2022-07-06Staff Reporter Inge Kalumbu-Lapp is a Namibian who has been living in Finland for the past seven years after first coming to the country through a bilateral exchange programme between the University of Namibia and the University of Helsinki in 2014. She graduated from Unam with a BA: Social Work, and is a participant graduate of the Youth Leadership Development Programme (YLDP) in Namibia. View more
2022-07-06Staff Reporter In response to Namibia’s rapidly rising unemployment rate, Windhoek-based entrepreneur Immah Nanyemba has decided to host a VIBE UP business festival. View more
2022-07-06Staff Reporter It is very clear that life does not always give us what we want but when you look at it from a different angle, you will see that you only get back in life the person that you are. If you are a go-getter, a go-to-person, if you are a person who really grinds their way into life, then that is what you will get back in life. View more
2022-07-06Staff Reporter Interpol secretary general Jurgen Stock recently said that big quantity of the Western weapons supplied to Ukraine would inevitably fall into illegal circulation. As with the conflicts in the Balkans and Africa, organised crime will try to take advantage of the chaos and obtain military samples. View more
2022-07-07Staff Reporter A main driver of Namibia’s digital economy and the country’s first mobile service provider, MTC, has announced that its voluntary SIM-card registration campaign is open, and will run until 01 January 2023. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter The run-up to the Swapo elective congress will no doubt dominate the political landscape in the coming months. Billed as a watershed gathering, the elective congress will produce the next Swapo leadership for the next five years, including the influential roles of president, vice president, secretary general and deputy secretary general. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter Since the outbreak of Covid-19, we have experienced serious economic decline and uncertainties. We hoped for the better but our woes were prolonged by ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has affected the world’s commodity and fuel supply chain. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter Namibia continues to mainly export primary commodities compared to processed goods, particularly in the sector of agriculture, forestry and fishing. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter Recently, the local media scene has been abuzz with criticism and condemnation of President Hage Geingob’s international and regional missions, which some commentators described as a waste of financial resources not adding any value to the President’s governance mandate of staying at home and addressing pressing socio-economic challenges. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter For many years as a Christian scholar, I pondered if I had to contribute to political issues. For at least a number of years, I was distant, until I leant these: understanding politics is critical, because every law that is made impacts nearly every aspect of our lives. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter A mechanic failure is observed from the number of obsolete cars in his backyard. A doctor’s failure is found at the graveyard, while a teacher’s failure is observed in the number of youths roaming the street. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter Back in 1884 at the Berlin Conference convened by Kaiser Wilhelm to carve up the African continent amongst European countries, Germany held on to the territory which came to be known as German Sudwest Africa. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter Economic research has shown that when countries trade with each other, global wealth grows, and all countries gain. No doubt, trade is an engine of economic growth. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter Last week, the ECN ran a workshop for voter and civic education officers at Otjiwarongo. I had the honour, in my capacity as the Chairperson of the Research, Voter and Civic Education and Media Liaison Committee of the ECN, to give the opening remarks at that workshop. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter Local small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly looking to grow their businesses internationally and access new markets to mitigate the effects of a global economic slowdown, and ensure sustainable and inclusive economic growth. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter The Tour & Safari Association of Namibia (TASA) officially went online today, with its visa application platform. This private sector initiative, developed by TASA, strives to streamline the process of the various visas and permit applications handled by TASA for processing at the ministry of home affairs on behalf of applicants in the tourism sector. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter A fairly new offering within Namibia, life coaching is slowly finding its place in the industry, with qualified professionals ready to help empower people. View more
2022-07-08Staff Reporter ‘Dedication’ by M-Gee has been on repeat in many cuca shops, shebeens and taxis in Rundu since its release last November. The catchy rhymester has since put visuals together for the track, and will premiere the video tomorrow at the Kavango River Lodge. View more
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