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05 Dec

Young and unemployed in a pandemic

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Khanyiswa Mogotsi We have reached the end of the year and I cannot help but release a sigh of relief after the year I and many other people have had. Although, I am aware that other people had a harder time navigating adjusting to life in the pandemic, I can only speak on how awful, depressing and poor my experience has been A little background context, I am a 22-year old final year student at NUST who has currently returned to her parents’ house because of the pandemic. At the start of the year, I had just started a new…
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05 Dec

Has Iipinge signaled Swapo’s response to its setbacks?

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke The social media comments of Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary for educations Hofni Iipinge are destructive. He taunted newly elected local leaders by stating that they can do nothing without the Swapo controlled central government. He is doing a victory dance on the heads of people in Namibia who are desperate for support and reassurance from a stable government. He implied that Swapo would frustrate elected officials of other parties by blocking program funds meant to help the suffering Namibian people. Such statements tend to indicate that Iipinge has no idea of how political power works.…
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05 Dec

And so it begins

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Grab your political popcorn and prepare to watch the show. The Landless Peoples Movement (LPM) Leader Bernadus Swartbooi, ever the lightning rod for populist politics, now says that people who decide that they are too poor to buy land should take up residence on unoccupied state land. The Council led by Amupanda whose rise to fame began with just such an action must show his mettle. He must be definitive and speak from strength. He should step back, smile and put Swartbooi in charge of the entire effort. Let the people know about the Swartbooi Land Grabbing Program. Let the…
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Shangula issues warning amid rising COVID cases
05 Dec

Shangula issues warning amid rising COVID cases

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Clifton Movirongo Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the ministry does not wish to return to a situation when it becomes imperative to re-introduce restrictive measures amid rising COVID-19 positive cases in the Khomas region. This comes as Namibia has recorded a total number of 303 new COVID-19 confirmed cases in the last 48 hours as Khomas region records an alarming number of 117 positive cases out of 181 cases reported on Friday, 4 December. On Thursday, Namibia recorded 122 positive cases of COVID-19. “The significant increase in the number of confirmed cases across country is worrisome especially coming at…
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NUST VC judgment postponed
05 Dec

NUST VC judgment postponed

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Helena Johannes The High Court is set to deliver its judgement in the case where Professor Frednard Gideon is challenging the appointment of Dr Erold Naomab as the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) to the 9th December 2020, Lawyer Sisa Namandje has revealed. This comes after the case was heard in the High Court on Friday, the 4th of December 2020. Namandje and his client, Professor Frednard Gideon, are seeking to set aside the NUST Council decision made on the 12th of November 2020 to select Naomab as their preferred candidate to be appointed…
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LPM challenges election rerun bid
05 Dec

LPM challenges election rerun bid

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Andrew Kathindi Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has filed an urgent application to the High Court to oppose Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN)’s case to have the results of the elections in Aroab and Koës local authorities in the //Kharas region and Stampriet and Mariental Rural constituency in the Hardap region voided. According to the party, an election re-run in areas of the southern region where it currently has a stronghold would be a waste of taxpayer money. “When you look at it, only about 67 votes is where there are disparities and we’re saying, those 67 votes don’t make any…
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HIV/AIDS still leading cause of death in Namibia …as 3,000 succumb to disease in 2020
05 Dec

HIV/AIDS still leading cause of death in Namibia …as 3,000 succumb to disease in 2020

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Helena Johannes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that HIV/AIDS is still the main leading cause of death in Namibia regardless of the prevention measures available. According to Dr Eric Dziuban, CDC Country Director, the continued existence of HIV positive people who are not on treatment, is one of the main causes of death in Namibia. “If you are HIV positive and not on treatment, the virus attacks your body and can make you very sick, very quickly. Technically people do not die from AIDS, they die from other diseases that are able to attack the…
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National Oil Storage Facility testing to begin
04 Dec

National Oil Storage Facility testing to begin

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The Ministry of Mines and energy has announced that it welcomed its first vessel at the N$5.5 billion National Oil and Petroleum Storage Facility at Walvis Bay at the beginning of the month. The arrival of the vessel and its planned offloading of fuel at the facility is part of the final testing of the facility. “The vessel is scheduled to offload 35 000 tonnes of diesel as part of the final testing on completion of the project. Our technical teams will continue to test the facility as part of the final stage of the construction phase of the project,”…
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6 Ways to Avoid Overspending this Season
03 Dec

6 Ways to Avoid Overspending this Season

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Staff Writer As the holiday cheer takes hold, we’re bound to be tempted to spend more than we should, but having fun shouldn’t mean overspending. Budgets may seem restrictive and not part of the festive picture you have for your holiday, but ultimately they’re tools to help you live better. ‘We know that consumers spent more on their credit cards in December than any other month of the year – most of it on luxury goods and entertainment. Whether you’re staying home or going away, if you’re not keeping an eye on your expenses, overboard is where you’re headed’ says…
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The Namibian debt capital market: a rough diamond that’s ready to sparkle
02 Dec

The Namibian debt capital market: a rough diamond that’s ready to sparkle

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Ray Auala Jr The benefits of deep capital markets in emerging economies is well known, and a fundamental pillar of this is the bond market. Although researchers may debate the specific impact the debt capital markets have on economic growth in developing nations, they cannot dispute that a positive link does exist. A welcomed reality when one considers the strides the Namibian bond market has made in recent years in achieving the long-term objective of becoming a world-class capital market. Here are a few notable achievements: 1. The local debt market has 29 Corporate and SOE bonds, including one green…
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