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Following the launch of the MTC ‘Paint Namibia Blue’ Project in March 2020, Omaruru, Okakarara and Omuthiya towns were amongst the latest beneficiaries of the MTC Paint Namibia Blue Project, with a new fresh coat of paint dotted on some of the town’s landmarks.

The FNB House Price Index posted a contraction of 5.9% y/y at the end of March 2020 compared to a contraction of 1.5% recorded over the same period of 2019. 

In support of social distancing measures and to combat the spread of Covid-19, Bank Windhoek, in partnership with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) and B360 Education Partnerships, have decided to host an online Career Starter programme.

Some of the sectors hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in the Namibian economy are tourism, transport and logistics as well as education, areas all of these areas will require much-needed government intervention to recover.

President Hage Geingob and his administration have been commended by a local economics lecturer for the Harambee Prosperity Plan’s (HPP) overall goals and outcomes execution rate of 70%.

At a time where hundreds of pilots have been grounded due to the coronavirus outbreak globally, Air Namibia youthful pilot shares his experience of domestic flying during these unprecedented times of the pandemic.

The year 2020 is certainly a year of change – so much change in fact that we cannot ever go back to how things were.

As a people and change champion, the role of the human resource business partner (HRBP) is critical in these unprecedented times. Covid-19 has disrupted how we do things – from how we conduct business to how we play with our children, as well as how we shop and stay connected.

While Namibia’s relative budgetary allocations are subject to realignment over time, key development priorities for the country lie in balancing the needs of the social sector and that of the economic sector to bring about improved quality of life, economic diversification, inclusive growth and shared prosperity within an environmentally sustainable manner.

A group of more than 50 angry street vendors from the Havana informal settlement on Friday demonstrated against Windhoek City Police officers, accusing them of destroying their structures.