The ninth edition of the Namibian Mining Expo and Conference concludes today. The two-day conference started yesterday under the theme ‘Breaking New Frontiers in a Post-Pandemic Era’. This was the first mining expo and conference in two years, after the Chamber of Mines cancelled it consecutively due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Old Mutual to pay N$6m to competition commission
Old Mutual Short-Term Insurance Company (Namibia) Ltd (OMSIC) has agreed to pay a total sum of N$6 million as part of two settlement agreements, after the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) found the insurer had contravened Section 23 of the Competition Act No.2 of 2003 in two separate investigations.
Mental health challenges for persons with disabilities
A recent study in the USA found that adults with disabilities reported experiencing more mental distress than those without disabilities. If Namibia had the resources to do the research, the results would sadly not be any different.
Opinion – The entrepreneurial passion drive innovation in economic uncertainty
Have you ever seen a phenomenon in your life where someone faces a horrible setback in their life such as failing in business or a brutal heartbreak?
Opinion – Rural planning as a missing link and the need to engage it
For the past years, there has been an overwhelming focus on urban development in Namibia, mainly by the main development stakeholders who hold interest in and have activities related to rural development such as the government, local and international development practitioners.
The PDM conundrum
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) cannot claim moral high ground when the ruling Swapo is embroiled in scandals and turn a blind eye when it or its members are caught pants down, its parliamentarian Vipuakuje Muharukua has said.
Unam grows by leaps and bounds
The University of Namibia has significantly grown from a staff complement of 147 at its inception in 1992 and now boasts more than 2 500 employees, including 83 academic professors.
Shaningwa ‘allergic’ to journalists…as Swapo welcomes ex-Plan combatants
Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa is “allergic” to journalists and will not discuss any party-related matters with the media, as she does not report to them.
Ndeitunga bows out … says 17-year journey has not been easy
Retiring police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga says his 17-year and four-month journey as the country’s top cop has not been easy but added he executed the task with honour, dignity and dedication.
‘PG can’t take witness stand’
Lawyers representing prosecutor general Martha Imalwa say the law does not permit her to take the witness stand in civil proceedings.