Year: 2021

The Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings (NPTH) received a dividend of N$572.2 million from its subsidiaries Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) and Telecom Namibia for the 2019/2020 financial year.

OPINION: General concern over oil pollution appears to have originated in the first decade after World War 1 when, first the United States, and then the League of Nations undertook to obtain explicit international agreement on measures to combat oil pollution. 

OPINION: Language is one of the ways of communication. The way we understand life and the way experience it is being made transparent by our language. Remember, language can say that which we do not want to say – and in most cases it is not an apt indication of how society functions.

OPINION: The role top management plays in the internationalisation of higher education is crucial for its successful implementation. According to Fielden (2011, p.43), internationalisation programmes need to get the support of academics and administrative staff at an institution for them to succeed. 

Namibia has lately been rated by the World Bank as one of the countries with the highest inequalities and skewed economic development in the world.

OPINION: Currently, there are three students’ representative organisations, namely the Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO), Students’ Union of Namibia (SUN), and the National African Students’ Association (NASA).They have some common objectives. One of their common objectives is to fight for equal funding for students. 

OPINION: Every year on 5 May, the global midwives’ community celebrates the International day of the Midwife (IDM). The 2021 IDM was celebrated under the theme “Follow the data, invest in midwives”. 

The NBC strike is now in its second week as workers remain defiant in their demands for better pay and improved working conditions.

The establishment and operationalisation of NamRA is anticipated to significantly improve transparency in Namibia’s tax collection efforts. One of the major targets for NamRA is to increase the State’s revenue from the N$52 billion expected during the 2021/22 financial year. 

Accountability professionals like Ellencia Bontze-Hanse must ensure that public institutions are accountable for public funds they are entrusted to provide essential services and facilities directly to the people.