…as total refunds under consideration shoot up to N$136 million As at 10 January 2023, a total of 921 taxpayers have been implicated in the referred scam, which has increased from 409 as reported in July 2022, Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) has said. In a statement, the authority noted thatContinue Reading
By Dr. John Steytler Let me start this column by wishing one and all a happy and prosperous 2023, filled with good health. My year started off with moving house. Something we had not done for years and one thing that struck me is how much stuff we collected asContinue Reading
By Erastus Ngaruka Namibian rangelands present a variety of forage resources to livestock and wild animals for survival. These plant groups include grass, trees, bush, and forbs utilized by both grazing and browsing animals. Grass is however the feed-base of grazing livestock in Namibia. The abundance of the most valuableContinue Reading
The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Impact for Africa S.p.A. (IFA) and Lithon Project Consultants Pty (Ltd) (Lithon) have launched an integrated food production project in Mariental. This groundbreaking project will support government’s efforts to increase domestic food production, develop agricultural value chains and improveContinue Reading
MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has welcomed 60 new students for its Class of 2023 in its 12-month fully funded education programme that develops emerging TV and film talent in Africa. The Academy received thousands of applications across 13 countries in Africa, and after a rigorous selection process, 60 aspiring filmmakersContinue Reading
By Dr Andreas T Salom Global forecasts indicate that the demand for minerals will grow exponentially with minerals such as graphite, lithium, copper, and cobalt, which could increase by 500% by 2050, to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies and to maintain global warming by 2100 to belowContinue Reading
Namibia food producer, Namib Mills is considering diversifying into new products and has set eyes on potentially also expanding its facilities and storage capacity, Business Express understands. However, this endeavour will likely wait until there is renewed stability in market conditions, Brand Manager: Corporate, Selma Moongo was recently quoted sayingContinue Reading
The annual inflation rate for December 2022 in the Khomas region increased by 7.6 percent compared to 4.2 percent recorded during the same period of 2021, a report by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has said. The increase was mainly due to increases in the price levels of Food andContinue Reading
Namibia, India and countries of the Global South joined hands last week on the theme of ‘Energy Security and development: Road map to Prosperity’ in the Energy Ministers’ session of the ‘Voice of the Global South Summit’ hosted by India virtually. Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy of Namibia,Continue Reading
By Martin Shaanika The global pandemic has driven home various lessons but mainly it is that life is uncertain and the unexpected can happen at any moment. We have witnessed many losses of lives taken by the pandemic especially when it comes to the loss of loved ones due toContinue Reading
