JOHANNESBURG – International banking group Standard Chartered and telecommunications company Airtel Africa on Thursday announced they would collaborate to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services. In a joint statement, the companies said they would work together to create new products aimed at enhancing...
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Opinion – Retirement planning at every career stage
Thembi Kandanga Life has many important milestones; graduation, marriage, children, buying a house and soon enough retirement. There’s no getting around it, retirement is a big deal and despite the life-changing magnitude of this event, it’s something that many of us leave to the last minute. Think of how you would like to spend...
Opinion – Predicaments of war veterans of the Namibian liberation struggle
In 1995, the funding of ex-combatant reintegration became the responsibility of the National Planning Commission (NPC), which established the Socioeconomic Integration Programme for Ex-Combatants (SIPE). These reintegration efforts had limited success in addressing grievances, and by the late 1990s, many of the former rank-and-file combatants who had not been incorporated into the NDF remained unemployed. ...
Opinion – Germany’s crimes of genocide – justice must be served
The genocide which is the odious scourge and which was committed in the then so-called German South West Africa in the 20th century still haunts us to this day, hence my decision to raise my voice, albeit briefly, to the cry of our people who suffered through this horrendous crime committed in their motherland. My...
US war on Chinese tech a global protection racket
Ian Goodrum I can’t say I expected a teen viral dance app to be the latest flashpoint in the US’ war on all things China. But that’s 2020 for you. TikTok, the wildly popular short video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is in the US’ crosshairs due to alleged national security risks. Trump has...
NTN to premiere Boet en Sus online
Laimi Hawala Boet en Sus, a theatre production was postponed twice this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however, the cast is currently back at rehearsals. It will be the first National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) production to premiere online, this move is also a way of the theatre embracing technology and change. The production...
Bob Mabena’s funeral arrangements announced
Somaya Stockenstroom Tributes from politicians, including the Presidency, to radio DJs and other celebrities, have poured in since the radio jock’s untimely passing on Monday. In a statement, the radio station, where Mabena hosted the POWER Breakfast, said the memorial and funeral services will be streamed live on their website www.power.co.za, Facebook POWER 98.7, Twitter...
MVA Fund a tulwa momalimbililo kiiponga yoomondjila
Ehangano lyi na sha niiponga yomoondjila (MVA) Fund olya tulwa momalimbililo kiiponga yaholoka oomwedhi dha zi ko, mwa kwatelwa omayipumomumwe, egalangato lyoohauto osho wo omaso taga yalulwa ga pita poopelesenta 50. Iiningwanima oyindji oyali ya lopotwa pokati komasiku 19-26 gaJuli nuumvo, pethimbo aantu oyendji yali ya kanitha oomwenyo miiponga yiihauto miitopolwa Khomas, Oshikoto oshowo Kavango...
Mozambique ordered Beirut cargo
MAPUTO – A week after the catastrophic blast at Beirut’s port, the government of Mozambique, where the ammonium nitrate that exploded was destined, has said it bears no responsibility for the disaster. At least 171 people died and more than 5 000 were injured when some 2 750 tonnes of the compound blew up after...
Niger attack raises stakes for French forces in West Africa
PARIS – Six French nationals were among eight people killed in a suspected jihadist attack in Niger on Sunday, raising fresh questions about a massive French troop deployment aimed at bolstering security in West Africa’s Sahel region. Attackers on motorbikes shot their victims – six humanitarian aid workers from the French NGO Acted, their driver...







