What an eventful 2016 The year 2016 will surely be remembered as an eventful one characterised by highlights and lowlights. There are many who can't wait to see the back of it and are already looking forward to 2017.
From the political front, the past year, was a controversial one, with government coming in for intense and relentless criticism on a number of issues.
The missing Kora awards millions that the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) donated to Ernest Andjovi hogged the headlines for quite for the better part of the year, while the controversial phosphate mining debacle also stole the show towards the end of the year.
From an economic point of view, the country's finance minister Calle Schlettwein was forced to cut down on spending in the face of a liquidity crisis on the local capital market.
This also saw Namibia slipping into a 'technical recession” due to low economic growth.
The liquidity crisis has not only hit hard the big players in the construction industry, but everyone, from the executive sitting in Windhoek to the granny in the village.
Everyone is feeling the pressure and there is no guarantee that 2017 would be any better.
In a nutshell the year 2016 was an eventful one for our currency, which was obviously shaped by many other events, especially the drama that has been unfolding in neighbouring South Africa.
The sport fraternity also endured a torrid 2016 and the lack of funds has seen sport teams unable to honour international commitments.
Football particularly is still unfortunately stuck in the doldrums, with no confirmed date as to when the new soccer season will kick off.
As we say bid 2016 farewell, it is our sincere hope that 2017 will bring more success and less disappointment.
Happy new year.