Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Ceteris Paribus, Hydrogen Production Promise Excess Utilities Generation …With Lüderitz and |Aus expected to benefit
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A summary of the Socio-economic Development (SED) Framework has proposed to produce excess water and electricity that the towns of Lüderitz and |Aus can take up. The hydrogen project, which is currently at the feasibility stage, plans…
Daures GH2 Project Plans To Tap Into Desalination Water
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Daures Green Village in Erongo region, which was launched last year, will consider the use of desalinated water as it expands from the pilot phase. The Consortium that manages the Daures Green Hydrogen project, led by Enersense…
Crypto Assets Pseudonymity A Tax Headache
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The bewildering speed in the development of crypto assets and their pseudonymity (near-anonymous state) has left tax systems playing catch up, including Namibia’s. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), crypto assets that can be used as instruments…
32% of Women Experienced Physical Violence From Intimate Partners
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed 32% of Namibian women, between the ages of 15 and 49, reported experiencing physical violence from an intimate partner at some point in their lives. This was said…
Nam Imported N$4,4 Billion Worth Of Goods Within Africa In May
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibiaimported goods worth N$4,4 billion from Africa during May 2023, out of the total N$12.1 billion the country had spent on imports. This is according to the May 2023 trade statistics issued by the Namibia Statistics Agency. Since…
Lobito Oil Refinery Will Be The Biggest In Angola And Southern Africa … with 200,000 barrels per day
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The planned Lobito Oil Refinery, in which Angola offered Namibia equity, will be the largest in Angola, with 200,000 barrels per day expected to be refined at that coastal town. This is according to a presentation madeto a…
Billion Dollar 100MW Planned Solar To Feed The Grid And Export
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus O&L Nexentury’s planned N$1 billion solar plant will be connected to one of Nampower’s largest substations and feed in the country grid. The plant, which will be the country’s largest, will contribute to the local generation as an…
Fuel Prices Drag Down Agri-inflation, As Urea Refuses To Budge
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Agri-inflation came down to 8.7% in the first quarter of 2023 slowing down from 2022 levels above 15% when comparing year-on-year. This is according to the first Quarter Agri-Review 2023compiled by the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) researcher…
Health Commodities Remain Pricey And Exclusive … universal healthcare a pipe dream, report finds
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Health commodities in Namibia are still pricey and unaffordable to ordinary citizens despite several developments in the sector and increases in the number of public and private health facilities in the country. In fact, since 2005, the increase…
Societal Needs Requires Adaptable and Evolving Banking Sector
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Banks must adapt and meet the evolving needs of all their stakeholders in the economy, said Bank Windhoek’s Managing Director, Baronice Hans. She made this statement when she handed over the Chairpersonship of the Bankers Association of…