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‘Slow VAT refunds kill business’ Ninenty percent of respondents in an independent survey says the administrative efficiency of the Receiver of Revenue is bad. 92.4% of businesses are of the opinion that government does not understand what is required to grow the private sector. - EPRA Only 2% of respondents in an independent survey say they “usually” receive timeous refunds of value-added tax. Photo Annie Spratt on Unsplash Jo-Maré Duddy - Nearly half of businesses surveyed by the Econ...

Woman killed by flying brick   THE 34-year-old Ndeshihafela Diina Nangula Halwoodi died in the passenger seat of a car after a brick that fell from a moving truck struck her in the face.   According to Omusati Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Titus Shikongo, the tragic incident occurred at around 12h30 on Saturday afternoon at the Olwani village on the main road between Okahao and Oshakati.   Shikongo said the brick fell from a white Scania truck with an Oshakati registration number. ...

Crime a ‘significant risk’ to business - Business - Namibian Sun

2021-02-06 09:35:34 GMT2021-02-06 17:35:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player by Ndalimpinga Iita WINDHOEK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese invested companies in Namibia have empowered local women, enabling them to venture into previously male-dominated construction and manufacturing fields. Growing up in Etayi village in Omusati region in the northern part of Namibia, Foibe Endjala (33) dreamt of venturing into business. Unfortunately, a lack of opportunities limited her. As luck woul...

Dangerous armed robbers on the run   PETER Shikulo, also known as Taliban, and Mweneni Tuyeni Ndeutapo are on the run after an attempt to rob a former constituency councillor on his farm near Tsumeb left one of their gang members dead.   The Namibian Police is searching for the two men and has requested the public to assist in tracing the armed robbers.   According to a report provided by the Public Relations Division of the Namibian Police, the fatal shooting occurred on 23 January between ...

White flies invade tomato production   TOMATO production has been slowed down in the Omusati Region due to the invasion of white flies.   White flies are known for damaging tomato plants either by sucking on the phloem or devouring the nutrients from the tomato plant, which quickly becomes weak and unable to carry out photosynthesis.   Agricultural Scientific Officer in Omusati, Toivo Shivute, said the invasion of white flies was reported towards the end of last year when farmers noticed the...

THE Orange River levels are increasing due to recent heavy rainfall developments in the Orange-Senqu Basin, which has resulted in an...

2021-01-31 10:05:24 GMT2021-01-31 18:05:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player by Ndalimpinga Iita WINDHOEK, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Namibians are embracing agricultural entrepreneurship to invigorate the sector once dubbed as peripheral and unfashionable. At his family home at a far-flung village in the Omusati region in the northern part of Namibia, young farmer Otto Kapuka inspected his garden to ensure that the vegetation was ferrying well. Kapuka, a university graduate, turned to ...

Market Recap 26 Jan 2021 The local market was quiet this week, with the NSX Local index down 4% at 437, and the NSX Overall Index down 2.76% at 1249. As at 26 January Capricorn Group was the largest local company on the exchange, with market capitalization of N$ 6.7 billion, followed by Namibia Breweries with N$ 6.3 billion, FirstRand Namibia with N$ 6.2 billion and Trustco Group with N$ 4.8 billion. Standard Bank Namibia lead the market this week with growth of 6.62% to close at N$ 7.41 per sh...

THE community of Rehoboth has been rocked by the drowning of a ten-year-old boy in a waterhole formed by recent heavy rains late on Sunday...