Hertta-Maria Amutenja Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi has announced the increase in the Old Age Grant and Disability Grant. The monthly grant will rise from N$1 400 to N$1 600. “Accordingly, the Old Age Grant and the Disability Grant will be increased from N$1,400 to N$1,600 per month effective on 01 April...
December 25, 2024
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Govt increases old-age grant to N$1,600
Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi has announced an increase in the Old Age and the Disability Grant by N$200 to N$1,600 per month effective on 1April 2024. This comes as the late President Hage Geingob advocated for an increase in the monthly old-age grant from N$1,400 to N$2,000 or even N$3,000 per month. “We fully recognise...
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Honour Geingob’s wish for old-age pension, disability grant increment: Hashoongo
WINDHOEK: Persons with disabilities have appealed to the government to honour late President Hage Geingob’s remarks of increasing the state monthly old-age pension grant from N.dollars 1400 to either N.dollars 2000 or N.dollars 3000. Geingob, in his New Year’s message, expressed his hope for an increase in the old-age pension grant, stating his desire to...
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Namibia: Analysts Critique Geingob’s Proposed Old-Age Grant Increase
Analysts have questioned president Hage Geingob’s remarks that he wants to raise the state’s monthly old-age grant from N$1 400 to either N$2 000 or N$3 000, commenting that the intended increase falls short in addressing financial challenges faced by the elderly and looks like a political move. Political analyst Rui Tyitende questioned whether the...
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Analysts critique Geingob’s proposed old-age grant increase
Analysts have questioned president Hage Geingob’s remarks that he wants to raise the state’s monthly old-age grant from N$1 400 to either N$2 000 or N$3 000, commenting that the intended increase falls short in addressing financial challenges faced by the elderly and looks like a political move. Political analyst Rui Tyitende questioned whether the...
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No old-age homes in the Kavango regions – Local Expert
There is not a single old-age home in the Kavango East and West regions, and it’s not because there is a shortage of financial resources to build such establishments. A local expert says it’s simply not part of the culture to isolate the elderly. If you were thinking about relocating to the Kavango regions in...
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Narraville community starts old-age home project
The Narraville community at Walvis Bay witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony of a new senior citizens’ home on Friday. Residents have gor years been dreaming of building a home where their elderly will be taken care of. A group of residents thus started to work on the project three years ago, after board chairman David Williams...