2021-10-11Staff Reporter The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is a defined pension fund that provides guaranteed pension benefits to its large membership base. As a government pension fund, membership to the fund is compulsory, as such, GIPF has the mandate to make sure that its members are knowledgeable about their benefits and how the Fund operates. View more
2021-10-11Maihapa Ndjavera Household credit rose year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter during the second quarter of 2021, driven by a rise in asset-backed credit categories. This is according to the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN’s) quarterly bulletin for the second quarter View more
2021-10-11Maihapa Ndjavera Highlighting some of the intra-African trade initiatives poised to improve regional and local growth, Iipumbu noted that Namibia and Zambia recently conducted bilateral discussions on the establishment of a one-stop border. This seeks to improve trade facilitation by ensuring the efficient and timely movement of people, goods and services at the common borders. View more
2021-10-08Maihapa Ndjavera According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Namibia unfortunately, scored poorly on overall fiscal transparency and accountability. View more
2021-10-08Staff Reporter CANADIAN-based oil company ReconAfrica, which is exploring for black gold in the Kavango basin, says it remains committed to being guided by and is in compliance with the country’s Environmental Management Plan, Environmental Clearance Certificate and all Namibian laws regulating petroleum activities in the country. View more
2021-10-08Staff Reporter The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has confirmed a facility to finance climate change adaptation, bolstering its long track record of financing beneficial environmental and social initiatives. View more
2021-10-08Staff Reporter Concerned about the state of the Namibian construction sector, the Construction Industries Federation (CIF) and the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (MANWU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday. View more
2021-10-07Maihapa Ndjavera With more than 3 500 deaths reported in Namibia by the health ministry as a result of Covid-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic, funeral undertakers have been under tremendous strain due to a high demand for their services as well as to ensure the supply of coffins. View more
2021-10-07Maihapa Ndjavera Namibian taxpayers owe an astounding N$36 billion in penalties to the Namibia Revenue Authority (NamRA) as at 30 September 2021. View more
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