Staff Reporter COENRAAD Botha, who stands accused of receiving deposits from the public amounting to N$163 million without having a banking license, has said that he strengthened his business relations in Namibia after being told by Presidential candidate Ally Angula that the Bank of Namibia offered a “sandbox environment” for fintech startups. Botha and his...
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration Safety and Security said the mass civic registration programme has so far received 17 182 applications across the country. The outreach programme includes the registration of births (at any age), applications for duplicate birth certificates, applications for identity (ID) documents and ID card duplicates. The ministry is currently running...
Connect Africa, a mobile and web application designed to empower individuals with disabilities, has been well received. The app was launched two years ago and, so far, has more than 150 subscribers. In an interview with nbc News, Connect Africa Founder Timoteus Nangombe says the app empowers visually and hearing-impaired people to access information on...
Stefanus Nashama Social Justice Activist, Michael Amushelelo, said he has received death threats after speaking out against the incident in which members of the the Namibian Police Force killed five suspected robbers at Okahandja last year He, however, vowed to keep fighting injustice, stating that he would die standing on his principles because he is...
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has recorded 85% compliance with the provisions of the Environmental Management Act. Executive Director Teofilus Nghitila says a total of 1,600 applications for Environmental Clearance Certificates were received during 2022–2023. The Environmental Management Act was enacted to ensure the protection of the environment. The Act identified a number of...
If only agriculture enjoyed the attention it deserved, Namibia might not experience malnutrition deaths and hunger-related ills. There is an Argentinian quote that eloquently sums up the importance of agriculture: “At least once in a lifetime one needs a doctor, a lawyer, an architect – but every day, three times a day, one needs food!”...
Twenty-three fishermen who worked on the controversial Heinaste vessel formerly owned by Samherji and involved in the Fishrot scandal, have still not received their severance payments following their unlawful dismissal in 2018. This despite an arbitration dated 24 June 2021, which ordered their former employer, Articnam to pay the fishermen a combined about N$ 1.8...
The Namibia Statistics Agency received over 101 thousand applications for various field staff positions. This is during the 2023 Population and Housing Census slated for September. Additionally, 10 485 applications were received for office-based positions. According to Statistician General and Chief Executive Officer of the NSA, they however only require about 13 000 suitably qualified...