Author: Staff Writer
Angula Assumes CEO Role at Letshego
By: Staff Writer Former Chief Commercial Officer of Mobile Telecommunication Company (MTC), Melvin Angula, has officially taken on the role of CEO at Letshego Micro Financial Services Namibia. Angula, renowned for spearheading digital transformations and delivering top-notch customer…
NAMFISA Manager Joins Global Risk-Based Solvency Implementation Forum
By: Staff Writer NAMFISA’s General Manager for Insurance and Medical Aid Funds, Erich Gariseb, has been appointed to serve on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ (IAIS) Risk-Based Solvency Implementation Forum. The forum focuses on supporting Emerging Markets and…
UNAM’s AMT Project Receives Prestigious Royal Astronomical Society Medal
By: Staff Writer The mobile planetarium team of the Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT) project, a collaboration between the University of Namibia and Radboud University in the Netherlands, has been honoured with the 2024 Annie Maunder Medal for Outreach…
Fact Check Group Disputes MICT SIM Card Registration Claims
By: Staff Writer Namibia Fact Check has raised concerns about the accuracy of statements made by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) regarding the mandatory registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. Namibians had been urged citizens…
TotalEnergies to Acquire Stake Worth N$1,8 Billion in Namibia’s Oil & Gas Sector
By: Staff Writer TotalEnergies is poised to increase its stake in Namibia’s oil and gas sector with a notable deal worth N$1.8 billion. The company is set to acquire a 45.25% interest in block 2913B, home to the…
Madison Identifies High-grade Uranium at Khan Project
By: Staff writer Madison Metals’s Khan project in Namibia has the potential to contain new high-grade uranium discoveries, says chairperson and CEO Duane Parnham. The project located southwest of the Rössing mine near Arandis and fast becoming a valuable asset…
Surge in Vehicle Sales Recorded in Six Years
By: Staff Writer Namibia has witnessed a remarkable surge in vehicle sales in 2023, reaching the highest figures since 2017. Between January and November, a total of 11,944 new vehicles were sold, recording an impressive performance in the sector compared…
ECB Foresees Looming Crisis Over Pre-paid Meter Roll-Over
By: Staff Writer The Electricity Control Board of Namibia (ECB) has raised concerns about the low rollover rate of prepaid metres following the launch of its Token Identifier (TID). With a looming deadline less than a year away from the…
Political Hibernation Must End in Namibia
By: Concerned Citizen While I acknowledge this may be somewhat of a generalisation, it appears that many Namibians place an excessive amount of trust in our leaders. The habit of emerging only once every five years to vote, then…
Fish, Vegetable, Milk, Egg Prices On The Rise
By: Staff Writer The affordability of fish keeps dwindling as last month’s figures have shown that the price for fish rose by 16.9% compared to the same month last year. The largest rise is observed in dried, smoked, or salted…