In 2021, Namibia will hold its 4th Population and Housing Census. The census is better known for counting people; however, the statistics that a population and housing census provides is much more than just counting people. Namibia’s first census was held in 1991, the second in 2001, the third in 2011 and the next one to be held in 2021, as indicated above.
Month: February 2020
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Stable inventories keep fuel unchanged for February
WINDHOEK – Namibian fuel pump prices will remain unchanged for February at NS13.05 per litre for 95 Octane Unleaded Petrol and N$13.63 per litre for Diesel 50ppm in part to the fixed level of global fuel inventories.
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B2Gold spearheads conservation with 1 000 ounces of gold
WINDHOEK - B2Gold Corporation last week handed over a ground-breaking donation of 1 000 ounces of Namibian gold representing a monetary value of N$25 million.
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Namibian IPP offering 120MW supply to Eskom
WINDHOEK - Namibian independent power producer Arandis Power says it is offering the South African utility Eskom 120MW of flexible power generation capacity within the framework of the Request for Information (RFI) that was issued on 13 December 2019 by the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in respect of a “Risk Mitigation Power Procurement Programme”.
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Flash flood kills four in ambulance
KUNENE – Four people including a premature baby died when a ministry of health vehicle was washed away in a stream of raging water in the Kunene region on Friday evening. The tragedy occurred some six kilometres north east of Opuwo.
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Windhoek residents owe nearly a billion in municipal bills
WINDHOEK – Windhoek residents owe the City of Windhoek N$935 million in municipal bills as at 31 December 2019. A total of N$663 million is owed to municipality over 30 days before December, said Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu during the first monthly council meeting last week.
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Nanso condemns beating of learners over haircuts
WINDHOEK – The Namibia National Student’s Organisation (Nanso) has written a letter to the acting education minister Martin Andjaba seeking clarity on increasing incidents of beating of learners for refusing to trim their hair.
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Kabbe farmers lose crops to floods
WINDHOEK - An assessment undertaken in the Zambezi region’s Kabbe South flood-prone areas revealed that 41 farmers are affected as they had their fields flooded in various villages.
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Coronavirus declared a global health emergency
WINDHOEK - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared the outbreak of a novel Coronavirus a global health emergency.
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Screws tighten on Fishrot-linked vessels
WALVIS BAY – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Saturday advised Namibian authorities not to allow any shipping vessels or persons linked to the Fishrot case to leave Namibia without notifying ACC or the Namibian police.