Namibia should prioritise institutionalising its own trade regulatory body to align implementation of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement and other trade agreements for implementation such as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)
Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )
Opinion | Do firefighters matter?
In many instances, when we hear of firefighters, what comes to our minds is a scene of firefighters jumping onto their fire engines and fighting fires. There is nothing wrong with such kinds of imagination; however, the role of a firefighter is much wider than what society thinks.
Opinion | Digitalisation of lifelong learning programmes
Digitalisation brings about troublesome changes in evolution, ranging from access to services, interaction with others, obtaining and sharing information, to transform the nature and organisation of work, education both formal and informal is no exception.
State wants 20 years for rapists
State prosecutor Felicitas Sikerete-Vendura last week asked Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute to send two Gobabis residents, convicted on one charge of rape each, to 20 years in prison.
Murder accused to get new trial dates
A young woman, accused of killing her 70-year-old lover by stabbing him multiple times with a kitchen knife, will get new dates for her trial hearing. Magistrate Mehluli Nyazo postponed the case of Victoria Gorases (25) to 23 May for allocation of new trial dates and to allow Gorases’ new lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji to obtain disclosure and consult her.
Mere 11 090mt horse mackerel available on auction
Only 11 090 metric tons of horse mackerel, which forms part of the governmental objective quota, will be available to the highest bidders this year. The finance and fisheries ministries, who are responsible for the disposal of governmental objective quota, on Friday invited prospective buyers to submit their bids before 29 April.
Top cop caught stealing fuel
The suspect, who holds the rank of chief inspector, allegedly filled up a 20-litre container at the Rundu charge office fuel station for personal use, and did not record it in the official register.
Pension preservation debate rages
Consultations by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) regarding the contentious draft regulations of the Financial Institutions Markets Act (FIMA) were not conducted on an individual basis with pension fund administrators, but took place through industry representative bodies.
Doc Open tournament in Swakop this weekend
This weekend, the MTC Dome in Swakopmund will again be a hive of volleyball action when the Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) hosts the famous Bank Windhoek Doc Open Tournament.
My candid view – The importance of support, sponsorship towards SON
The Special Olympics Organisation (SOO) has a very specific and bold mission, and Special Olympics Namibia (SON) is no different. Its mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletics competitions in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continued opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience







