African airlines had a 134.9% rise in May RPKs versus a year ago. May 2022 capacity was up 78.5% and load factor climbed 16.4 percentage points to 68.4%, the lowest among regions. Aviation traffic is measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs.
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Increase in cross-border transport fees
The Roads Authority (RA) has confirmed an increase in Domestic Road Transportation and Cross-Border Transportation permits application and issuing fees, respectively. This increment will come into effect on Monday, 18 July 2022.
Green Hydrogen conference slated for August
The Economic Association of Namibia (EAN) in partnership with the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), are organising a large-scale Green Hydrogen Conference.
Opinion – Africanisation and the future of theology
Although African theology emphasises the contextualisation of the Christian gospel within African culture, it has neglected African women’s issues.
Opinion – Roe vs Wade: Abortion rights in Namibia
The world is currently reeling with the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs Wade ‘that previously legalised abortion across the United States in 1973.’
Infanticide accused asks for lesser charge
Milton Engelbrecht, the legal aid-instructed lawyer of a woman accused of murdering her six-month-old son by hitting his head on the ground, last week asked the court to find her not guilty of murder but of culpable homicide instead.
Fire victims receive national documents
While receiving national documents, shack fire victims at Walvis Bay urged the education ministry to speed up the issuance of duplicate education documents, as they are struggling to secure or apply for jobs.
Top learners live in abject poverty
A teacher is pleading with government to intervene and improve the living conditions of some of her best pupils.
Husband kills wife, commits suicide
A woman from Oshihepo village in the Ohangwena region who had endured regular assaults by her husband was allegedly shot and killed by him.
Stock theft accused remanded in custody
A former Brave Warriors and African Stars footballer and four other co-accused, who were arrested last week over stock theft charges in the Dordabis area, have been remanded in custody, following their court appearance last Friday.