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25 Apr

DBN launches second recovery scheme

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Martin Endjala The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has announced its participation in the Bank of Namibia Small Medium Enterprise Economic Recovery Loans scheme. Its participation brings the number of schemes on offer by DBN to two. The other scheme offered by the Bank is the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Bankengruppe (KfW) scheme. This was announced by DBN Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Jerome Mutumba yesterday, who says the BoN scheme is of a longer duration of seven years, and the interest rate floats at prime -0.5 percent. The KfW scheme is of short duration, with repayment to conclude by…

24 Apr

‘SWAPO will build a better future’

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Niël Terblanché Namibians must build a better future by embracing the second phase of the struggle and making it their mission to bring about socio-economic emancipation. President Hage Geingob, in his capacity as the President of the SWAPO Party, during the 63rd commemoration of the governing party’s existence at Grootfontein on Saturday, said his wish as the head of the organisation is for Namibians to continue and to complete the important work of the second phase of the struggle. “Our work is not done, but if there is something that the past 63 years have told us - only the…

24 Apr

Roman Catholic Church concerned about poor service delivery

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Stefanus Nashama The Roman Catholic Church says it is deeply concerned about the poor implementation, performance and outcomes of public health and police services. The Church held the Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference (NCBC)’ on 13 April to analyse and comment on the National Budget tabled by Finance Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi, on 22 February 2023. The Church said the concern is brought about by the fact that the majority of people especially the poor cannot afford private services, thus they rely on the public sector for basic human needs such as education, health and public safety. NCBC President Archbishop, Liborius Ndumbukuti…

24 Apr

NamRa recognises taxpayers and traders

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Stefanus Nashama The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRa) held the second taxpayer and trader awards, honouring individuals, and institutions from the public and private sectors for their commitment in paying tax revenue.The appreciation event took place at Droombos on 19 April, where De Beers Marine Namibia (Pty) was awarded five accolades for being the highest revenue contributor while Anheuser Bush Inbev Namibia Breweries (Pty) Ltd. took the second place. De Beers Marine Namibia (PTY) and Anheuser Bush InbevNamibia Breweries (PTY) Ltd also received tokens of appreciation of N$20,000 each, to give to any charities of their choice. According to a current…

24 Apr

SPYL sued over alleged debt of N$14 million

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The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) finds itself in a legal battle after being dragged to High Court by a local close corporation, True Media Trading for allegedly failing to pay N$14 million and for breaching a contract of an integrated electronic system. It is alleged that SPYL failed to honour an agreement by not paying N$14 million for services rendered by True Media Trading. Court documents suggest that in 2018, the parties entered into an agreement that contracted True Media Trading to supply and install an integrated membership system at various Swapo offices, but the youth league allegedly failed…

24 Apr

Genocide officially commemorated in Lüdeirtz

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Niël Terblanché The genocide perpetrated against the Nama and Herero people while Namibia was under the colonial rule of Germany at the beginning of the previous century has for the first time been officially commemorated by the descendants of the victims. The date of the event is crucial because, on 22nd April 1905, German General Lothar von Trotha issued his Extermination order against the Nama people. A three-day event that started on Friday and culminated on Sunday was held at Lüderitz where the leaders of the Nama and Ovaherero traditional authorities, Gaob Johannes Isaack and Paramount Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua,…

24 Apr

Number of tourists visiting Namibia increasing

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Martin Endjala There is finally light at the end of the tunnel for the tourism sector after the devastating calamity which has rocked the sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. Recent reports indicate that tourist inflows still look promising and set for further growth in 2023 with the number of foreign arrivals averaging 11 431 per month during the first two months of 2023, compared to a monthly average of 5 223 in the first two months of 2022. According to Simonis and Storm’s Namibian Tourism Industry Report issued last week, foreign arrivals have increased by 107 percent in February 2023,…

21 Apr

IPC sued over alleged non-payment of N$ 3m worth of promotional shirts

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Independent Patriots for Change(IPC) party is embroiled in a N$3.2 million lawsuit after it reportedly failed to pay Anga Enterprise, owned by Gabriela Nietche-Kandolf for promotional branding items and related services the company offered to IPC in 2020. Nietche-Kandolf allegedly says the company supplied promotional items of t-shirts, golf shirts, caps, berets, bucket hats and badges and related services worth of N$ 3.2 million. According to documents filed at the Windhoek High October last year, between July and November 2020 IPC, represented by the party’s National General Secretary Christine Aochamus and Anga represented by Nietche-Kandolf entered into…

21 Apr

Erongo water woes remain a challenge

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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Water supply in the Erongo Region remains critically low, especially for Omatjete, Otjimbingwe, Spitzkope and Uis areas. This is according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) Crop Prospects and Food Security Situation for the month of March. According to the report, most of the pumps at boreholes in the region are reported to be broken. Erongo Regional Governor, Neville Andre, said the water supply situation has been a worry for some time now, however, the region has made provisions to supply water to affected communities. “We have been experiencing water supply problems for quite…

21 Apr

No bail for Amushelelo

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Stefanus Nashama Bail for Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters Commissar and self-proclaimed ‘People’s General’, Michael Amushelelo was refused by the Katutura Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The Namibian Police arrested Amushelelo, together with parliamentarian Inna Hengari and activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, on March 21. Amushelelo’s legal representative, Kadhila Amoomo, said he will appeal the Magistrate’s Court decision in the High Court. “Bail was denied by the Magistrate’s Court and the Prosecutor General continues to oppose his bail. We will appeal to the High Court. We have done it before and it worked,” Amoomo confirmed, adding that his client is in good spirits and understands…