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The Namibia Local Business Association has pleaded with government to consider providing tax relief to civil servants, which would help to increase their net salaries on an interim basis until economic challenges have dissipated.

Based on regional findings on digital learning and transformation, the lack of electricity and connectivity devices remains a challenge in most of Namibia’s rural schools.

Even if employees at the cash-strapped TransNamib down tools, the industrial action will change nothing, CEO Johny Smith said on Tuesday while also warning workers of the consequences of a strike on their pockets.

Following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Debmarine Namibia, in collaboration with the Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU), yesterday relaunched the ‘Bridging the Gap’ initiative.

Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi will undertake stakeholders consultative meetings on mid-term budget review to northern regions.

An expected increase in the repo rate by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will weigh heavily on indebted households who already battle with higher living costs, as real disposable incomes deteriorate with rising inflation. This is as the South African Reserve Bank recently hiked its repo rate by 75 basis points (bps) in July, with further tightening expected. 

Mining commissioner Erasmus Shivolo said if it is found the proposed in-situ leach uranium mining process in the Stampriet Artesian Basin (SAB) area will harm the aquifer, the project will be stopped. 

It is early morning in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy – and the fire, as always, belongs to the elders – but for the second day running, the talk at this fire has been on gender equality among the San people. 

Opposition parties in parliament have expressed solidarity with more than 43 000 “forgotten” civil servants, who last week overwhelmingly voted for a nationwide strike.