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OSTORA YILI MUDHIGU (IN TROUBLE) …WOMEN SAY NIPDB STOLE IDEA
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has been accused of Intellectual Property (IP) theft by two local entrepreneurs who have since written a letter to them. The investment board recently introduced the idea of a…
FUEL PRICE INCREASE…AGRI INPUTS COSTS UP BY 7,7%
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The fuel price increase has contributed 7,7% to the increase in agri-inputs cost for the first half of the year while increasing Namib Mills’ cost of distribution by 8% by July 2021. Moreover, the cost of living…
AMADHILA DEFENDS WIFE…DBN LOANS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PM
By: Kelvin Chiringa Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s husband Tobias Amadhila has said that he never secured his Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) loans by leveraging on the power of his wife. The PM’s husband came under fire from unionists and…
THE PEUGEOT ASSEMBLY PLANT…NAMIBIA’S LESSON ON TRADE AGREEMENTS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus A top official in the trade ministry says Namibia needs to revisit the trade agreements it has entered into in the past to ensure they conform to the country’s current growth aspirations and ambitions. Michael Humavindu, who…
DOG EAT DOG BUSINESS…12 300 COMPETED FOR 3 772 JOBS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus For the past 15 months the economy has registered 12 364 new people seeking employment while 11 699 people were retrenched. At the same time, the economy/employers created 3 772 employment opportunities and employed only 655 through…
MINING-WORLD MALE DOMINATED
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus From 2015 to 2018 the mineral sector projects employment data exhibit a strong gender bias in the distribution of risks and benefits, revealed the Southern Africa Resource Watch. Employment data show that of the total mineral sector…
LIVESTOCK HERD DOWN BY 50%
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus MOST producers reduced their herd by almost 50%, since 2019 with more young animals sold. The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), second quarter Agri-Review for 2021, revealed. Research Bertha Ijambo, highlighted in the report that calves born at…
LILAGATI HEADMAN INAUGURATED
By: Hellen Andreas The Lilagati village has now been given David Nghipunduka as its headman whose inauguration occurred over the weekend. In his acceptance speech, Nghipunduka said the community under his leadership should not only come with disputes but join…
WHO CAN MAKE IT?…OMBUDSMAN INTERVIEWS KICK OFF
By: Andrew Kathindi The journey to replace incumbent Ombudsman John Walters began on Friday morning 27 August with a public interview conducted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The three candidates were interviewed by Chief Justice Peter Shivute, as well…
STRUGGLING BUSINESSES…ADDITIONAL LOANS WON’T HELP
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The 18 months of vulnerability on the part of some enterprises cannot be solved by extending more debts but options such as equity financing need to be assessed. The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) chief executive officer,…