Author: Hertha Ekandjo
Politicians Complaining Now Passed The Procurement Act, Says CPBN
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Chairperson of the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN)Amon Ngavetenesaid it is lawmakers who passed laws that govern public sector procurement in Namibia. This is after Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) called for the reversal of…
Africa Development Bank Pumps N$9 Million Into Namibia
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibia has secured a N$9 million grantfrom the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to kickstart putting together of the country’s Investment Plan for the design of its Nature, People and Climate (NPC) Programme. The funding was secured…
Alleged Savanna-Linked Meatco Board Appointment Raises Eyebrows
By:Hertha Ekandjo, AnnakletaHaikera Lands Commissioner, Martin Hilbert’s appointment to Meatco Board, has raised concerns, over what is alleged to be his proximity to rival meat company, Savanna Beef Processors. This comes after sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed…
Govt Targets 1.5 Billion Tonnes Of Biomass From Bush Encroached Hectares
By:Hertha Ekandjo Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta says the 45 million hectares of the country that is bush encroached could generate a massive 1.5 billion tonnes of biomass, for which 30% could be harvested sustainably. According to…
GRNTrains Communities To Combat Veldfires
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism started capacitating different communities through education in basic fire prevention and fire fighting late last month. This is according to the Environment Ministry’s fire management focal person, Micheal Otsub. The South…
11 Years To Construct 2.4 Km Stretches Of Road In Omuthiya at the cost of N$8 million
By: Hertha Ekandjo It took the Omuthiya Town Council 11 years to construct two tarred roads of a total distance of 2.4 kilometres, at the total cost of approximately N$8 million. This was stated by the town’s mayor Johannes Ndeutapo…
Gender Parity Rate Needs To Improve In Area Of Economic Activities – Geingos
By: Hertha Ekandjo First Lady Monica Geingos has recently raised concerns regarding gender parity in Namibia in the areas of economic activities, especially in the private sector. “Private sector often says that government doesn’t do well in XYZ. If there…
Africa Faces $30 Billion Water And Sanitation Target Challenges – Schlettwein
By: Josefina Lukas, Hertha Ekandjo Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein is concerned about the challenges that are hindering Africa from achieving the sustainable development goal (SDG) 6 target on water security and sanitation. It is estimated…
Namibia Sees Over 1% Domestic Economy Improvement In 2022
By:Hertha Ekandjo Namibia witnessed an improvement of over 1% in domestic economic growth in 2022. According to the 2022 United Nations Namibia Country Report, the gross domestic product’s growth of 2.7% in 2021 to 3.9% in 2022 was attributed to…
Paragon Commences Groundwork At HKIA
By:Hertha Ekandjo Paragon Investment Holdingsofficially commenced with its ground handling services at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) on Saturday. This follows after Menzies was evicted by the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) from HKIA on Saturday morning after it ceased…