Category: National
Construction Underway for Affordable Housing Project in Goreangab
By: Dwight Links Following the groundbreaking ceremony of the affordable housing project at Goreangab Extension 4 on 25 March, construction began earlier on Tuesday. “The City of Windhoek and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) are actively working together to fulfill…
Mbumba Calls on NDF to Uphold Commitment, Patriotism, and Discipline
By: Annakleta Haikera President Nangolo Mbumba has urged the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) to embody the values of commitment, patriotism, and discipline, which form the cornerstone of its ethos. Speaking on Thursday during the graduation ceremony of newly…
Local Content Policy to Proceed Without Local Situational Analysis
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia will not conduct a local situational analysis as the country prepares to draft its local content policy for the petroleum industry. Petroleum Commissioner Maggy Shino revealed this during a recent local content conference held…
Govt Considers Proposal to Disband NPTH
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The government is on the brink of implementing its 2014 decision to disband its largest holding company, Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings Limited (NPTH). A readiness report detailing various strategies to implement this is currently…
Namas Stripped of Property Still Unaddressed, Says Namibian Traditional Leader
By: Annakleta Haikera The Chairperson of the Nama Traditional Authority lamented the enduring legacy of property confiscation suffered by the Nama people, emphasising that this historical injustice remains unaddressed in independent Namibia. Gaob Johannes Isaack, Chairperson of the…
AAC Targets 5,000 Jobs Through Salmon Production
By: Dolly Menas Following the successful bid for an Offshore Commercial Phase licence for what would be Sub-Saharan Africa’s first commercial salmon farming and production facility, Norway’s African Aquaculture Company (AAC) expects to create 5,000 jobs. The company…
Bannerman Seeks N$7 Billion to Finance Etango Project
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Following the acquisition of a licence to extract its uranium reserve, Bannerman Mining Resources Namibia is now seeking approximately N$6.7 billion to construct the mine over the next 30 months. Werner Ewald, the company’s managing…
National Labour Migration Policies Require Expedited Action
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation has underscored the urgent need to accelerate the development and implementation of national labour migration policies or strategies to effectively operationalize the Labour Migration Action Plan….
Shifeta Sounds Alarm Over Deforestation in Miombo Ecoregion
By: Justicia Shipena Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta, has expressed concerns over the escalating deforestation and unsustainable exploitation of forest resources in the Miombo ecoregion in southern Africa. Covering approximately 2 million square kilometres across…
Madison Metals Identifies Drill Targets with Recent Results
By: Staff Writer Uranium exploration company Madison Metals has reported an expansion in the surface expression of radiometric D-type leucogranites, a promising rock formation prevalent in the area. Of notable importance is the increased surface expression of mineralized…