Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
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…
NAM TO BUILD A DEMO HUB FOR GREEN HYDROGEN
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus There has been so much theoretical hype about green hydrogen led by HPPII and various governmental; however, many people were sceptical of its economic practicality due to limited information. The joint venture between O&L Group and CMB.TECH…
PORK MEAT APPETITE ON THE ROOF
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The latest import statistics for pork meat have highlighted the country’s increased appetite for pigs meat compared to last year, with the government going as far as Spain and Germany to meet local demand. Every month,…
NAM EXTRACT AND SHIPS OFF 1000S OF CARATS, TONS OF ZINC, URANIUM, AND GOLD
By: Ngiinomenwa Erastus For the past nine months, the multinational companies have extracted on average 104 952 carats of diamonds and 6 014, 33 tons of zinc from Namibia. In addition, every month, 469, 85 tons of uranium is extracted…
DBN COMMIT N$129M UNDER CLIMATE FUNDING TO SOLAR
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Development Bank of Namibia has committed N$129 million under its climate funding facility to the development of two solar energy projects. The bank head of marketing Jerome Mutumba updated The Villager last week. The newly…