Author: Maihapa Ndjavera (Maihapa Ndjavera )

The chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration, Natangwe Ithete, yesterday blasted commercial banks for what he called “mafia tactics”. 

Electricity Control Board (ECB) CEO Robert Kahimise yesterday advised customers to investigate more affordable and alternative energy sources to help ease the burden on national electricity usage.

Census field staff and transport service providers will be paid from today onwards, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has said.

Windhoek mayor Joseph Uapingene asked the capital’s citizens to use water sparingly to preserve the precious liquid wherever possible.

The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has redoubled its antigraft fight, boasting to be among the leading agencies walking the anti-corruption talk, as evidenced by arrests, suspensions and court battles.

Calculations of overload fees and penalties should be based on the actual amount by which the transgressing vehicle is above the weight limit and the real distance travelled with the overloaded vehicle. 

After opening its taps to citizens two years ago in response to the demand for water to help combat a global pandemic, the City of Windhoek is now facing a significant spike in bad debt.

Namibia is set to be the first country in the world to produce iron using renewable energy. 

Many enumerators of the recently-completed population and housing census are still fighting for their unpaid salaries. 

Namibian Marine Phosphate (NMP) last week met the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Natural Resources and that of Economics and Public Administration in efforts to strengthen their case for mining phosphate off the Namibian seabed.