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NOT THOSE GAMES: President Hage Geingob. PHOTO: NAMPA STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEK President Hage Geingob yesterday said he will not humiliate ministers accused of corruption by firing them, as questions mount against his administration’s preference to rather have such cabinet members resign. During the State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly yesterday, Geingob claimed he always had dismissal letters ready, in case concerned ministers refuse to resign voluntarily. In its six years in office, the Geingob administration lost four ministers to allegations and conviction of corruption. ...

COVID-19: Africa's aviation industry suffers massive losses dw.com 3 hrs ago Jan Philipp Wilhelm Africa's airlines have registered low passenger volumes since the onset of the COVID pandemic. The aviation industry's progress in connecting the continent over the past decade is now at stake. © Christian Bodlaj/Chromorange/picture alliance Provided by Deutsche Welle In February, Air Namibia, one of the most historic airlines on the continent, ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy. For a year now, South African Airways has grounded its fleet. It had been struggling even ...

Govt will not break Air Namibia promise 2021-03-12  Public enterprises minister Leon Jooste has indicated employees of troubled Air Namibia would receive their full severance packages at the end of this month.  According to Jooste, government will also pay the promised ex-gratia to the value of 12 months’ salary to each employee in a single lump sum.  “I have instructed officials from the ministries of public enterprises and finance to meet as soon as practical to clarify the modalities whereafter we will ensure that full implementation takes place,” Jooste told New Era.  Finance...

Airlines Look To Fill The Gap Left By Air Namibia Collapse Advertisement: Following on from the collapse of Namibian national flag carrier Air Namibia last month, state-owned Namibia Airport Company (NAC) has welcomed the increased frequency of flights to Namibia by Airlink and FlyWestair. After years of struggle and reliance on handouts from the Namibian government to keep flying, Air Namibia announced on February 11, 2021, that it had ceased operations and was entering voluntary liquidation. Airlink to add more flights between South Africa and Namibia. Photo: Getty Images Before the global ...

Inequality holds Namibia back… analysts call for major socio-economic intervention   2021-03-03  A local labour expert has warned that without a fundamental change in Namibia’s social and economic architecture, the country will continue to see rising levels of inequality.  This warning by Herbert Jauch is issued even though between 1990 and 2019 Namibia’s Human Development Index (HDI) increased by more than 11% from 0.581 to 0.646.  Despite this improvement, the UN report shows that Namibia remains one of the most unequal societies in the world where more than 50% of the popula...