Author: Fransina Nghidengwa
Nevonga Says Parliamentary Committee Has Has No Judicial Power Over Napwu
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Proceedings did not go as planned during the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development consultative meeting with NAPWU on the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) strike on Tuesday. The chaos erupted after the Secretary General of…
Vehicle Sales Take A Nose Dive
By:Fransina Nghidengwa There has been a downward trend in vehicle sales after the industry reached its peak of 1,226 units in March 2023, with only 982 units were sold in May 2023. This represents the lowest number of vehicles sold…
Engineer The Economy So It Speaks Reality, Says Iipumb
By: Fransina Nghidengwa Namibia needs to engineer the economy so that it speaks reality on the ground, Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu has said. Speaking at the Omaheke Employment Creation Conference on Wednesday, Iipumbu said government needs to…
India -Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information and Technology to promote inclusive development
By: Fransina Nghidengwa The India-Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information and Technology will promote inclusive development, strength capacity, and building skills needed to reach the social economic objectives. This is the view of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International…
Vehicles Donation Boosts Ministry’s Visibility In Communal Areas
By: Fransina Nghidengwa Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein is of the view that transport is a missing link in the agricultural value chain of Namibia, and the donation of the new vehicles by the European Union (EU)…
Schlettwein Hoping To Get Miners On Board For Desalination Plans
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The government is hoping to collaborate with mining companies on the construction of the central and coastal desalination plant. Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein said this during his address to the new board of the…
Some 1,400 Business OwnersCountrywideTo Be Trained By July 2023
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade, in partnership with the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation (DSIK) through the Ministry’s Empretec Namibia Programme, will deliver an entrepreneurial training interventionover the coming months. Enhancing Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Namibia- or…
MTC-Endorsed Gaming Initiative To Drive Digital Literacy
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation at telecommunication giant MTC, Nawa Likando, believes Edu Game Namibia’s focus on game development is vital to the knowledge economy. According to Likando, the focus is critical since it prepares the younger…
Namibia SMEs Need Development Before Thinking About Africa
By:Fransina Nghidengwa, Hertha Ekandjo Dinapama’s Managing Director David Namalenga says that Namibian SMEs first need to be developed locally in order for them to be ready for the African market. This comes as Trade Minister Lucia Ipumbu, during the General…
GIPF Approves Investment In 146 MW Renewable Energy Generation
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The country’s biggest pension saving fund has approved an additional investment to generate 146 megawatts of power, coming online in the national grid in the next 12 months. The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) Chief Executive Officer, David…