Author: Maihapa Ndjavera (Maihapa Ndjavera )

The Jonker oil discovery, run by Shell Plc in the productive block in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, is believed to be the major contributor to discovered volumes in Africa during 2023. 

A local insurer is considering extending coverage to the agricultural industry and compensating farmers impacted by natural calamities such as droughts and wildlife conflict. 

Three persons per square kilometre make Namibia a country with one of the lowest population densities in the world. Now, according to a report titled ‘New World Wealth’, this low population density is Namibia’s biggest advantage.

The seventh national information and communication technology (ICT) summit, which had been postponed for three years due to Covid-19, was finally launched yesterday in Windhoek by ICT minister Peya Mushelenga.

In the face of rampant youth unemployment, inequality and increasing poverty levels, monies owed to the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) by employers must be written off.

Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani is disturbed by the entrenched social, educational and economic disparities that marginalised communities in Namibia face. 

The long-overdue fourth National Population and Housing Census being carried out by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) is scheduled to begin on Monday, 18 September 2023 and end on 3 November 2023.

Information and communication technology minister Peya Mushelenga said access to information technology (IT) services and facilities is no longer a luxury but a necessity, given the role these technologies play in society.

President Hage Geingob has urged Namibians to play their part in this ‘Year of Revival’ to actively participate and cooperate during the 2023 National Population and Housing Census.