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Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, our country has never faced a challenging time like it is faced with right now.

On several occasions, I have sat on interview panels, where a fellow interviewer asks the question: “Where do you rate yourself in Excel, on a scale of one to five?” I roll my eyes. “I rate myself a … four.” I shake my head. In order to squeeze Excel into a frame of one to five, you would need to understand just how extensive its scope is. 

As the country continues to grapple with a global pandemic that has dealt so many heartbreaking blows and often times feel unrelenting, we must not lose sight of the measures that can alleviate the country’s turmoil and steer us onto the path of recovery.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has informed its members and stakeholders the Fund has amended the funeral claim submission procedure. GIPF will now accept completed funeral claims submitted electronically via email. 

High production costs and unfavourable climatic conditions during the last few years have caused domestic wheat production to decline significantly. The cereal recorded its least local production during 2019/2020, with 4 466 tons of wheat produced for the entire year. 

Chief Operations Officer at Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Jochen Traut, is concerned with infrastructure sharing in Namibia.

Following the democratic outcomes of the November 2020 regional and local government elections, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO), and the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement came to power in the Windhoek Municipal Council through a rather hastily arranged coalition, consisting of highly disgruntl

State security machinery is the nerve centre of any society in a democratic setting. Peace and stability are only tenable when state security machinery is beyond reproach. 

The trial of former Windhoek based magistrate Hileni Kavara, who is accused of intervening in her boyfriend’s case in 2015 while she was employed as a magistrate, is set to resume in November.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it is ready to conduct the Katima Mulilo Urban constituency by-election set for 25 August.