Six ladies selling handmade jewellery at the OK parking lot at city-centre said they rely on arts to make a living, a sort of solitude they resort but due to Covid-19 and the usual hardship they endure, business has not been gloomy for the past year and the ‘neglect’ from government hasn’t made it easier.
No Ubuntu culture in Namibia
The world is going through tough times and artists should work together for everyone’s advantage, a local artist has said.
GIPF strengthens local investment and asset management skills
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has introduced MUMI Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd as one of six incubator asset managers.
Pilot project alleviates housing backlog in Gobabis
More than 1100 households in the town of Gobabis have received land through an existing institutional partnership between the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) and the Namibia Housing Action Group
Import and export applications go digital
Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu launched Namibia’s online import and export system (Imex)
A tribute to a traditionalist and unifier Alexander Kaputu
On Monday morning 10 March, Uzeraije Tjaverua, a radio announcer of the popular radio programme Keetute, played a tune, which mostly breaks news of the passing on of someone of high standing in society – usually a traditional leader.
Swapo must fight back like hornets, or die
It is said that the Swapo Party’s capacity and will to fight back has been severely weakened by ego-based internal conflicts in the lead up to the 2012 and 2017 elections for the vice president and party president positions.
The redemptive work of the church in combating rape, battering
In South Africa, it is estimated that 100 women are raped every day, and 33% of married women are beaten by their husbands, 10% of young girls are sexually harassed in their families and only 1.3% of men who rape women are ever convicted or charged
Academic freedom in the tertiary institutions
In recognition of the existence and the significant importance of human rights, the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948 adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Cabinet decision on Air Namibia, a huge slap on economy
The national airline of the Land of the Brave has its roots since the year 1946 nearly 75 years ago. Despite circumstances that warrant the cabinet decision to liquidate the airline, this came as a thorny welcome to the Namibian public coupled with long-term economic risks and injuries to the country.
