Author: Dolly Menas
Trade Minister Calls on Private Sector to Address SME Funding Challenges
By: Dolly Menas Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu has urged the private sector to develop funding mechanisms, especially tailored for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), addressing the challenges they face in accessing finance. Responding to parliamentarian…
Namibia to Discuss Local Value Addition at Invest in African Mining Indaba
By: Dolly Menas Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, is set to discuss the importance of value addition to Namibia’s minerals for the nation’s economic growth at the ongoing Invest in African Mining Indaba 2024. Namibia’s panel discussion,…
Engen Signs Exclusive Fuel Sponsorship With WBCG
By: Dolly Menas The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) and Engen Namibia have formalised a fuel sponsorship Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), designating Engen as the exclusive fuel sponsor for WBCG effective from 1st February. Valued at N$100,000, the year-long…
NSA to Launch Reconciliation Operation This Week
By: Dolly Menas The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) is set to initiate a reconciliation process this week to address any disparities in the data captured during the 2023 Population & Housing Census. This operation is scheduled to last…
Ministry Refutes Venaani’s Tractor Claims
By: Dolly Menas The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR) has strongly refuted claims made by official opposition leader McHenry Venaani regarding the purchase of new tractors from China at a cost of N$360 million instead…
Neckartal Dam Not Expected to Reach Full Production in the Next Five Years
By: Dolly Menas, Justicia Shipena Agriculture Minister Calle Schlettwein anticipates that the Neckartal Dam Project in the ||Karas region will be operational in the next three to four years, offering 15,000 job opportunities. However, Schlettwein does not expect…
Local Farmer Contributing Towards Food Security Efforts
By: Dolly Menas Theresia Ihemba, a poultry farmer, is determined to demonstrate that the mission to tackle poverty and food security issues does not only unfold on a national scale but commences with the resources one already possesses….
MTC and TASA Join Forces for Innovative Tourism Solutions
By: Dolly Menas Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has entered into a strategic collaboration with the Tour and Safari Association of Namibia (TASA), aiming to revolutionize the travel and tourism sector with cutting-edge solutions. This partnership seeks to enhance the…
Trade Minister Urges Local Businesses to Collaborate
By: Dolly Menas Minister of Trade and Industrialisation, Lucia Iipumbu, says Namibians should start working together by forming joint ventures to be able to compete in various sectors of the economy as opposed to complaining about foreign…
Education Minister Stresses Importance of Stakeholder Collaboration
By:Dolly Menas Education, arts and culture minister, Anna Nghipondoka, has said that parents are an important stakeholder in the education of their children and for the enhancement of education in Namibia, as they play a critical role in providing a…