For the month of November 2021, Namibia recorded a trade deficit of N$3.3 billion, which is a significant improvement from the revised trade deficit of N$6.9 billion recorded in October 2021.
Author: Maihapa Ndjavera (Maihapa Ndjavera )
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Vijakura accepts what she can’t change…dreams of competing in Paralympics
Vijakura Katjatenja (7), who lives with a disability known as congenital malformation, has deformed lower limbs. She doesn’t just dream of walking; she wants to run.
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Census to employ 11 500 enumerators
The National Population and Housing Census, conducted every decade by the Namibia Statistics Agency, will require some 11 500 enumerators for it to be successful.
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Buitepos ready to grasp investment opportunities
The regional councillor for the Kalahari Constituency in the Omaheke Region, Ignatius Kariseb, believes that development at the border town of Buitepos must be prioritised to transform it into an economic and multi-dimensional investment hub.
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Namcor tells staff to vaccinate or pay for weekly tests
In a letter seen by New Era and widely circulated on social media, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) has given a directive to its unvaccinated employees to provide weekly negative Covid-19 PCR test results.
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Harambee delivers 16 464 houses
Delivery of serviced land, housing and sanitation has progressed in line with the targets set over the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) term, this is according to the final report of the programme for the first phase. The National Housing Enterprise, together with partners such as the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), the Shack Dwellers Federation...
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Namibia still far from creating conducive investment environment – survey
One of Namibia’s development objectives is to reduce the costs of cross-border trade and to create a more conducive investment environment. However, international competitiveness rankings suggest the country still has some way to go in this respect. Namibia ranks 138 out of 190 countries in the Doing Business (DB) 2020 report, which is the third...
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Nida boss rubbishes corruption claims
Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) executive director Uparura Kuvare has denied allegations of corruption, describing the claims made by staff as a fabrication of lies and incorrect realities. He also said the “unfounded accusations are coupled with mischievous character defamation of the agency directors”. This follows after industrialisation minister Lucia Iipumbu said her ministry, together...
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IT should be classified as essential services – Prof Peters
Professor Anicia Peters, Pro-Vice Chancellor: Research, Innovation, and Development at the University of Namibia (UNAM), this week said Information Technology (IT) should have been considered an essential service provider in the country. Peters highlighted that the initial lack of recognition of the technology sector as essential service providers at the onset of the lockdown was...
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Covid-19 slashed local business turnover by 81%
Figures from the latest Private Sector Development Survey (PSDS) 2019/20 indicated that almost half of the businesses in which turnover was slumped experienced a decline of at least 81%. Some 90% of the survey respondents said they suffered a loss of turnover while 30% of businesses experienced a decline between 91% and 100%, while another...