Exploring the SME sector

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) recorded a sizeable increase of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) between the years 2000 and last year. Of the more than 15 000 SMEs that were registered during this period, 605 were financed by commercial banks.   Current statistics reveal that a total number of 1 719 registered…

About 500 people on Saturday gathered in Narraville to level dunes where their houses will be build.

These are members of the Shack Dwellers Federation and Namibia Housing Action Group who do not have houses, joined by members of the public and business community. Everyone used shovels to shift sand alongside a bulldozer. Erongo Regional Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua initiated the idea of volunteerism to cut the labour costs of servicing land. Brickmaking…