Domestic workers in Windhoek were the first ones to feel the pinch of tariff adjustments as municipal bus fares jumped from N$5 to N$6. Here Tate Erastus shows his ticket before boarding the bus after work from Klein Windhoek to Katutura. Yesterday Namibia Bus and Taxi Association president, Magnus Nangombe, told New Era that taxi fares would soon go up by 10 percent.

Geingob Laments Unfair Deals

By Kuvee Kangueehi

Windhoek

Efforts by many African governments on investment promotion initiatives are being frustrated by the fact that Africa only gets a tiny fraction of foreign direct investment (FDI), which mostly goes into exploiting its resources, Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Hage Geingob, said.

He noted that the FDI is mostly in extractive industries including oil, diamonds, gold, uranium and platinum and these investments would come even without incentives.

NBC Board Puts Record Straight

By Kuvee Kangueehi
Windhoek

The Board of Directors of the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has come to the defence of the State broadcaster following a wave of attacks against the institution and its leadership.

LAC Calls for Safe Havens for Babies

By Wezi Tjaronda
WINDHOEK

The Legal Assistance Centre says Namibia should provide safe havens for the deposit and care of unwanted babies as one way of preventing the problem of baby dumping and infanticide.

Govt Intervention Needed in LLD Saga

By John Ekongo
WINDHOEK

Government intervention appears to be the only solution to the labour unrest that has been going on at the LLD Diamond and Polishing Company for more than two weeks now.