Monday, Feb 13th
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Tourism saturated – NTB
The Namibia Tourism Board CEO, Digu //Naobeb believes there is market saturation in the local tourism industry and supply is now outstripping demand as evidenced by the sluggish growth recorded in recent years.
In an exclusive interview with the Economist this week, //Naobeb said while the number of tourism related businesses had increased to 3600 up from 640 in 2004, the arrival figures have grown at a nominal rate.
//Naobeb added that average occupancy rates of all types of accommodati...
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Katuka helps build careers
The Katuka Mentorship Programme, which aims to empower and encourage e...
Check your diet
The Cancer Association of Namibia has started with cancer awareness ca...
Foreign direct investment falls 80%
The value of foreign direct investment decreased by an astonishing 81....
No definite plans for nuclear power plant
There are no definite plans in place to build a nuclear power plant an...
Authorities to regulate financial sector
The Bank of Namibia and the Namibian Competition Commission this week signed a memorandum of agreement which will provide the which will provide the two authorities with checks and balances to guide their relationship when dealing with mergers or acq...
Private sector optimistic about 2012
Players in the private sector continue to be optimistic about business growth and opportunities for 2012 and are expecting good returns from investments.
Roux-Che Locke, public relations officer at the Ohlthaver and List Group of companies (O& L),...
ACC gets Angula’s backing
In a complete vote of confidence in the operations of the anti-graft agency - the Anti Corruption Commission - Prime Minister Nahas Angula said he is happy with the work of the commission in fighting corruption.
The Premier said he was satisfied with ...
Taxis cause chaos at Wernhil taxi rank
Windhoek taxi drivers have deserted the temporary taxi rank under the bridge close to the Wernhil Park Shopping Centre, which was made available for their use during the expansion of the centre and are now making use of the new and upgraded taxi rank...
Vehicle sales speed ahead
New vehicle sales statistics for the month of January, 2012 released on Thursday by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) shows that new car and commercial vehicle sales started the year on a subdued but positi...
Sexy new Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai is the fastest growing automotive brand in the world, and have developed a strong brand amongst the Namibian motoring public.
In the September 2011 issue of Autonews, we only had a slight idea of how popular the new Hyundai Elantra was going t...
Training hones young minds
Bank Windhoek ‘s managing director, Christo de Vries, officially launched the 2012 Candidate Bankers Training Programme this week. The initiative provides school leavers with an opportunity to pursue a career in banking. The selected trainees w...
Burger leads MultiChoice
MultiChoice Namibia has announced the appointment of a new general manager. Marius Burger is the first Namibian to be appointed to this leadership position, taking over from Kobus Bezuidenhout effective from 1 February. Bezuidenhout has held the posi...
Production levels highest in Q4 of 2011
Local manufacturers recorded their highest year-to-date production volumes in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a Namibia Manufacturers Association/Simonis Storm Securities Manufacturing Survey released this week.
The survey shows that producti...
German clergy visit Namibia
A German delegation from the Evangelical Church in Rhineland recently paid a visit to its partner church - the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELRCN).
The 12-member delegation, led by the bishop of that church, Präses Nikolaus ...
From a street kid, to a focused entrepreneur
Francisco Estrays spent most of his youth on the streets and only left at the age of 28. Now 35 years old, Estrays is living a decent life - one that he is proud of.
Estrays was forced to live on the street because his mother did not have a house of h...
ClaSH donates to hospital
The Association for Children with Language, Speech and Hearing Impairments of Namibia (CLaSH) recently donated a screening audiometer valued at N$11 400 to the St Mary Catholic Hospital in Rehoboth to aid screening efforts and early identification of...
Film Review -Seeking Justice
Venue: Cine 4, Ster-Kinekor
Maerua Mall
Film: SEEKING JUSTICE
Director: Roger Donaldson
Screenplay:
Players: Nicholas Cage, Guy Pierce, January Jones
Genre: Thriller; action; suspense
Rating: ***
The main theme of this film is a popular one in current times ...
Offbeat - 27 January 2012
At its root, teaching is not about certification and qualification. It is about giving kids the ability to think. If a kid is not taught to think well, he or she becomes an adult who can’t think well.
Swimming, reading, playing with toys, watching tel...
If you can't say it at home, just go to Davos
The five-day World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland drew the usual crowd from the G20 countries spinning their usual fluff on all the ails of the world’s economy and, in some cases, the world’s politics. The media at large gave it extended covera...
Poverty Hunger Disease Violence Ignorance Negligence Decay
Take your pick from the headline list. These words are frequently used by non-Africans to stereotype Africa. And to bolster this image, the statistics shout just as loud against us. The entire continent, home to almost a billion people, contrib...
The lack of consensus is a flashing red light signalling uncertainty everywhere
Next week’s edition is dedicated to forecasts and expectations for this year. This is somewhat a
dangerous undertaking. It is also best not left to the views of a single person mostly due to the pervasive uncertainity of where this year will lea...
Why TIPEEG makes sense
David Nuyoma, CEO of the Development Bank of Namibia, discusses opportunities for entrepreneurship through public tenders.
Public procurement and the tendering process has jump-started many economies, and the same can be true for TIPEEG if entrepreneu...
What direction must Africa take?
Dear sir,
The editor of this paper, Daniel Steinmann, delivered two perspectives of Africa. One is that of the rest of the world and the other, one Africans would like to entertain. Quite interesting the matter and contradictory the perspectives, I da...
New energy options for Namibia
Dear sir,
Herewith a copy of correspondence [of]almost 13 years ago. With the present Euro crisis and extra high fuel prices, it is to my mind, time to awaken the following dog again.
We heard on an economics broadcast that it is likely that the Rio co...
This Week In The Khuta - Doomsday for planet earth?
The beginning of each year is usually anticipated by most people as one that brings more opportunities, better business ventures and more luck in terms of personal growth and so forth.
In literature terms, it is referred to as ‘the budding of a flower...
Innovation- Why pursue innovation?
Background
In the previous article I discussed the definition of innovation and compared it to other terms like “invention” and “creativity”. I concluded that my definition for innovation, in the context of corporate innovation, is: “Innovation is the...
Hardfacts on Software - Gartner identifies the top 10 strategic technologies for 2012
It feels as if the year is flying too fast. There is so much to do this year and there are simply not enough hours in the day. And things change faster than ever. So lets be agile and adapt. Wayne Gretzky said “The key thing is to be where the puck i...
Long course swimmers set new records
Several new national records were set at the Namibia Long Course National Championship held between five swimming clubs recently. The organiser, the Namibian Swimming Union, said it “congratulates all the swimmers who kept on producing one excellent ...
Omeya tees off
Omeya Golf Estate is on the move with more than 300 serviced erven, of which the first batch was transferred last week. The centre piece of this development is the golf course; with the first nine holes completed on the championship golf course desig...
Young Gladiators prepare for World Cup qualifier
The Young Gladiators, Namibia’s U/20 female national team reported for camp on Thursday, this week in preparation for their first leg match against Ghana. The match will take place in Accra on 18 February as part of the 2012 Fifa U/20 Women’s World C...
Understanding Weather - Not Predicting - 02 Feb 2012
What happened?
Within the range of the sub-Tropical High Pressure Belt, good weather has much to do with rainfall.
In the season when rain us expected (summer to autumn) and with an overall weather pattern leaning towards La Nina, there is much optimis...
Understanding Weather - Not Predicting - 27 January 2012
What happened?
For yet another week the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, the so-called ITCZ, remained visible on synoptic charts covering the southern hemisphere. The western end of this inter tropical front showed a weak but persistent vortex just to...
Understanding Weather - Not Predicting - 19 January 2012
What happened?
The severe heat of the previous three weeks was finally broken this week. The northerly flow attracted by the lower pressure, caused widespread rains over the central, eastern, northwestern, northern and northeastern parts. But except f...
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