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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,…
KAZENAMBO BURIAL…POLITICIAN TO BE LAID TO REST SATURDAY
By: Kelvin Chiringa The departed long time Swapo stalwart, Kazenambo Kazenambo’s remains are set to be laid to rest this Saturday at Okapuka farm in the Khomas region. The Botswana-born firebrand politician passed away on the 17th of August 2021…
WALVIS BAY NOT GOING BACK ON CEO
By: Dwight Links Walvis Bay mayor Trevino Forbes says the municipality will not renew the chief executive officer Haingura is returning but that the notion of renewing his contract at the municipality is not open. Haingura, who was appointed substantive…
GEINGOB SAYS WE LOST HISTORY ENRICHING STORIES
BY: Julia Heita, Justicia Shipena and Maria Hamutenya President Hage Geingob has paid tribute to victims that succumbed to COVID-19 in a statement commemorating Heroes’ Day earlier today. Geingob said that over the past several months, almost every week he…
BUREAUCRACY AFFECTING INVESTORS – UAANDJA
By: Andrew Kathindi Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) CEO Nangula Uaandja says that bureaucracy and a slow pace has led investors to pull out of the country in recent years. “What they are saying is our pace is…
FIGHT FOR SOUL OF SWANU…IIJAMBO SEES NOT NEED FOR GOING TO COURT
By: Kelvin Chiringa Beleaguered Swanu of Namibia president, Dr Tangeni Iijambo, said he will not be approaching the courts despite declaring the recently held extraordinary congress an illegality. The other faction has dared him to approach the courts and threatened…
NWR PRESSES AHEAD WITH SALARY CUTS
By: Justicia Shipena and Julia Heita NWR is pressing ahead with its plans to cut salaries after suffering a heavy financial battering from the reduced hotel occupancy caused by Covid 19. The parastatal said in a statement on Thursday said…