What defines the informal sector is a matter to be debated, and it appears to have no comprehensive and universally accepted definition. Attempts to come up with a generally accepted concept resulted even in more diversity than harmony. Attempts to measure the contribution of the informal sector faces a challenge of first defining what it entails.
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Opinion – Wildlife conservation vs land
Who would’ve ever thought that Namibia, the 34th-largest country and the third least-densely populated country in the world, would today be faced with the issue of land?
Know your civil servant – I signed up for it
When he took the Hippocratic Oath, Dr Theo-Ben Raumana Kandetu knew he would carry with him the lifelong responsibility of caring for patients.
LEX SCRIPTA with Fedden Mainga Mukwata – DUTY OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
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On the spot – Freight still the key to get TransNamib back on track
National rail service provider TransNamib remains in a challenging financial position due to its short-term cash-flow position, as well as limited rolling stock capacity. Combined with a prolonged delay in spare parts, these factors are steadily exacerbating the rail operator’s woes.
Mother of slain girl heads to High Court
The trial of the biological mother of a nine-year-old girl who was killed and her body burned allegedly by her and two co-accused, was transferred to the High Court by magistrate Dawid Mukuyu on Tuesday.
Swakop Uranium, MUN sign wage agreement
Swakop Uranium’s Husab Mine and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia have signed a three-year wage agreement, effective from 2023.
CPBN abstains from condom factory fracas
Despite promising that it would ascertain whether health tender magnate Shapwa Kanyama’s purported factory exists, and manufactures condoms, the silence from the Central Procurement Board is deafening.
NNFU: Don’t slaughter Meatco yet
It is an open secret that Meatco finds itself between a rock and a hard place, gasping for breath like a dying cow, but it must not be killed, for now, says the Namibia National Farmers Union.
Govt repackages Covid loan scheme…only 1.3% of N$500 million utilised
In November 2020, the Bank of Namibia launched a Covid-19 SME Loan Scheme with N$500 million accessible to small and medium enterprises through participating banking institutions.