Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi pointed out the contradiction of some parliamentarians lamenting the size of the budget deficit and consequently the increase in government debt, while still advocating for the increase in civil servants’ wages.
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Aftermath of Covid-19 rarely spoken about
Although Covid-19 symptoms can disappear completely after one is healed from the disease, research has it that a few individuals may continue to experience lingering symptoms and may even develop long term complications after suffering from Covid-19.
Project Never Walk Alone heads to Erongo
Project Never Walk Alone will visit its third region this coming weekend to deliver a total of 1 250 pairs of shoes.
NGO helps address water challenges
Non-profit organisation CommonWaters Namseb is restoring the dignity of communities in the Daweb constituency by ensuring that farmers have access to clean and safe water for domestic and agricultural purposes.
Kunene launches school-based Covid vaccination
The education ministry, in collaboration with the ministries of information and health, recently launched the schools Covid-19 vaccination advocacy campaign at the Mureti Senior Secondary School in Opuwo.
Ovaharero chieftaincy dispute unravels
The battle of who to succeed the late paramount chief Vekuii Rukoro and take over the reins as the next leader of the Ovaherero traditional authority has led to more fights that have spilled over to the High Court.
‘Unsustainable’ logging worries Shifeta
Forests and other land vegetation produce between 20 and 30% of the oxygen in the air that humans breathe.
SONA cheers for Geingob
President Hage Geingob yesterday assured the nation that his administration has made considerable progress in job creation, decreasing poverty, addressing the housing crisis and strengthening infrastructural development.
President rebuts genocide critics
President Hage Geingob has castigated some descendants of the victims of the 1904-08 Nama-Ovaherero genocide for demanding that government steps aside as far as negotiations with Germany are concerned.
‘There’s simply no money’
President Hage Geingob yesterday reiterated government’s stance that there was simply no money for salary adjustments for public service workers.