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It is safe to assume that the past 12 months or so haven’t been very encouraging, it has been a whirlwind of events that just seem to be worse than the last one. 

The recent liquidation of the national air carrier Air Namibia left more than 600 individuals jobless, but now that it is the beginning of the year, one would want to tap into the world of young people in aviation to find out why they specifically chose this field and what it means to them.

Despite a drastic slump in local business registrations between April and May last year due to the country-wide Covid-lockdown, the second half of the year actually witnessed a sharp increase in the registration of close corporations (CCs).

After a massive nationwide demonstration last week against the voluntary liquidation of Air Namibia, a group of pilots from the Namibia Airline Pilots Association (Napa) bemoaned the decision to close down the national flag carrier, saying they feel let down by the country’s leaders. 

About 1504 gigawatt-hour (GWh) was generated and dispatched from the Ruacana power station, according to the 2020 report from NamPower, which is the highest in over 10 years.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is undoubtedly one of the most visible and well-known functions of public relations. 

A continent that is made up of 54 countries and a total population of over a billion people, making it the second-largest populated continent, is being exploited by other world countries. 

Namibia’s Criminal Procedure Act will soon provide for formal plea bargaining if lawmakers pass the amendment Bill recently tabled in the National Assembly. 

Telecommunications giant, MTC, this week unveiled funding totalling N$7.5 million towards low-cost housing and early childhood development initiatives. 

Quite often, people who suffer from non-physically recognisable ailments become outcasts in their communities and are branded as cursed.