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03 Sep

Hosea Kutako prepared for tourist arrivals

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedHosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA), Namibia Airports Company

Staff Writer The Namibia Airports Company says its prepared to start receiving international travellers at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) as part of the country’s Target International Tourism Revival Initiative. “NAC has set in motion, its restart plan under the heading “Resumption of Activities” to ensure the airport readiness upon the resumption of international flights as borders are to gradually open under the provisions of the State of the Emergency Regulations on COVID-19.The NAC has not received any airlines scheduled ahead of the reopening, but they have expressed their willingness to resume flights and we are anticipating mid-September 2020. Alternatively,…

02 Sep

Appointments and changes at Bank Windhoek

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedZenaune Kamberipa

Staff Writer Bank Windhoek has announced new executive changes which have seen Zenaune Kamberipa appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 September 2020. Kamberipa will be taking over the role from James Chapman who has been appointed the bank’s Executive Officer: Retail Banking Services. An auditor by profession, Kamberipa started his career as at Deloitte SA in 2010 and moved back to Deloitte Namibia in 2013 and was previously the Group Financial Manager at FirstRand Group for four years. “In my new role at Bank Windhoek, I look forward to implementing and driving the financial strategy of the…

02 Sep

Rössing Uranium, Swakop Uranium support road safety

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedArandis, CNNC Rössing Uranium, Swakop Uranium, Swakopmund

Staff Writer CNNC Rössing Uranium and Swakop Uranium has announced that it has installed Stimsonite road studs on the B2 road between Swakopmund and Arandis as part of the mines’ continued efforts in supporting communities in which they operate. According to the miners, the project is geared to improve road safety on the 40 kilometres stretch of road from the road block outside Swakopmund to the turn-off at Arandis, a distance of just over 40 kilometres. The project which cost N$200,000, was handed over to the Roads Authority Namibia on Monday. Stimsonite studs are embedded type of reflective road studs…

01 Sep

Baking Masterclass empowers 16 women

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedBaking Masterclass, Executive Officer Ingah Ekandjo, Kilimandjaro, Metropolitan Namibia, Oshitenda

Staff Writer Sixteen unemployed women from various informal settlements in Windhoek were recently empowered with the skill of baking. The women participated in a special Women Empowerment Baking Masterclass hosted by Shiwomeho Kalla, the founder of Shiwa The Baker and Metropolitan Namibia. The Introduction to Baking Masterclass is an initiative by Shiwa The Baker that aims to empower aspiring bakers with the baking and business skills they need to thrive and gives them confidence to pursue their dreams of owning their own businesses. While women are key drivers to prosperity, they face a myriad of barriers in terms of entering…

29 Aug

Couch Cat: SQUISH is not bad

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedCouch Cat, SQUISH

Jackie Wilson Asheeke My daughter Martha turned me on to these baby food squeeze pureed fruit packets called, “SQUISH”. OK, before you write me off as weird, let me make my case. I am trying to deal with the fact I am more sedentary in my remote work these days of lockdown and staying away from people as much as possible. As a result, I snack and nibble too much. Being brave, I have cast chocolate out of my life (boo-hoo) and I am munching on fruit as often as I can. (The mineolas these days are great!) I am…

29 Aug

Most political parties are chips from same old capitalist block

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedcapitalist, Yours Truly Ideologically

YOURS TRULY IDEOLOGICALLY: Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro “All the natural resources and the means of production must ultimately be owned publicly,” reads an article from what had come to be known as the “yellow book”, a booklet outlining Swanu of Namibia’s objectives for the liberation and reconstruction of Namibia. It does not end there but further enumerates this party’s revolutionary intents post-colonial. Its blueprint for the radical socio-economic transformation of the country. “Free enterprise activity in certain sectors of the economy may be allowed for a certain period of time, provided it is considered beneficial to the national economy and the people’s…

29 Aug

Not retiring to the penthouse…

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedThe Time Traveler

The Time Traveler: Hugh Ellis As pictures go, you wouldn’t expect a graph I was sent by a retirement fund to be dramatic enough to warrant a column in a newspaper, but here we are. On the x-axis was time, specifically my future age if the ‘Rona or other misfortune does not get me before 55 or so. On the y-axis was the amount of money my pension fund would have to pay me monthly, should I retire at any of the said ages. A horizontal grey line represented, in real terms, 75 per cent of my current salary –…

29 Aug

Medical doctors are not God

info_e12wt4csUncategoriseddoctors, Oshakati State Hospital, State hospitals

Jackie Wilson Asheeke Doctors are not GOD. But, both the doctors and patients don’t act like they believe this. I read a story of a young mother now suing her doctor and Oshakati State Hospital. She feels her precious baby’s death after receiving medical attention was caused by negligence. The young mother seems to have not known what was being done to her baby or why. The courts will have to sort that out. But there have been increasing tales of medical horror in the news. This matter must be addressed. The medical profession is difficult and challenging, especially now…

28 Aug

Eggplant Mixed Grill

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke Namibians love to Braai. It is getting a bit warmer these days and now is the time to dust of the grill and get some Saturday afternoon action underway. This recipe is about eggplant (aubergines) and other veggies, but you can as well add good ‘ol Namibian meat to the grill and stuff your face with proteins provided in the Land of the Brave. I haven’t tried this recipe yet, but I will this weekend. I worry about grilling aubergines because they fall apart and make a mess on the grill that has to be scrubbed off…

26 Aug

Slow cooker meatballs in tomato sauce

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedNamibia, tomato sauce

Jackie Wilson Asheeke Simple recipes are the best. I like this one for slow cooker meatballs in tomato sauce. My sister Susan turned me on to the meatballs as she usually makes them when I am home in the USA for the holidays. I stole her idea and used it for family meals when I returned to Namibia. It was a hit! I played around with the directions below and found combinations that work for Namibia and for me. A lot of these recipes on line are geared for what is available in US or European stores. A few of…