANCE TELLS DENTISTS TO STICK TO PSEMAS TARIFFS
By: Andrew Kathindi The finance ministry has instructed the Dental Health Care Service Providers to stick to the NAMAF Tariffs of 2014, which are currently in use while reviewing the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) tariff. The Namibia Dental…
ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS ‘IF YOU CAN’T MEASURE IT, YOU CAN’T MANAGE IT’
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The deputy governor of the Bank of Namibia, Ebson Uanguta, said Namibia has agreed to participate in a pilot study to measure Illicit Financial Flow. Namibia joins 12 other countries on the continent. Uanguta revealed Namibia’s participation…
FLYNAMIBIA TO FUND FUTURE AVIATION STUDIES
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus After it has also rebranded to FlyNamibia, the only country airline has also promised to award bursaries to aircraft engineers, pilots and cabin crews from 2022. The company management announced during its rebranding event in Windhoek…
13 WEEKEND DEATHS – 6 ARE CHILDREN
A grandmother and her two grandchildren died in a fire at Okombahe on Friday around 23h50. Police said Tsamases Theresia (88) and her grandson Khaniseb Benhard Nadile Prince (3), and an eight-month-old toddler died on the scene when their shack…
MUN IN RACE AGAINST TIME TO STOP JOB CUTS AT WB SALT REFINERS
By: Kelvin Chiringa Unfazed by the threat of a potentially crippling strike, Walvis Bay Salt Refiners has now set the 12th of November 2021 as the day it will retrench a total of 25 employees. These are ranging from drivers…
THE NORTHERN LIVESTOCK FARMERS ULTIMATUM…CUT OFF ANGOLA AND CONSTRUCT FREE ZONES
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Northern cattle farmers cut off from the lucrative beef markets by the red line have four options to improve their animal health and access markets with the current health status. The options are to construct a border…
GOVERNMENT RAISES N$408M FISHING QUOTAS
By:Andrew Kathindi The minister of finance, Iipumbu Shiimi, has announced that the government has raised N$408.6 million from the auctioning off governmental objectives fishing quotas. The three auctions took place in June and August, respectively, this year put together by…
SOUTH AFRICANS ARE DISAPPOINTED IN US: ANC
By: Kelvin Chiringa The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has admitted that it has disappointed many South Africans who severely punished the party in the just concluded local authority elections. The party’s support has fallen below 50%, although it emerged…
MINISTRIES REQUESTED N$7,1B MORE FROM THE TREASURY…SHIIMI COULD ONLY AVAIL N$2,2 BILLION
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus After allocating N$67,9 billion to various ministries, offices, and government agencies early in March this year, they went back to the treasury, asking for an extra N$7,1 billion. The government treasurer Iipumbu Shiimi has revealed during his…