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New outdoor advertising rules this year

3 days ago - 24 May 2018 | Economics

NDAMA NAKASHOLEThe City of Windhoek is to implement new rules relating to outdoor advertising for the first time in ten years.The new outdoor advertising policy and regulations will be implemented this year. The current policy...

Africa briefs

3 days ago - 24 May 2018 | Economics

South Africa's outlook for tax revenues unchangedSouth Africa finance minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Tuesday that the outlook for tax revenues remain unchanged, in a blow to the chances of reducing the budget deficit.Nene made...

Oil spill dispute back in UK court

3 days ago - 24 May 2018 | Economics

The Bodo oil spills have been the subject of years of legal wrangling. In 2015, Shell accepted liability for the spills, agreeing to pay 55 million pounds (US$83 million at the time) to Bodo villagers...

Microlenders boom in third quarter

4 days ago - 23 May 2018 | Economics

Jo-Maré Duddy – The total loan book of registered microlenders swelled by nearly 33% to more than N$5 billion in the third quarter of 2017, the biggest increase recorded in this quarter since 2014.Of the...

Africa briefs

4 days ago - 23 May 2018 | Economics

Cypriot investor interested in making catalytic converters in ZimCypriot investor Karo Resources wants to use some of the output from its planned US$4.2 billion platinum project in Zimbabwe to make catalytic converters for capping emissions...

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Tight security at tourism expo

4 days ago - 23 May 2018 | Economics

Safety and security will be high priority during the annual Namibia Tourism Expo and Motor Show in Windhoek. Service providers and security partners met at...

BoN issues new warning on govt wage bill

4 days ago - 23 May 2018 | Economics

Central bank governor Iipumbu Shiimi has reiterated an earlier warning about the unsustainability of the huge public service wage bill, which is set to drain...

Blow for scammers

4 days ago - 23 May 2018 | Economics

When London accountant Arvind Verma got a call in April from someone posing as a salesman for the British retailer Carphone Warehouse, the offer was...

Angola cuts tax rates for development of marginal oil...

4 days ago - 23 May 2018 | Economics

Angola has halved headline tax rates for marginal oil fields as part of a series of laws to drive investment and reverse declining output in...

Totem

5 days ago - 22 May 2018 | Economics

Quote of the day“As custodians of our planet, we felt it important to join hands and to clean the Namibian house as requested by our...

South African rand falls to new 5-month low vs...

5 days ago - 22 May 2018 | Economics

South Africa’s rand tumbled to a new five-month low against the dollar early on Monday as the greenback rose amid hopes for an easing of...

NEF pleads with members to stay

5 days ago - 22 May 2018 | Economics

NDAMA NAKASHOLEThe Namibian Employers Federation (NEF) is struggling to retain its members because of tough economic conditions.In his report, which forms part of the annual...

EU unfair - Schlettwein

5 days ago - 22 May 2018 | Economics

Finance minister Calle Schlettwein has maintained his stance that Namibia is not a tax haven, as suggested by the latest list published by the European...

Zimbabwe mines need $11 billion...

5 days ago - 22 May 2018 | Economics

Zimbabwe needs up to US$11 billion to modernise its mines and boost production to maximum capacity over the next five years, the head of the...

End of road for fabrication...

6 days ago - 21 May 2018 | Economics

Ndama NakasholeYou would notice its creativity when you pass by its colourful building near a road that divides the Namibia University of Science and Technology...

AUC urges Nam to take...

6 days ago - 21 May 2018 | Economics

Namibia should take advantage of international opportunities such as working with the International Seabed Authority to acquire sites for prospecting, exploitation and exploration of marine...

Totem

6 days ago - 21 May 2018 | Economics

Quote of the day“We spent five years prior to that pitching for investment to establish this space,” Kirstin Wiedow, co-founder, FablabStatZeroGovernment did not allocate any...

Deductibility of donations for tax

6 days ago - 21 May 2018 | Economics

A lot of taxpayers opt to give back to society in the form of donations. This can be done in a number of ways, being...