Statistician General Alex Shimuafeni yesterday shrugged off Affirmative Repositioning (AR)leader Job Amupanda’s claims that the country’s unemployment rate has crossed the 50% mark. He also poured cold water over Amupanda’s assertion that the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) is reluctant to release the actual unemployment figures due to political reasons. Yesterday, the Independent Patriots for Change...
In its latest determination, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) has told commercial banks to implement relief measures, including the restructuring of loans, granting of loan moratoriums, and emergency funding under preferential terms. A determination refers to procedures to be followed when a new policy is to be considered, or a change in an existing policy. ...
Namibia is grappling with a funding shortfall of about N$482 million to shield 1.26 million drought-stricken citizens from a looming hunger crisis. This was revealed by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa- Amadhila during the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Conference held in the capital this week. She said of the...
If Namibia is to meet its bulkwater supply demands between now and 2037, an additional investment of between N$17 and N$25 billion will be required. This was shared by water minister Calle Schlettwein at the recent launch of the Africa Water Investment Platform for Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) in Cairo, Egypt. For Namibia...
OTJINENE – The rapid level of development and social progression the constituency has witnessed over the past decade under Nudo’s leadership is reason enough for the inhabitants to renew the party’s mandate. This was said by Otjinene constituency councillor Erwin Katjizeu. Otjinene, which is one of the Omaheke region’s fastest-growing points just behind Gobabis, is...
GOBABIS – The management committee of the Omaheke Regional Council has directed council to earmark N$15 million from its value-added tax refunds from the Namibia Revenue Agency to development projects across all constituencies. From the VAT refunds, each of the region’s seven constituencies will receive N$1.5 million to implement projects as identified by the respective...
Barry Rukoro, the president of a National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) breakaway group, has insisted that his faction’s newly-formed coalition with Swanu will not cripple Nudo. The marriage will also have no bearing on the party’s operations nor will it affect Nudo’s relevance, the former football administrator said. Rukoro provided the surety to his followers...
The Namibia National Farmers’ Union (NNFU) has reiterated its call for government to set up a mobile unit abattoir in the Kunene region to create market access opportunities for the area’s farmers. NNFU’s chief executive officer Kuniberth Shamathe, in the union’s latest newsletter, said it is high time for the mobile unit abattoir in the...
GOBABIS – Crowded farms, hopelessness among corridor farmers and landlessness remain growing concerns in the Omaheke region, the regional leadership has admitted. Both Okorukambe constituency councillor Rocco Nguvauva and his Gobabis constituency counterpart, Augustinus Tebele used the Omaheke Regional Council’s recent meeting to table motions aimed at addressing issues of corridor farmers and overcrowding at...
OTJINENE – The turnout at the party’s manifesto launch on Saturday and the united front within the party’s rank and file should be a clear demonstration that Nudo will never be hijacked by outside forces, despite numerous attempts. This was the emphatic message from party secretary general Josef Kauandenge at Otjinene on Saturday, where they...