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06 Mar

Wake Up My Beloved Namibia!

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Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Wake Up My Beloved Namibia, I am consciously, conscientiously and in a moment of sobering realisation and reawakening purposefully titling this week’s instalment, paraphrasing South African novel by Alan Paton, Cry My Beloved Country. Careful in not inducing and lulling fellow Namibians into self pity, and thus helplessness and despair in the face of the mammoth task of reawakening and recharging their ideological consciousness in terms of the struggle of the workers. And consientisation against the self destructive and suicidal development trajectory not to succumb to Alan Paton’s fate of helplessness ala Cry My Beloved Country. There can…
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06 Mar

The Time Traveler: The Covid-19 Ambassadors

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Hugh Ellis No one doubts that the restrictions of public gatherings currently are designed to minimize the spread of a deadly disease and improve public health. It’s also no secret these rules are being disobeyed. It’s no secret that mask-wearing, social distancing and so on, even in gatherings of much less than 50 people, is not strictly taking place. I myself have given classes under super strict social-distancing, mask-wearing, hand-and-desk-and-keyboard-sanitizing conditions, only to see some students freely mingling without masks in the corridors outside. While I have no knowledge of any police shooting or beating while enforcing Covid-19 restrictions, anecdotal…
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LPM to face High Court challenge over recall
06 Mar

LPM to face High Court challenge over recall

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Maria Hamutenya The Landless People Movement (LPM) is set to be dragged before the High Court by two former Mariental town councillors, Daniel Gariseb and Rogetta Haak. This is after their calls to be reinstated by the opposition party went in vein. The former councillors, through their lawyer, Richard Metcalfe, on Thursday demanded to be reinstated by the party or they will drag the party to court and report them to the Anti-Corruption Commission for corruption. “We gave them till the end of business day on Thursday and until now, we have not received any response from LPM, so we…
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NPS rules out condoms, conjugal rights in prison
06 Mar

NPS rules out condoms, conjugal rights in prison

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Maria Hamutenya The Namibian Prison Service (NPS) has ruled out distributing condoms and offering conjugal rights to prisoners despite allegations of sexual abuse and activity among inmates. Commissioner Sam Shalulange of the NPS said condoms cannot be issued to inmates as long as sodomy remains a crime in Namibia. “Issuing condoms to inmates will thus seem to be promoting sodomy in correctional facilities.” Shalulange’s justification for ruling out the distribution of condoms to prisoners to prevent the spread of HIV is that since consensual sodomy is illegal, “providing condoms might make prison officials accessories to crime.” About cases of sexual…
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NWR offers independence discount
05 Mar

NWR offers independence discount

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Staff Writer Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has announced that it will be offering a 70 percent Independence discount during weekdays for March 2021 in commemoration of Namibia's 31st Independence anniversary. The discount according to the hospitality company, will be running at all its operational facilities spread across Namibia. Mufaro Nesongano, NWR Corporate Communications, Online Media and Sponsorships Manager, said, "our travelling public can look forward to paying low rates during the week to visit our resorts. Resorts such as Gross Barmen, Namutoni and Terrace Bay will cost as low as N$ 234, excluding meals. Dolomite, Onkoshi, Popa Falls and Sossus…
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Skorpion Zinc starts process to refine SA zinc
05 Mar

Skorpion Zinc starts process to refine SA zinc

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CHAMWE KAIRA Skorpion Zinc in the !Karas Region has started the process to start refining zinc imported from South Africa at its plant at Rosh Pinah. Vedanta Zinc International, the mother company of Skorpion Zinc plans to modify its refinery at Rosh Pinah to enable the treatment of zinc sulphide concentrate, which the company intends to transport from sister company, Black Mountain Mining’s Gamsberg Zinc, and Lead Mine in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Skorpion Zinc has been processing local zinc only since it opened in 2003 but now plans refining imported zinc as well. Skorpion Zinc is now proposing…
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Sustainable finance, a catalyst for Namibia’s recovery
04 Mar

Sustainable finance, a catalyst for Namibia’s recovery

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Marco Triebner The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened the focus on climate change and financial instruments that promote sustainable economic development. The pandemic has impeded Namibia’s growth and demanded new approaches to economic development. It has also highlighted the importance of sustainability and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues. It is noted that pressure is building on financial institutions and non-banking financial institutions, asset managers and corporates to give more attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their day-to-day operations. We believe that Namibia is primed for a sustainable finance boom, given its potential in the renewable energy…
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FNB Klein Windhoek to close, other great opportunities for customers
04 Mar

FNB Klein Windhoek to close, other great opportunities for customers

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FNB Namibia has announced it would close the Klein Windhoek branch, effective 13 March 2021. “After examining branch profitability through our strategic planning review, we decided it was prudent to close a number of our branches throughout 2021. This approach is based on branches becoming less profitable, while the offer of additional electronic services has enhanced operating efficiencies. Our customers have adapted to all our electronic options and we are optimistic that we will retain our customer relationships because of these online and mobile banking services,” said Rodney Forbes, FNB Executive Officer: Points of Presence. Forbes added that there was…
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The New Normal: Cyber Security During COVID-19
02 Mar

The New Normal: Cyber Security During COVID-19

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Martin Hamukwaya The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has in recent years increased the shift and reliance in the use of information technology for our staff and members. When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Namibia and subsequently invoked the lockdown, it encouraged the use of many other effective ways the Fund can offer services to our members from the comfort of their homes. This effectively changed the way we operate at GIPF, which now translated into “The New Normal”. The “New Normal”, provides our members with assurance that they will be attended to without necessarily having to visit any of the…
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Driving the value-add agenda on a budget
02 Mar

Driving the value-add agenda on a budget

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Eli Gentle After the deal closes, what next? Go create value! Depending on the context, you may suddenly find yourself behind the wheel of a large, urgently needed change program (e.g., digital transformation) or a small, targeted intervention that no one saw coming (e.g., salesforce incentives). In many small and emerging markets, the value creation agenda (be it wide or narrow in scope) must be delivered hands-on, while staying within a shoestring budget. Two things can help you deliver on budget while sparing a few precious hours in your packed days: 1. Invest in the capabilities of your portfolio company…
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