Transport minister John Mutorwa says a three-day aviation forum held in the capital last week will pave the way for development of a series of policy and structural reforms in the domestic aviation sector.
Author: Maihapa Ndjavera (Maihapa Ndjavera )
Parliamentarians committed to deriving maximum mining benefits
The Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration held a consultative meeting last week with the mines ministry to seek clarification on challenges, and how the committee can help the ministry address identified challenges.
Shiimi stands firm on budget priorities…explains more will be done as resources become available
Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi said government remains committed to improving the socio-economic condition of Namibians and will continue to support vulnerable members of society given the availability of resources and as the global, regional and domestic economic situations improve.
Air Namibia workers camp for severance pay
Some former Air Namibia employees are camping at the liquidated national airline offices due to unpaid severance packages.
Compliance shortfalls remain a concern – IPPR
Public entities are making use of non-competitive methods of procurement without justifications for deviating from the competitive method of open national bidding.
Geingob wants lasting legacy… reiterates diamond industry’s huge potential
President Hage Geingob yesterday said he will focus on leaving a lasting legacy before his second and final term as head of state comes to an end in 2025.
Tax refund scam escalates to N$104m
A N$15.2 million tax refund scam, uncovered by the Namibia Revenue Agency and revealed at the end of March this year, has now increased to N$104 million.
Government spends millions on rail rehabilitation
Government has spent N$100 million per annum over the last decade on the rehabilitation of rails along the Walvis Bay-Kranzberg-Tsumeb line.
Van Rooyen vexed by NamRA, BoN
Trustco owner Quinton van Rooyen said it’s unfortunate that the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) abandoned their consultative relationship by seemingly acting in cahoots with Bank of Namibia (BoN) to undermine Trustco.
RFS rubbishes NaCC findings
The Retirement Fund Solutions (RFS) has rubbished findings from the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) that concluded the pension fund administrators’ market can be considered oligopolistic.