To say that the world has undergone shocking and unimaginable change at the start of this year would be an understatement. No words seem adequate to describe the current global health situation and the extent to which it has repeatedly checkmated many rapid response mechanisms.
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2020-04-172024-05-06Business
Repo rate cut effected to support households and businesses
Commercial banks have commenced with a reduction of their interest rates after the Bank of Namibia’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday cut the repo rate even further by 100 basis points to 4.25% in a bid to provide more relief for consumers. At its new level, the repo rate is expected to provide some short-term relief to borrowers.
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2020-04-172024-05-06Business
RA extends closure in line with lockdown extension …only attends to vehicles used for essential services
The Roads Authority (RA) has informed clients that in line with the extension of the lockdown period announced by President Hage Geingob on 14 April 2020, all its offices, including NaTIS, Transport Regulations and Weighbridges, will remain closed until Monday, 4 May 2020.
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2020-04-172024-05-06Business
Six lessons for the tourism sector post Covid-19
Winston Churchill once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” A quick look at the situation within the Namibian tourism sector reveals that it is going through an unprecedented period that requires it to re-engineer itself.
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2020-04-172024-05-07Lifestyle
Namibians wellbeing and safety a priority- NAMAs
MTC’s Corporate Communications Practitioner Fikameni Mathias has said the extension of the lockdown means the current circumstances that are of public knowledge dictates the safety of Namibians as a nation an utmost priority, further explaining that now the awards have been indefinitely postponed, a new date will have to be set when all has returned to normal.
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2020-04-172024-05-07Lifestyle
New kid on the block with a golden voice
Her blissful voice can fascinate anyone and there is so much power in her lyrics, there is no doubt the music industry just received another golden voice.
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2020-04-172024-05-07Lifestyle
Moulding a mind of our own
Those who may have dived into the subject of the subconscious would agree that the more you think of something, the more you start seeing more of it. For example, if you start thinking about buying a car of a certain make, you tend to see more of it.
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2020-04-172024-05-07Lifestyle
Covid-19 sends Namibian producers into unusual crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic is beginning to sink in across the entertainment industry and some local music producers feel the heat as their music business begins to slow down.
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2020-04-172024-05-07Lifestyle
The power of spoken word
I am very passionate about being and creating a voice for women. One of the best and safest spaces to allow women to fully be themselves is through poetry. The arena of poetry and spoken word has been dominated by female poets who have graced the stages with their written accounts of life journeys.
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2020-04-172024-05-07Lifestyle
Top trending – Sonny Side gets awed by Namibian street food
Minnesota based YouTube star Sonny Side travels to unique parts of the world on the hunt for the best food each country has to offer and shares these stories with viewers on his vlog called ‘Best Ever Food
Review Show’.