Company news in brief
Company news in brief Tanzania row overshadows Acacia's upbeat outputAcacia Mining beat forecasts on Monday with figures for its production and costs in 2018 that lifted the gold miner back into...
View ArticleLabour biggest cost for farmers
Labour biggest cost for farmersProductivity related to profitability Labour productivity is dependent on various practices like training, labour relations, communication, remuneration, health and...
View ArticlePaperless e-Parliament coming
Paperless e-Parliament coming National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi has announced plans for the Namibian parliament to go paperless this year, with support from the parliament of Finland.This new...
View ArticleSwapo using 'apartheid tactics'
Swapo using 'apartheid tactics' The Muzokumwe Volunteers Association (MVA) says Swapo, under the leadership of President Hage Geingob, is using apartheid-style tactics to attack its enemies.The...
View ArticleFood safety on the table at world conference
Food safety on the table at world conferenceMulti-pronged approach needed According to the WHO, contaminated food is to blame more than 200 diseases. One person in 10 falls sick after eating...
View ArticleTrans-boundary wildlife crime training
Trans-boundary wildlife crime trainingKAZA court officials in workshop The purpose of the workshop is to increase the awareness around the seriousness of transnational wildlife crime and to unlock...
View ArticleFour alleged murderers escape at Swakop
Four alleged murderers escape at Swakop Four men on separate trials for the murder of three people, on Monday escaped from police custody in broad daylight at the Swakopmund police station.The police’s...
View ArticleDisabled to get much-needed boost
Disabled to get much-needed boost JEMIMA BEUKES A new disability project, ‘Strengthening integrated systems to promote access to services for persons with disabilities in Namibia’ was launched in...
View ArticleEskom power cuts a major political challenge
Eskom power cuts a major political challengeRamaphosa ‘shocked’ Moody's has warned that financial aid to Eskom could be credit negative unless it is backed by steps to generate savings. It has shocked...
View ArticleInheritance law under review
Inheritance law under reviewIndustry input invited The financial sector and other interested parties have a month to make submissions on the controversial Administration of Estates Amendment Act. The...
View ArticleChildren's law now in force
Children's law now in force After pushing ahead for almost 30 years with an old colonial act Namibia has finally promulgated the Child Care and Protection Act 3 of 2015, which provides for the...
View ArticleIgnorance is a horrible thing
Ignorance is a horrible thing Recent remarks uttered by the Swapo //Karas Region coordinator Matthews Mumbala show how dangerously ignorant our leaders are when it comes to the rule of law, especially...
View ArticleHuang's money woes deepen
Huang's money woes deepen Chinese businessman and tax-fraud accused Jack Huang's money woes show no sign of abating if court documents are anything to go by.Following his N$3.7-million-dollar lawsuit...
View ArticleAgribank claims N$10 million from Nambahu
Agribank claims N$10 million from Nambahu ELLANIE SMIT Agribank is suing the deputy minister of labour, Tommy Nambahu, for more than N$10.6 million in three claims.The bank has also asked the court to...
View ArticleCity's water recycling crippled
City's water recycling crippledOil spill has contaminated entire sewer system Water reclamation in Windhoek is still halted following last week's heavy furnace oil spill and rehabilitation may cost...
View ArticleInterest rates unchanged
Interest rates unchanged The Bank of Namibia (BoN) left its repo rate unchanged at 6.75% this morning.The repo rate has been at 6.75% since August 2017.The unchanged rate means the prime lending rate...
View ArticleSwapo recalls Rundu councillors
Swapo recalls Rundu councillors Swapo has recalled three of its Rundu councillors, including newly elected mayor Isack Kandingu, for not toeing the party line. The other recalled councillors are...
View ArticleGeingob chides MPs
Geingob chides MPsPresident Hage Geingob has reminded parliamentarians to introduce laws that will improve and protect the lives of Namibians, while emphasising the disturbing incidence of rape in the...
View ArticleDon't fire Vries - Nauseb
Don't fire Vries - NausebPleads with Kaizer Chiefs not to send Namibian keeper packing Virgil Vries is in the firing line after some blunders made in goal for Kaizer Chiefs, but he still enjoys support...
View ArticleTop Score tourney launched
Top Score tourney launched Namibia's largest milling company, Namib Mills, launched the 19th edition of its annual Top Score Seven-A-Side tournament at the Ramblers sports field in Windhoek on...
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