Author: Staff Writer
Vehicles Sales Highest In Over A Year
By:Staff writer Vehicle sales have seen the highest level since March 2022 after 1,103 units were sold in February after a weak start in 2023. In comparison, with 883 units sold in February 2022, this indicates a 24.9% year-on-year increase….
U.S. Government Holds Solar Panel Installation And Sustainable Design Ceremony To Reinforce Partnership With Namibia
By:Staff writer Over 900 solar panels worth $410 000 USD (approximately 7,5 million Namibia dollars) were installed to support the energy needs of the new embassy compound On March 9th, Ambassador Randy Berry, U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, hosted a solar…
Roads Authority Namibia Safeguards Its Data With Paratus
By:Staff writer Roads Authority Namibia (RA) is the latest client to sign up to the new Paratus Namibia Armada Data Center (DC) in Windhoek. The RA’s data migration process was fast-tracked in under 24 hours and sees Paratus now providing…
Through Droughts And Displacement, Rebecca Adams Builds A Better Life The goat herder lives alongside wildlife in Namibia’s Kunene region.
Dianne Tipping Woods The night before we met, an elephant herd passed through Rebecca Adams’ small village in the heart of northwest Namibia’s arid Huab River Valley. “They pushed over a fence to raid a small garden. I thought, elephants…
Namibia Stresses Green Hydrogen Ambitions, Plans
By:Staff writer Namibia sought to become the sustainability hub of Africa and aimed to become the first carbon-neutral country on the continent. This was highlighted on Wednesday by Namibia Investment Promotion & Development Board executive director: investments and new ventures…
Namibia To Showcase Sustainable Energy Capital Ambitions At Africa Energy Indaba 2023
By: Staff writer Namibia, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MoME), is being represented at the 2023 Africa Energy Indaba taking place in-person in Cape Town, South Africa. The event is taking place from 7 – 9 March 2023…
Exploration Of Indonesia-Namibia Vocational Education Cooperation
By:Staff writer The Indonesia Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo led a virtual meeting between officials from the two education ministries on Thursday. The meeting with Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia and the Ministry of Higher…
Dis-Chem Lost N$5.21 Billion Since No-Whites Letter
Dis-Chem has lost N$5.21 billion in value since its CEO Ivan Saltzman’s letter, which placed a moratorium on employing or promoting white people at the retailer, became public. According to a report by Daily Investor, Saltzman revealed to investors that…
KODO Drilling Receives Two New Rigs
Staff writer Emerging Namibian drilling contractor KODO Drilling has taken delivery of two Leopard DI650i surface drill rigs from global engineering company Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions’ Namibia branch. The rigs – the first to be delivered to the country – will be put to work at an opencast gold mine, where KODO Drilling is undertaking…
Africa Oil Posts 2022 Financial Results After ‘A Very Positive Year’; Issues Reserves Statement
By: Staff writer Africa Oil Corp has released financial results for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2022, together with its 2023 management guidance, a drilling update on its offshore interests in Namibia and Nigeria, and, separately, its 2022 statement…