In the intricate dance of economic growth, a pivotal question arises: should a country’s economy rely on increasing workers’ salaries as the prices of goods rise, or should efforts be directed towards stabilising or reducing the costs of goods?
Month: January 2024
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Letter – Caught up in the ‘January Disease’ web
As the calendar resets, there is usually an unspoken ailment that silently creeps into the lives of many - the notorious ‘January disease’.
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Editorial – Germany: The leopard that never changes its spots
The recent decision by the German government to throw its weight and might behind Israel - one of the world’s strongest armies - which is busy obliterating the Palestinian people in Gaza with outright genocidal intent, is a stark reminder and an embodiment of the phrase “a leopard never changes its spots”.
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Know your civil servant – Humanity plays a role in civil service: Nehemia
HENRIETTE Kashinasha Nehemia is a senior librarian at the Nathaniel Maxwilili Community Library, in Katutura, Windhoek and she is, responsible for managing, supervising, and training staff members as well as ensuring library provisions meet the needs of all its users.
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NA introspects, launches blueprint
An absent parliamentary service commission, lack of robust oversight, no communication strategy, limited public involvement and a poor public image are among the National Assembly’s chief shortcomings.
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Job-seekers want more from MSR
Born and bred in the Ohangwena region, Naftali Ananias moved to Windhoek in 2000 in search of greener pastures.
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City held ‘hostage’ by councillors
New City of Windhoek CEO Moses Matyayi says without a functional management committee (MC), their hands as technocrats remain tied in the execution of their duties.
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Ten nabbed for Opuwo bank fraud
TWO more arrests in Rundu yesterday now bring to 10 the number of suspects already detained in the multi-million-dollar fraud committed at Bank Windhoek’s Opuwo branch last Saturday.
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Alleged ‘gold teeth’ rapist in court
A MAN who allegedly lured young girls to his house with the promise of fixing a gold ring to their teeth made his first appearance in the Windhoek High Court yesterday.