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Suspension saved Karasburg from going into the dustbin – Swapo councillors

Martin Endjala One of the suspended Swapo Councillors of the Karasburg Town Council, Elia Hauwanga says the decision undertaken by the Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni, to suspe...

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Alweendo’s decision to cancel Fuel Retail License ruled unlawful by court

Hertta-Maria Amutenja In a landmark judgment delivered by High Court Judge Eileen Rakow, the decision by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, to cancel a fuel retail license has been de...
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Crumbling infrastructure endangers detainees

Niël Terblanché A recent fact-finding mission by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs to Walvis Bay has shed light on the grim reality faced by trial awaiting p...
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Fishing rights owned by 90 percent of Namibians

Martin Endjala President Nangolo Mbumba, during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), revealed that to date, 90 percent of fishing rights are owned by Namibians and that the sector employs an es...
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Nedbank hosts budget dialogue

Stefanus Nashama McHenry Venaani of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), last week, met with the retrenched fishermen who live in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. His journey was to inform the fish...
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Namibia launches Central Securities Depository to boost stock market efficiency

Niël Terblanché In a significant development for Namibia's financial market, the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) has announced the approval of the Central Securities...
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MIT and MWT warn against bogus international bidding scheme

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) and the Ministry of Works and Transport (MWT) have issued a stern caution to the public regarding a fraudulent bid invitatio...

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MTC launches 5G trial

Martin Endjala Namibia, through Mobile Telecommunication Limited (MTC) in collaboration with Huawei Technology, has today officially launched its first-ever fifth-generation (5G) trial intended to...
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SA wine harvest starts

Few events within the wine industry attract as much attention and excitement as that of the annual Wine Harvest commemorative event. The event takes place every year in February at the Groot Const...
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Stifling visa rules affecting SADC tourism

Onerous aviation regulations, stifling visa requirements, and a lack of cross-industry collaboration are hampering the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) economic potential. This was the...
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Paratus invests N$75m in capital projects

Paratus Namibia invested N$75 million in capital projects for the six months ending 31 December 2023. This was a sharp decline compared to N$123 million invested in 2022. In line with the strategy...
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El Niño threatens economy

The Namibian economy faces risks from low rainfall due to the El Niño weather pattern, NedNambia Holdings has evaluated. Softer global demand will keep the prices of the country’s key exports lowe...
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NSX foster gender equality and empowerment

The Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) in collaboration with the CFA Society South Africa recently hosted and celebrated the International Women’s Day, Annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality to raise aw...