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MTC is Namibia’s most admired brand again
27 May

MTC is Namibia’s most admired brand again

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Staff Writer MTC has been named Namibia’s Most Admired Brand for the 2nd year running. The announcement was made virtually during the annual Brand Africa Leadership announcement which took place on the 25th May, 2021 coinciding with Africa Day. This year, Brand Leadership added a new category titled Most Admired Brand during COVID in Namibia and MTC also scooped the award as the Most Admired African Brand in Namibia during COVID while the World Health Organization took number one spot for the Most Admired Global Brand in Namibia during COVID. In a surprising move, MTC was named the 2nd Most…
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LPM MPs in Parliament disciplinary meeting no show …say process is un procedural
25 May

LPM MPs in Parliament disciplinary meeting no show …say process is un procedural

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Andrew Kathindi Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leaders Bernardus Swartbooi and Henny Seibeb did not submit themselves to a Parliamentary disciplinary committee last week after having raised objections to the process. Parliament’s spokesperson, David Nahogandja, confirmed to Windhoek Observer that Swarbooi and Seibeb did not attend a disciplinary meeting that was scheduled for last week Friday, and instead, had written a letter to Parliament through their lawyers with a list of objections. “The Standing Committee of Privileges will meet this week to decide on the way forward, Nahogandja said. LPM spokesperson Eneas Emvula when quizzed by the Windhoek Observer about the…
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NAPWU clueless about Gvt retrenchment plans
25 May

NAPWU clueless about Gvt retrenchment plans

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Kandjemuni Kamuiiri The Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) says it’s not aware and has not been consulted over government plans contained in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) funding proposal to implement an early retirement scheme during financial year 2022/2023-2023/2024 as a means to contain the civil service wage bill. Although it’s not clear how many government employees will be affected if government moves ahead with the proposal contained in the IMF’s staff supports authorities’ medium-term fiscal consolidation strategy to preserve fiscal and debt sustainability, the measures are aimed at reducing its huge public service wage bill. Namibia according to government…
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22 May

So-called deal delegation has simply returned home to roost

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Kae Tjiparuro-Matundu The month of May while it must have gone in the history of Namibia as a historic day, in the sense that Namibians, especially the descendants of the 1904-1908 genocide committed against the Ovambanderu, Ovaherero and Nama, must have been celebrated a gift of the official recognition of this genocide by the Namibian govern-ment by gifting them 8 May, the day on which the con-centration camps in which thousand were incarcerated and eventual succumb, as a remembrance day, sadly came and gone uneventfully. With the government of Namibia still dillydallying in recognising this day as Re-membrance Day of…
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22 May

The Time Traveler: Farewell for now

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Hugh Ellis How do you decide it’s time to move on? For many people in relationships of various sorts, that can be an agonizing question. How long do you stay with the soon to be ex- who you might love, but who increasingly makes your life a misery? Not my problem, I hasten to add, but most people in such a situation realize, sooner or later, that either a big change is necessary, or that it’s time to get out. Like relationships, we have to move on from ideas and systems as well. Two cases recently in Namibia’s courts -…
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COVID-19 vaccinations still too low, warns CDC
22 May

COVID-19 vaccinations still too low, warns CDC

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Andrew Kathindi THE number of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Namibia is low, the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Namibia has warned. The CDC was responding to questions whether Namibia could follow examples in countries such as the United States of America where people who have been vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks in public places. “As the number of people getting vaccinated in Namibia increases, the government may decide to change its guidance but this has not happened yet. “Currently the number of people who have been vaccinated in Namibia is too low…
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Stakeholder Engagement in the new normal
21 May

Stakeholder Engagement in the new normal

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Morna Ikosa The Covid-19 pandemic, though ferocious and deadly, has provided communicators tools to enhance stakeholder engagement. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said “change is the only constant in life”. Those who are agile, dynamic, and flexible- rule the world. Communicators as social scientists, have a unique opportunity to set new precedence on how to effectively communicate with their stakeholders during this pandemic and beyond. We have an open canvass, and we can go beyond the sky. The quote: “Never waste an opportunity offered by a good crisis.,” by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is indicative of what we at the Government…
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Brand Africa to unveil helpful admired brands
20 May

Brand Africa to unveil helpful admired brands

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Staff Writer Brand Africa is set to unveil the 2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands – and the brands admired for having been helpful during the pandemic in Namibia and Southern Africa on Africa Day, 25 May 2021. The 2021 Brand Africa: Africa’s Best Brands announcement, will be hosted by Brand Africa founder and Chairman, Thebe Ikalafeng and Lazarus Jacobs, who is the Executive Director of Paragon Investment Holdings. The announcement will be held virtually in partnership with TBWA Paragon in Namibia on 25 May 2021 at 13h15 SAST. The results will once again be published as the cover…
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Construction sector performance down 11.8% in 2020
20 May

Construction sector performance down 11.8% in 2020

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Staff writer The country’s construction sector contracted by 11.8 percent during 2020 as activity in this sector declined severely owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, FirstRand Namibia Economist Ruusa Nandago has said. According to the Nandango, the construction sector contracted by 11.8 percent during 2020 as activity in this sector declined severely owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. “The decline was mainly reflected in reduced expenditure by the government on civil engineering works. This was a result of the redirection of funds from the development budget towards Covid-19 related expenditure. Several private sector projects were also delayed during this period owing to…
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18 May

Moving the needle on Infrastructure Development … ‘An Allocator’s perspective’

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Sara Mezui Engo Much discourse has taken place on the catalytic role of infrastructure development in spurring economic growth and attracting investment. Similarly, policy makers have responded in the form of NDP 5; HPP2; SDG; Climate resilience forums; PPP 1legislation and the Namibia Financial Sector Strategy, which through regulatory provisions, enforced contractual savings to increase domestic asset allocation. Furthermore, institutions have been set up to support the cause, in particular the Private Public Partnership unit at Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). In addition, through HPP2 government offices, ministries, and agencies (OMAs) have…
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