Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Nam Stuck In Middle-Income Trap
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus To escape the middle-income trap, Namibia must focus on building a diversified private sector, stated World Bank researchers in their Country’s Private Sector Diagnostic report. Namibia, which transitioned from a lower-middle- to an upper-middle-income country in…
65,936 Jobseekers Registered Since 2019 Only 2,282 Placed
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the last three years and six months, 65 936 unemployed and underemployed Namibians have digitally flocked to the ministry of labour’s online system in the hope of securing jobs or a better one. However, in…
MTC Seeks Partners to Upscale the Internship Initiative
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus After assisting 600 students on a budget of N$7 million, the country Mobile Telecommunication has indicated that it will upscale the programme to a national level. Last week the mobile operator indicated that together with the…
Water Demand to Increase by 30 per cent by 2030
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Urbanisation, agriculture and tourism sectors will drive up water demands in the next eight years, according to an analysis by the World Bank in its Country Private Sector Diagnostic Report 2022. The country’s water insecurity risks…
Nam’s Untapped 3,000kWh Sun Radiation and 10m/s Wind Speed
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus An assessment by the World Bank has reiterated that Namibia has a world-class but largely untapped renewable energy resource and is well positioned for development. The bank added its voice to the country’s renewable energy potential…
NSI N$36 million Coastal Center to Expand Inspection
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Standard Institution has expanded its services to the economy through its newly expanded office on the coast. According to the Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, the inspection centre has expanded its operations…
POULTRY INFOR AIMS TO CONVERT POTENTIALS INTO PRACTICE
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The potential of various Namibian sectors is well known. However, minimal steps have been taken, as such, the Namfarmer will host an information session for the poultry participants and potential entrants. In a press release, Namfarmer…
ONLY TWO AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH NO SIM CARD REGISTRATION- CRAN
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia is one of two African countries that have not yet fully implemented SIM registration, while more than 157 countries around the world have already done so. The Communication Regulatory Authority (Cran) revealed last week in…
CITY OF WINDHOEK TO LAUNCH A CIRCULAR ECONOMY INCUBATOR PROGRAMME
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The councillors and management of the City of Windhoek have approved making land available for waste-buy centres, including incubators for the practice of a circular economy approach. The city councillors agreed on this at a special…
GIPF ADVISED TO KEEP THE N$9,8BN IN THE LONGEVITY RESERVES
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The actuaries have recommended to the Government Institutions Pensions Fund (GIPF) to have a longevity reserve of around N$9,8 billion as pensioners and their spouses are living longer now. This will be 10 per cent of…