In a bid to minimise international currency fluctuations, government approached the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) to provide foreign currency to settle the 10-year Eurobond that matures this year.
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OPININON – Easter in Covid times
What does Easter mean to us as Namibian Christians living in these times? Have you ever noticed how different Easter is from the Christmas season? Christmas shows up in the store in August.
OPININON – The future of criminal justice studies in Namibia
People are not only supposed to live in safer neighbourhoods but equally in an environment that provides peace of mind and allows human beings to co-exist, respect each other, and carry out daily activities without fearing that crime would engulf the society and destabilise livelihoods.
My weekly take away – By seeking and blundering, we learn
Aside from the title of this piece, the late German poet, novelist and playwright, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, also told the world that, “we must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.”
OPININON – The irony and agony of brain drain
Africa is experiencing another Scramble, but this time around it is a scramble for Europe, not for Africa.
OPININON – The many faces of academic dishonesty
While students’ academic dishonesty is a serious challenge affecting higher education institutions in various forms globally, in Namibia it seems that this academic misconduct is now at an unprecedented level that threatens to make the whole exercise and process of awarding qualifications a mockery if higher education institutions and stakeholders do not take sterner and harsher measures to nip th
LETTER – Name NSSCAS teachers grade 7 on salary scale
The human capital demand that comes with the implementation of the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS) in Namibian schools stipulates extended effort for both teachers and learners.
Editorial – Kawana offers glimmer of hope
Fisheries minister Albert Kawana is not perfect, but he has surely earned himself new admirers judging by the manner in which he is presiding over the affairs of the fisheries ministry.
Bus driver guilty of killing lover
A 40-year-old bus driver was convicted yesterday of the death of his girlfriend whose body was discovered in a bushy area along the Western Bypass on 17 January 2017.
Omatando villagers still to be compensated
In its quest to provide affordable land to its residents, the Ongwediva Town Council has budgeted at least N$9.4 million for the 2020/2021 financial year as compensation to secure residential erven at Omatando.
