Year: 2021

Namibia imports a lot of fuel, which will inevitably cost more in Namibia dollar terms. Meanwhile, international oil prices remain on the advance, adding further pressure. 

For interest’s sake, every now and again, we need to reflect on and examine the instrumental roles we play in society, especially when we occupy positions of power and assume a portfolio of one of the most crucial and undeniably influential offices in a given context. 

Mazrui (1986) maintains that colonialism divided ethnic groups against their will – and in the process, these families took a longer time without seeing each other or severed ties forever. 

I am not an expert in this subject, but please allow me to utter a word or two.

George Sand once said, “We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.” 

In 2020, the unemployment rate in Namibia amounted to approximately 33.4%.

The global attention this week has been on the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), in Glasgow, where politicians, business leaders and activists from nearly 200 countries are meeting to discuss the impact of climate change as well as seek to raise a staggering US$100 billion towards clean energy initiatives.

The chief hydrologist in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, within the Infrastructure Development and Underground Water Supply subdivision, Henry Beukes, is urging students to consider venturing into geological studies as there is a huge deficit of hydrologists in the country.

The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI)’s chairperson for Oshikoto, Sacky Kathindi has appealed to government to provide some relief to businesspeople, saying Covid-19 has taken a huge toll on their earnings.

Chaos erupted in Khomasdal yesterday when hundreds of pensioners turned up at the Old TB Hospital to receive their last payout for the year.