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I enjoy reading Prof. Makala Lilemba’s musings in New Era. His thoughts are always deep and original. His reflections on the Eastern concept of philosophy (New Era, 31 March 2023) were very instructive. 

For many years, Namibians have had an unusually complex relationship with the migrant Chinese community. 

There are several ways to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. To ensure these are effective, however, it’s important to understand the full consequences of the action taken. 

The Bank of Namibia is expected to raise interest rates by 0.50 basis points on 19 April 2023 to curtail ravaging inflation and a fast-depreciating Namibia dollar. 

Auditors in the public service play key roles in examining financial records, identifying potential areas of opportunity and risk, and helping government offices, ministries and agencies find solutions.

The Namibian College of Open Learning hosted its annual prize- giving ceremony to recognise the best performers in the National Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary/Advanced Subsidiary 2022 examinations. 

Women from all 14 regions will have the opportunity to receive training from the third instalment of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs programme that was launched on Tuesday in Walvis Bay by the United States ambassador to Namibia, Randy Berry.

Some local authority councillors at Otjiwarongo have accused fellow members of missing management committee meetings which are aimed to discuss pertinent developmental issues as these individuals apparently work outside the town.

SPYL spokesperson Moses Shikerete has said SPYL is aware of challenges faced by the youths and is calling on the Swapo-led government to establish a National Youth Fund to strengthen and increase access to funding for youth developmental, innovation and entrepreneurial activities.

Namibia’s lithium revenues, based on Simonis Storm estimates, could exceed all other commodities combined, and could therefore improve the country’s trade and current account balances as well as gross domestic product growth rates.