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Drop in inflation a plus for consumers/business- Economist
By Kelvin Chiringa A recorded drop in annual inflation brings relief to consumers as well as the business sector, a local economist has noted following the release of inflation figures by the National Statistics Agency. The annual inflation rate dropped…
Namibians still food-secure despite drought
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibian households’ food security situation continues to be satisfactory despite the ongoing scourge of drought due to good improvements in agricultural production recorded in the last two seasons, a ministerial report for December 2018 reveals. According to…
Prepare for positive but poor economic growth- BoN
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Bank of Namibia has predicted that 2019 will bring a positive growth than what has been experienced before in the last three years although it will be poor. Politicians have been quick to blame the current…
Wife of Mobutu Sese Seko’s minister busted for smuggling migrants
BY: Kelvin Chiringa Abigail Bashala, wife of a mines minister that served under the dictator-regime of Mobutu Sese Seko in the Congo is now facing the wrath of the law in Namibia for smuggling migrants into the country. Bashala was…
Two cases of rape/child trafficking pushed to March
By: Kelvin Chiringa The High Court has this week pushed two separate cases of rape and child trafficking to the 14th of March 2019 which will be dealt with on the mentions roll. The first one involves a Russian marine…
Exam-failing foreign trained doctors appeal to PM
By: Kelvin Chiringa A mob of foreign trained doctors who sat for a pre-internship exam and failed have now appealed for help from the prime minister. The doctors demonstrated their anger at Zoo-Park before heading to the offices of the…
Hendrick Witbooi Bible and whip to be repatriated this month
By: Rodney Pienaar The family of Nama Captain, Hendrick Witbooi expects the arrival of his bible and whip which is to be repatriated from Linder Museum, City Council of Stuttgart and State Badenwuttermber in Germany on the 26th of February….
No bailout for Air Namibia
By: Rodney Pienaar Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein this week said that financially bailing out Air Namibia will not be in the interest of Namibian citizens. Instead, the minister opined that funds could be redirected to developmental programs including infrastructure…
Local dairy producers lament rising costs
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia’s dairy producers have raised serious concerns about rising costs at a recently held Dairy Producers’ Association (DPA) Management meeting where the dairy production cost index was submitted. The index has clearly shown that the total cost…
N$17 million fraud suspect attempts suicide
By: Kelvin Chiringa Frustrated and emotionally torn down by the thought of having to be possibly shut in prison, a woman accused of defrauding her employer out of N$17 million attempted to take her life over the weekend by overdosing…