WINDHOEK – The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) yesterday confirmed it has not yet received any application to approve the billion-dollar acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Schwenk Namibia (Pty) Ltd, which is a majority shareholder of Ohorongo Cement based near Otavi.
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2019-04-052024-05-06Business
Mining sector recorded highest sectoral growth in 2018
WINDHOEK - The Chamber of Mines in Namibia this week lauded the local mining sector as the best performing economic sector in 2018. This top performance was confirmed by the Preliminary National Accounts as released by the Namibia Statistics Agency, which indicated that the sector recorded a strong growth rate of 22 percent compared to 13.3 percent in 2017, which is more than any other economic sector.
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2019-04-052024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Genocide: Real, robust and honest conversations overdue
On the sidelines of a conference titled Colonial Repercussions: Reflecting on the Genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama Peoples 115 Years Later, held in Windhoek last week at the Goethe Institut Namibia, US- based Jephta Nguherimo, a co-founder of the Institute of the Nama, Ovaherero, Ovambanderu and Nama Genocide (ONGI) in the USA, interestingly observed that these days, if ever, Namibians more often talk about rain than they do about genocide and reparations.
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2019-04-052024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
In praise of the veritable beauty of old school
I recall visiting an elderly man who I proudly called “Baba” (father) in 2007. We had worked together in the Biomass Users’ Network.
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2019-04-052024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Omukwaniilwa Immanuel Kauluma Elifas – The Paradigm of Difference
An omundonga would say “ya vala oyiikutha molweendo” - loosely translated to mean he/she that has given birth has lessen their own burden. As such, the late Omukwaniilwa Kauluma Elifas’s burden is not only lessened by his biological children. It is also lessened by his extended children – the generality of the Aandonga people.
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2019-04-052024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Graduation, the end crowns the work
Graduation time is a special time that signifies that students have achieved their qualifications, and that they deserve to celebrate with their parents, guardians, friends and classmates. It is a time at the end of degree programmes that crowns the work or qualification.
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2019-04-052024-06-18Front Page News
Healthcare providers receive ‘screen and treat’ training
WINDHOEK – The ambassador of the United States of America to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, presented certificates of completion to healthcare providers from the Khomas Region on March 29.
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2019-04-052024-05-07National
Rundu campus confers first nursing degrees, diplomas
RUNDU - The University of Namibia’s Rundu Campus conferred 16 nursing degrees and nine nursing diplomas a first of its kind. Overall, about 461 young professionals received degrees and diplomas in Education, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, Business Administration, Accounting and Nursing.
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2019-04-052024-06-18Crime and Courts
Murder suspect awaits PG decision
WINDHOEK - The prosecutor general is yet to make a decision in the case of a 56-year-old man who is in police custody for allegedly stabbing his live-in girlfriend to death two years ago.
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2019-04-052024-05-07National
Employers get deadline to claim VET levy
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) wants employers to submit claims for the Employer Training Grant (ETG) for the financial year 2018/19 before May 1.