In 2019, an unprepared Kamakotje ‘Kamaa’ Marenga decided to test the depth of the water with both feet. He rounded up a few of his aspiring Veldmaster sheep breeds and threw them into the kraal with those of other farmers.
Month: April 2023
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Opinion – Financial Easter eggs hiding in your budget basket
Easter is an excellent time to evaluate your spending and look for hidden financial “eggs” in your basket. Check out the following financial Easter eggs:
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Inflation and interest rates likely to stay high in 2023
High inflation rates continue to exacerbate the cost of living for Namibians, and many analysts believe these elevated interest rates will continue for the rest of the year.
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Trade ministry budget allocation up by N$31m
Despite prevailing economic headwinds, the ministry of industrialisation and trade’s annual budget allocation was increased by 22% or N$31 million to almost N$298 million when finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi tabled the national budget in February this year under the theme ‘Economic Revival and Caring for the Poor’.
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Opinion – Contextualising SDGs in Namibia (Part 1)
Leaders have started to take social development goals and environmental social and governance goals seriously.
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Opinion – Professors are creators of knowledge
Professorial lectures are the backbone of academic life in any university. On Tuesday this week, Professor Catherine Nengomasha, an information science professor in the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Namibia, delivered her inaugural professorial lecturer at the institution.
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Croc kills teen
A 12-year-old girl was on Saturday attacked by a crocodile while fetching water from the Kavango River at Shikoro village.
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Sunshine confers 53 postgraduate diplomas
The Sunshine Private College on Friday held its third graduation ceremony, where 53 students received Postgraduate Diplomas in Education at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek.
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Kunene parents shield child rapists
Teachers and leaders in the Kunene region are concerned about high teenage pregnancies at the hands of family members in the region.
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Govt mulls Angola veterinary buffer zone
The government will embarkon a study to determine the practicality of establishing a veterinary buffer zone between Angola and Namibia.