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After an eventful six months of promoting Namibia as an investment and tourist destination at the Expo 2020 Dubai, the Namibian Pavilion has officially closed its doors as the curtain falls.

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni stressed to financiers in the private sector that people need shelter and not luxury homes that trigger housing costs and leave out low-income earners who are in need of housing.

According to Namibia’s household national data, there are 235 884 rural households, of which 35 855 are connected to the grid, while 18 324 have access to solar energy, giving rural electrification a rate of 20%. 

What form of value do you place on yourself? Is it one rooted in self-respect, self-acceptance, goodness or positive self-image? Is it rooted in negative self-image, indignity and self-blame? 

This opinion piece is urgent following oil discoveries announced by Shell Namibia Upstream BV and TotalEnergies in February 2022. 

It was an emotional Sunday at the Keetmanshoop’s Zoo Park when loved ones of those who succumbed to the coronavirus gathered for the unveiling ceremony of the town’s Covid-19 memorial.

The deep, swirling mass of brown water that rushes through the culverts under the bridges carries schools of freshwater fish between Onashiku shaLabani and Oshuungu, day in and day out. 

Faced with rising food and oil prices, Swapo member of parliament Vincent Mareka reminded fellow lawmakers government must minimise its reliance on neighbouring countries to feed the nation.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Celeste Becker has said the current government has demonstrated little political will to invest in the ICT industry over the years.

In the wake of a Namibian business delegation, led by President Hage Geingob recently to Dubai, the United Democratic Front (UDF) has criticised the investment opportunities, saying Namibians should be given preference for solar projects at the expense of foreigners.