Shivute encourages consumers to know their rights

Shivute encourages consumers to know their rights

The Oshikoto regional council chairperson, Samuel Shivute, is encouraging people to know their rights and stop taking unaffordable debt that can result in them experiencing financial distress. Shivute said at the Oshikoto regional consumer credit bill consultations held at Omuthiya on Thursday that many people find themselves burdened by expensive loans and insurance over the years due to a lack of information on how loans and insurance work. He further […]

December 8, 2023 8

Africa

Zambia’s foreign debt tragedy – what needs to happen to resolve the crisis

By Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria Three years after defaulting on its foreign debt, Zambia is still trying to reach agreement with all its creditors on how to manage this situation. This has left the southern African country in a state of development finance limbo. It is handicapped in raising the funds needed to generate jobs, build infrastructure, provide health, education and social services and deal with climate change. Its president, […]

December 1, 2023 7

Local

Namibia’s High Court Embraces Transparency in Judicial Appointments

Windhoek, 28 November 2023 - In a pioneering move toward openness and accountability, the Judicial Service Commission (the Commission) has unveiled a groundbreaking approach to the selection process for judicial appointments to the High Court of Namibia. The decision, reached during the Commission's meeting on 15 September 2023, saw amendments to the Judicial Service Commission Regulations 2011 in accordance with Article 85(3) of the Namibian Constitution. The revised regulations, effective […]

November 28, 2023 12

Africa

Climate adaptation funds are not reaching frontline communities: what needs to be done about it

By Katherine Browne, Stockholm Environment Institute Communities around the world face increasingly severe and frequent impacts from climate change. They are on the “frontlines” of droughts, flooding, desertification and sea level rise. International climate finance is supposed to help. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world’s wealthiest countries pledged US$50 billion annually to support climate adaptation among those “particularly vulnerable” to climate change. Climate adaptation is the adjustments humans make to […]

November 27, 2023 6

Namibia

Ongwediva mayor retains position

Taarah Shalyefu has been re-elected as Ongwediva mayor and will lead the council for the next 12 months. His fellow Swapo councillor, Ulalia Katonyala, retained her position as deputy mayor of the town, while Naemi Amuthenu (Swapo), Jona Helao (IPC) and Fabiam George (Swapo) remain members of the management committee. Meanwhile, Mathews Tiyaho and Ottillie Haitota, both from IPC, are ordinary members of the seven-member Ongwediva Town Council office bearers. […]

November 21, 2023 12

Namibia

Omaruru Municipality CEO Addresses Housing Challenges and Land Allocation

By Dilia Mazula CEO Valentinus Sindongo Reveals Plans to Resolve Land Issues and Improve Housing Delivery In an exclusive interview with Future Media News, the CEO of the Omaruru Municipality, Valentinus Sindongo, unveiled a strategic roadmap to tackle Namibia's urgent housing and land allocation challenges. He acknowledged, "As the municipality, we understand the challenges that the people are having. And one of the most critical countrywide challenges is backlog for […]

November 3, 2023 25