Africa is indeed urbanising at a very high rate.
Year: 2022
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Opinion – Catastrophic increase in oil prices pushes up inflation
Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine helped push the price of oil to over US$100 a barrel for the first time since 2014. Namibia increased fuel prices on 2 March 2022, a headache increase for Namibian consumers and businesses.
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Letter – Introduce term limits for parliamentarians
A constitutional limitation provides that the President must only serve 10 years.
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Letter – Opportunity creation misunderstood
It is indisputable that Namibians have so much talent that this whole nation could benefit from.
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Editorial – Perilous planning causes census calamity
The fact the National Population and Housing Census was called off due to financial constraints is a crying shame and lay bare our national failure to properly plan. The census is conducted every decade and was postponed from 2021.
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Know your civil servant – From labourer to accountant
With persistence and perseverance in good measure, anything is possible. This sentiment rings true when it comes to the life of one Selma Ndamonondjila Namwandi – a former labourer-turned-accountant at the Ministry of Finance.
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PM urges broader participation in social development
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called upon the non-state actor stakeholders to join hands with government in coming up with programmes to address social challenges facing vulnerable members of society.
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Mayor advocates for baby corner… as organisations embrace breastfeeding
Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas is advocating for exclusive breastfeeding space for working mothers, and initiating a baby corner at the City of Windhoek.
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Schlettwein urges fairness, urgency in land disputes
Communal land boards have successfully adjudicated 251 out of 276 communal land appeal cases since the Communal Land Reform Act of 2002 was operationalised in 2003.
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Fraud accused told to get lawyers
The Katutura Magistrate’s Court has strongly advised suspects accused of working in cahoots with a former prosecutor to fraudulently scam the office of the Judiciary in witness fees to sort out their legal representation.