Low throughput is expected to remain a severe challenge for the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) for at least the next two years. This specific predicament weighed heavily on the corporation during the last financial year from February 2020 to January 2021.
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SA cyber-attacks disrupt Namport cargo flow… similar incidents across Africa expected to increase
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) says recent unprecedented cyber-attacks on South African ports has heightened its awareness on the importance of safety and security amongst regional logistics chains, as any disruptions may have a serious effect on the general livelihoods of people.
Opinion: Identity crisis affecting the Zambezi people
There is an impression purported by scholars and other nationals in the Zambezi that the region is in an identity crisis. Furthermore, some scholars subscribe to the notion that the inhabitants have been oppressed by the Luyanas, but contrary to this perception is the reality that the Zambezi people are of Luyana stock and there are clear family links.
Opinion: AfCFTA: Inside the Flamingo’s egg (part 1)
The African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA), is finally on the table of every administrative public institution, African universities, African parliaments, embassies, strategic participating ministries, African state houses, AU headquarters, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, WTO, World Bank and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
Shot in the arm for rural school
Teachers and learners of Mupini Combined School in Kavango West could not hide their excitement when a fishing company last week donated over 300 textbooks to the school, with a combined value of about N$60 000.
Health director recounts near-death experience
Oshikoto health director Joshua Nghipangelwa has recounted his battle with Covid-19, saying it was a near-death experience.
Omaheke farmers lose millions to stock theft
Farmers in the Omaheke region last year suffered losses in excess of N$8.8 million as a result of rampant livestock theft, governor Pijoo Nganate revealed last week.
Calls for therapy for learners intensify
As schools resume today, calls for bereavement therapy for learners have intensified. Namibia lost 2 227 people to Covid-19 during a deadly third wave of infections in June and July.
Migrant smuggling accused gets new lawyer
The trial of a Congolese national accused of smuggling at least 15 refugees into Namibia, for a fee, was remanded to 18 October because her new lawyer, still has to familiarise himself with the matter.
Bribery suspect denies wrongdoing
A Windhoek based Swapo youth leader, entangled in a bribery plot to allegedly mobilise for the release of the Fishrot accused from custody, said he did nothing wrong.
