By:Josef Kefas Sheehama Namibia is an upper-middle-income country. It relies on mining, agriculture, and fishing. Uncertainty may remain, but it can be transformed into planned uncertainty, with no surprises and with contingency plans in place. The Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing, Russia invasion of Ukraine, and rising tensions between China and the United States have […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama As the world observed the 2023 May Day celebration, workers in Namibia lamented over unfair labour practices, like casualisation, and non-payment of minimum wage by some employers- under the theme “Workers United in Ensuring Productivity for National Economic Growth and Guarding against Unfair Labor Practices in the World of Work.” Dr. Hage […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama The fuel levies are unfortunately intended to target motorists’ pockets, but in most cases, the poor are affected the most. OPEC is considering an oil cut of about 1.15m barrels. As such, Namibians see themselves being caught between the devil and the deep sea. The introduction of tollgates is not economically viable. […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the engine of worldwide economies and the main source of job creation. The contribution of the SME sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is between 12% to 20% and the share of the labour force employed full-time in this sector is about 20%, a rough […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama At least 70% of Namibians depends on agriculture for employment, income and food security. Yet the value added to the sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was about N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4% of GDP, says the Namibia Statistics Agency. The growth rate of the agriculture sector has […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama At least 70% of Namibians depends on agriculture for employment, income and food security. Yet the value added to the sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was about N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4% of GDP, says the Namibia Statistics Agency. The growth rate of the agriculture sector has […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama The gross domestic product (GDP) from agriculture in Namibia increased to U$2794.70 million in the second quarter of 2022 from U$1049.30 million in the first quarter of 2022, says the Namibia Statistics Agency. Namibia is a country where rural households depend heavily on agriculture and where farming systems are highly sensitive to […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama With Covid-19 facilitating a mass shift towards remote work, the digital nomad phenomenon is set for continued expansion in the coming years, as businesses offload expensive office space and employers and employees alike become more accustomed to working remotely. The pandemic ironically created one possible solution: Digital nomad visas are helping to […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama An education without technology does not prepare Namibians with the skills that the world requires. Technology should be omnipresent in education. It is the demand for change that propels education systems to produce a country’s innovators, inventors, creators, problem solvers, entrepreneurs, global citizens, change-makers and critical thinkers. Education is a catalyst for […]