The Covid-19 pandemic has made people realise how important information and communication technology (ICT) is and also led to the sector intensifying its service delivery efforts. This was said by Director of ICT Development in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Linda Aipinge during Thursday’s information session at the Covid-19 Communication Centre. The theme...
CAPE TOWN – Most trade unions representing staff at South African Airways (SAA) have agreed to retrenchments that will see 2 700 employees laid off as the department of public enterprises (DPE) pushes for the adoption of a business rescue plan for South Africa’s broke national carrier. The department said the National Union of Metalworkers...
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta has appointed five members to serve as the board of directors of the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) for a period of three years. Speaking at the appointment ceremony on Thursday, Shifeta said the EIF was established in 2011 to mobilise funding for the maintenance...
PRETORIA – OR Tambo International Airport management last week appealed to travellers to complete the compulsory health questionnaire before arriving at the airport for domestic air travel, which is permissible in some instances under level 3 of South Africa’s nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. “Management of OR Tambo International Airport has appealed to passengers to ensure that...
LONDON – More than 80 millionaires yesterday urged governments around the world to tax the super-wealthy much more to help fund the global recovery from the coronavirus outbreak. In an open letter, the group, calling themselves “Millionaires for Humanity”, said they should be taxed higher, “immediately, substantially, permanently”. Signatories, included Ben and Jerry’s ice cream...
CAPE TOWN – With no financial support amidst Uganda’s Covid-19 mitigation measures, motorcycle taxi drivers are suing the government for denying them the right to full operation within the regulatory framework as all other businesses are permitted to do. Uganda’s ‘boda-boda’ drivers association, the native name for motorcycle taxi drivers in Uganda, say the government...
LONDON – World stock markets advanced yesterday, spurred higher by investor hopes over upcoming US earnings and a coronavirus vaccine, dealers said. Asian and European equities bounded higher as investors followed a strong performance on Wall Street, though a spike in Covid-19 infections capped gains. Oil prices fell on festering fears over demand-destroying coronavirus, and...
GROOTFONTEIN – The Grootfontein municipality is set to draft and implement a five-year strategic plan to guide the town’s development agenda in which it seeks to attract long-term investors. The municipality says the current strategic plan was not put in use, thus council hopes to revive and update it with the aim pinned on long-term...
The Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) has called for further opportunity for stakeholders to be engaged and give feedback on the latest draft of the Namibian Equitable Economic Empowerment Bill (NEEEB). The CIF, as the voice of the Namibian construction industry, made this call amidst speculation that there will be no further public consultations...
A Cabinet Committee has expressed satisfaction with the work carried out on the multi-million-dollar expansion of the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) project and reiterated government’s support for the completion of the project. The Cabinet Special Committee on the Expansion of the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) this week inspected the construction site of the...