National accounts are key macroeconomic statistics that help understand how an economy functions. They support economic planning, analysis, and international comparisons by detailing transactions among economic agents and with the rest of the world. These accounts follow the System of National Accounts (SNA), an internationally agreed framework that provides standardised concepts, definitions, and rules to...
A mob of unemployed teachers had organised a peaceful demonstration in Oshakati on Tuesday, 03 June. They marched to the Oshana Regional Education office, seeking job opportunities and calling for the removal of interviews in the education sector. The teaching profession is known to hastily absorb unemployed graduates, but nowadays, things have changed, and business...
It is heartbreaking and deeply unjust that in a democratic Namibia, students with disabilities continue to face enormous obstacles in their pursuit of a basic human right, access to education. This is not a call for charity, nor is it a plea for special treatment. It is a demand for dignity, equality, and justice, values...
The determinant factor in livelihoods improvement efforts in Southern Africa remains land. Land is the problem. However, we contest provocatively that the land reform programme in Namibia has an oxymoronic effect. Therefore, it is our considered opinions that, without contestations and casting of aspersions, land is central to economic properlarity of any national economy. ...
Lahja Nashuuta Swapo leader Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has dismissed reports suggesting a strained relationship between her and party secretary-general Sophia Shaningwa. Quoting Founding President Sam Nujoma, Nandi-Ndaitwah said: “A people united, striving to achieve a common good for all the members of the society, will always emerge victorious.” This, she said, is the mantra she embodies,...
Zurretta Zia Maveoro Residents of Aussenkehr continue to endure severe challenges, including a lack of decent housing, poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water. It is a situation which has forced many residents to fetch water from the Orange River for their daily consumption. Although Aussenkehr – a settlement known for its thriving...
Hilma Nakanduungile OSHIKUNDE – The Ombaye Fishing company has donated 100 mattresses to pupils at Dr Abraham Iyambo Secondary School in Oshikunde constituency of Ohangwena region. The donation worth N$76 000 came after the school’s enrolment for the 2025 academic year exceeded the normal hostel accommodation figure, leaving some boarders without mattresses. Speaking at the...
Lylies Joel NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo has emphasised regional ownership and encouraged the community to take an active role in the stewardship of water resources in the region. She was speaking on Tuesday during a visit to borehole sites at the Kakuro, Kamupupu, and Wiwi areas in Kavango West by delegates from...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Bannerman Mining Company’s recent donations to various schools in the Omaheke region have been commended by education authorities. The mining company recently donated beds and mattresses worth more than N$90 500 to the Good Hope Primary School in the Epukiro constituency as well as school uniforms and bags to 400 pupils...
Lahja Nashuuta “We are all teachers, whether in classrooms, homes, or communities. And through education, we all have the power to shape a better Namibia.” This is the core belief of Reinhold Mutighoma, principal of Ekondjo Primary School. Mutighoma, a dedicated public servant and educationist, has spent the last 15 years shaping young minds and...