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I WILL STEER CLEAR OF FISHROT – NEW FISHCOR CEO
By: Andrew Kathindi The newly appointed chief executive officer of Fishcor, Alex Gawanab, says that he will engage the government when he commences his duties in January to regain the company’s lost governmental objective quotas. Fishcor lost the governmental objectives…
JOINT EFFORTS ON ZERO HUNGER AND CLIMATE-RELATED PROJECTS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus To enable the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, particularly zero hunger and climate action, the Environment Investment Fund has partnered up with the World Food Programme. The two announced their partnership in…
NO ONE WANTS TO COMMIT TO WOMEN AND YOUTH UPCOMING FARMERS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Various medium and bulk buyers of farm produce are refusing to go into committed procurement/supply agreements with upcoming women and youth producers. They are citing fear of inconsistency and quality of produce. As a result, young and…
GEINGOB MOURNS FIRST WINDHOEK SWAPO MAYOR
Staff Writer The former mayor of Windhoek who also attended to war combatants Bjorn von Finkenstein, has died. Von Finkenstein died on Friday in Windhoek. He was 63. Von Finckenstein was the Windhoek mayor from 1995 to 1998. President Hage…
ANOTHER WOMEN KILLED BY LOVER
By: Staff Writer Yet another woman succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by her boyfriend in the Oshana region. Selma Lilongeni Tangitate Ruben (26) died in Onandjokwe State Hospital on Saturday morning. Ruben was shot on the stomach, abdomen and right…
IPC, PDM LOSES TO SWAPO – AGAIN
Staff Writer Swapo has trounced IPC, PDM and the two independent candidates to retain the Ncamagoro constituency in Kavango East. The ruling party took 912 of the 1 268 votes. Coming second was the independent candidate Moses Nyundu who grabbed…
MORE THAN N$35,4 BILLION OUTPUTS NEEDED BY 4TH QUARTER TO BEAT 2020
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Estimates are that the Namibian economy will register a 1,5% growth this year, above 2020 production. If this is to materialise, however, by the end of December (fourth quarter), Namibian factors of production have to produce goods…
SCHOOLS FACILITATING MONOPOLIES IN UNIFORM SUPPLY
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Various parents around the country have reported certain schools to the country competition watchdog after they are forced to buy school uniforms from one supplier by their respective schools. The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC)’s statement released at…
WE WILL GO AHEAD WITH NEW EXO, SAYS NFA SECRETARY-GENERAL
By: Andrew Kathindi Namibia football association (NFA) secretary-general Franco Cosmos says that the football body will select a new executive body despite the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)saying that it still recognizes Ranga Haikali as president. In a…
NAMIBIA’S ECONOMY SIZE AT N$45 BILLION – NSA
By: Hellen Andreas The domestic economy remained on a positive trajectory in the third quarter of 2021, recording a growth of 2.4 per cent compared to a decline of 12.3 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2020. This…