INVESTING AGAINST EMOTION
Reason is probably one of the biggest distinctions between humans and animals. It has given us the ability to learn from different circumstances and to adapt over time. These lessons sit deep in our subconscious minds and instinct / emotions /intuition allows us to react quickly without having to reason ourselves out of every situation, […]
NAMIBIA IN RECESSION – HOW WE ENDED HERE
Until now it had never been difficult to answer this question because the words ‘’forward’’, ‘’onward’’ or ‘’upward’’ were mostly used to describe Namibia’s economic growth and outlook. Until now, the measures of progress showed Namibia improving consistently despite the challenges presented by her geography and complicated history. Real per capita income has increased, unemployment […]
CHANGE ON THE HORISON?
In last month’s issue we unpacked the origins of the current economic crisis gripping Namibia. We recounted the combination of external factors and domestic policy errors that contributed to the economy overheating, which has resulted in the depressed climate we find ourselves in. The latest quarterly GDP update (Q2) from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) […]
APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION
INTRODUCTION: Since 2013, the NTA has collected training levy funds from industry and now they are able to give a significant amount back in the form of salary support (N$ 30,000.00 per trainee per level per year) and training fee support (N$ 23,600.00 per trainee per level per year) to employers who hire young apprentices […]
MULTICHOICE ALUMNI TRAVEL TO USA FOR NEW YORK ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP
14 January 2020 Renowned film school, the New York Film Academy opened its doors to MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) alumni Mainala Silondwa (Zambia), Gilbert Bassey (Nigeria) and Hillary “Hillax” Lanogwa (Kenya). The alumni, one from each of MultiChoice Talent Factory’s three campuses in West, East and Southern Africa, were selected as top of their classes […]
MEAT FLASH – 17 JANUARY 2019
THE MEAT BOARD EXTENDS NEW YEAR’S WISHES OF PROSPERITY TO EVERY ROLE PLAYER We pray that our country will be blessed with abundant rain to relieve man and beast and that our Heavenly Father will grant all the decision makers the wisdom to bring about peace and prosperity to all the role players. THE MEAT […]
RENTAL INDEX RECORDS SMALLER CONTRACTION
PRESS RELEASE 20 January 2020 FNB Namibia has released the latest rental index report. Which, according to Ruusa Nandago, FNB Group Economist, is based on average advertised prices in the residential property market across the country. In the report it is said that growth in rental prices remains in contractionary territory with the FNB Rent […]
LOCAL TALENT STRENGTHENS LOCAL CULTURE
07 January 2020 At MultiChoice, our vision is to be the best African storyteller in the world. At the same time, we also promise to bring Africans the best international stories. Being able to tell the right story at the right time to the right people by leveraging technology is our absolute focus. MultiChoice Africa is […]
MEAT FLASH – 23 AUGUST 2019
MEAT BOARD ATTENDS THE BASELINE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA On 16 August 2019, Willie Schutz and Desmond Cloete attended the Baseline Agricultural Outlook Conference of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) in Somerset-West, Cape Town. The conference indicates detailed international trade trends and outlooks and is valuable in that it suggests directional […]
MEAT FLASH – 29 NOVEMBER 2019
MEAT BOARD ALLOCATES THE NORWEGIAN BEEF QUOTA 2020 After applications received, the Meat Board has decided to allocate the Norwegian beef quota of 1600 tonnes beef for 2020, to Meatco and the Brukarros abattoir. Under certain conditions, the allocation to Meatco and the Brukkaros abattoirs is 1400 and 200 tonnes respectively. The utilisation of the […]