Category: Editors Desk
Fake news, usually associated with electronic media, has now also reared its ugly head in the day to day business of local communities
This whole dysfunctional debate about trophy hunting is starting to get nauseating. Every...
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Many business owners say they see an improvement in economic activity but they are at the end of their available credit
Credit extension to the private sector is staging a slow recovery having notched up another few...
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Will you pay to become the owner of a kambashu? If not, then you do not belong in an informal settlement
The move to protect shack ownership in law is arguably one of the more exciting recent initiatives...
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When economic narratives turn into gospel, it is very difficult to break out of the restrictive frame of mind
“In 2018, the domestic economy posted a contraction of 0.1 percent, showing that economic...
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One more simple switch auction, one more step to bring substantial relief to government finances
On Wednesday, the Bank of Namibia conducted another highly successful so-called switch auction on...
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You may be surprised to find out that there is a very tangible, definite link between mealies and steak and it is not biological
Another interesting chart, posted by Capricorn Asset Management this week, shows the cyclical...
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It is good to be reminded of what is most important to us but then we must be consistent
The State of the Nation Address is an elegant document. It encapsulates all our dreams and...
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Twenty years after Andrew Young built the now-defunct ostrich abattoir, he is back with business friends
Spending an hour with Andrew Young in his office in Atlanta, GA, in 1999 was one of the highlights...
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Erratic deficits slowly evolved over 25 years maturing to a stable, predictable pattern that can be applied as a proper macro tool
A chart prepared by the analysts at Capricorn Asset Management provides a workable comparison of...
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Uncertainty is about the only stable principle in the upcoming budget
The Minister of Finance has to go before his peers to deliver a budget against a background of...
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N$3,454,940,947 – more than double what the finance ministry expected was paid in tax in December 2018
Perhaps the time has come for the Ministry of Finance to change its narrative from outright...
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All nations in southern Africa need to take note of South Africa’s State of the Nation address
South Africa’s annual State of the Nation address has become a bigger spectacle than the Durban...
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