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Households struggle to service loans
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Households struggle to service loans

An increase in the prime lending rate at commercial banks has direct implications for the debt-servicing cost of domestic households. This places additional strain on already vulnerable households severely weakening their ability to service both interest and capital repayments. This is substantiated by the growth in household debt.

Opinion – Embracing IoT in  security institutions
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Opinion – Embracing IoT in security institutions

The fast acceleration in technological development has seen humankind divided between its proponents and opponents. While it is also true that technology has brought unprecedented security challenges, it is unequivocal that some security organisations have harnessed its usefulness and immensely benefited. 

Namibian TB cases up 30% in 2022
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Namibian TB cases up 30% in 2022

Although significant progress has been made in controlling tuberculosis (TB), Namibia has been flagged as one of the top 10 countries in terms of TB per capita and is thus contributing to the high burden of bacterial infection in the world alongside Angola, Central African Republic, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Lesotho and Liberia.

Klazen: Unions not party to Marine Act agreements
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Klazen: Unions not party to Marine Act agreements

Fisheries minister Derek Klazen clarified that labour unions are not party to the section 4 agreement of the Marine Resources Act. This is because the agreement binds the contracting parties, and there are no additional or new conditions under which the unions can be legally bound without contradicting existing labour laws.