insert_link Business / Economics Turipamwe to publish first-ever design thinking White Paper Local design agency, Turipamwe, is publishing the first-ever design thinking White Paper. The paper explores current applications and future prospects and highlights benefits like enhanced creativity, improved customer satisfaction, and increased return on investment for businesses. Here is the Founder and CEO of Turipamwe Tanya Stroh. todayNovember 22, 2023 39
insert_link Namibia Shut It All Down Namibia to contest 2024 elections The Shut It All Down Namibia movement has announced its intention to participate in the 2024 Presidential elections. Their focus is on parliamentary approaches to address policy and legal reforms affecting the Constitution, with attention to women and minority rights. We asked the Electoral Commission of Namibia's spokesperson, De Wet Siluka if the Movement is registered as a political party. todayNovember 22, 2023 31
insert_link Namibia Twenty-five girls participate in Efundula Twenty-five young women from northern Namibia and southern Angola are taking part in a traditional initiation process at Omunyekadi village in the Ohangwena Region from 22 to 24 November 2023. According to the event organiser, Meekulu Mukwanambwa (real name Ndatoolomba Kandilinganye) who is also an Omufukiki (guide to the girls), the purpose of the event is to bring together Namibian cultural and heritage lovers to experience local intangible heritage through […] todayNovember 22, 2023 30
insert_link Opinion Pieces The Realized, Perceived, Expected Inflation in Namibia and Globe By Josef Kefas Sheehama Expectations about future inflation play a key role in driving inflation, as those views influence decisions about consumption and investment today. Therefore, the long-term relationship between household savings and anticipated inflation is evident from the cointegration test. Inflation remained uncomfortably rapid in October despite a moderate in fuel costs, but other commodities remain fragile. Namibia’s annual inflation rate increased by 6%, in October 2023. The constant […] todayNovember 22, 2023 10
insert_link Namibia Improved transport network systems crucial to AfCTA’s 2063 goal: Mutorwa An improved transport network system for Namibia and the rest of Africa is key in contributing to African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA’s) Agenda 2063 goal of a single market for goods and services. According to works and transport minister, John Mutorwa, the significance of the AfCFTA cannot be overstated as it is the world's largest new free trade area since the establishment of the World Trade Organisation in 1994. […] todayNovember 22, 2023 10
insert_link 2 Africa Namibia, Botswana and South Africa sign Trans Kalahari Corridor MoU Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 'Development and Management of the Trans Kalahari Corridor'. The MoU aims to improve trade relations and facilitate the movement of goods and people along the corridor and the broader region. To implement this, law enforcement agents from the member states are establishing checkpoints along the Trans Kalahari Corridor for trade facilitation. The Ministry of Works and Transport’s […] todayNovember 21, 2023 71 2
insert_link Environment Namibia to send 50 person delegation to COP28 Namibia will send a 50-person delegation to this year's Conference of Parties in the United Arab Emirates. The delegation will be led by President Hage Geingob and will comprise members from both the private and public sectors. COP28 takes place from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, and serves as an urgent call to action to the global climate crisis. Meanwhile, even in the most optimistic scenario of […] todayNovember 21, 2023 13
insert_link Namibia MPs support call to introduce sign language as national language The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Corporation, Jenelly Matundu has supported a motion to introduce sign language as a national language as well as the appointment of a sign language interpreter for the live parliamentary debates. The motion was initially tabled in September by Alexia Manombe-Ncube, the deputy minister of Disability Affairs, who said the motion aligns with Namibia’s constitution and international commitments, including the United Nations Convention on […] todayNovember 21, 2023 7
insert_link Namibia NHE hands over 24 houses at Ondangwa The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) on Tuesday officially handed over 24 houses to beneficiaries at Ondangwa, constructed at a cost of N.dollars 12 million. Speaking at the event, Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said housing remains one of Namibia’s key development priorities and it is only when the land is reasonably priced by local authorities that lower-income groups are able to afford houses constructed by the NHE. “Decent […] todayNovember 21, 2023 10