Team Namibia recently attended a Retail Charter Council meeting held at the offices of the industrialisation and trade ministry upon invitation of the Namibia Trade Forum.
Month: May 2023
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Opinion – Adolescent pregnancy: A dilemma
The adolescent stage can be understood as a period when an individual makes a transition from childhood to adulthood.
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Opinion – Litunga Imataa Kabaenda Mamili braving the German Advance in 1909
The colonizers and other historians have the impression that the Luyanas ruled Caprivi (renamed Zambezi region in 2013) without the consent of its people.
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Opinion – Workers’ struggles: A rejoinder
Dr Shaun Whittaker and Harry Boesak published a piece in The Namibian of 28 April 2023 under the heading: ‘Workers’ Struggle: Odalate Naiteke’. The latter means to cut the wire, referring to the vicious contract labour system that was common before independence.
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Opinion – Namibia and Botswana: An exciting future
Namibia and Botswana are neighbouring African countries that have enjoyed stable governance since their independence.
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Opinion – Green hydrogen technologies essential in SADC
Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (Sasscal), which has been turned into Southern Africa’s implementation organisation for the promotion of the Paris Agreement and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, is looking with conviction to the day when green hydrogen is in widespread use across Southern African Development Community (SADC) countrie
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Opinion – Rand depreciation threatens Namibia’s economy
South Africa’s rand tumbled to 19.51 against the United States dollar, as geopolitical risks added to investor concerns over a domestic energy crisis and global monetary tightening.
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Letter – New adult education policies needed
In accordance with Vision 2030, Namibia aspires to become a knowledge-based society in which education and technology play crucial roles in fostering socioeconomic development.
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Letter – The transformative power of factories
With only seven years left to Vision 2030, it is all but certain that Namibia’s goal of becoming an industrialised nation has fallen flat.
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Editorial – Green investments can fuel economic growth
As the Electricity Control Board approved an increase in electricity tariffs, it becomes crucial for Namibian households to embrace renewable energy and strive for self-sufficiency in terms of power needs.