Category: National
Rural Areas Critical To Shaping Food Systems – Uutoni
By: Annakleta Haikera Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said rural areas will remain critical in shaping the food system resilience in the country and providing basic raw materials for secondary industry. Uutoni said revitalising rural areas in Namibia…
Dundee Commissions N$15 Million Tsumeb Waste Management Facility
By: Sara Fileppus Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb has commissioned a N$15 million General Waste Management Facility in the Oshikoto region. The project, which is the first of its kind in the region, will focus on the separation and sorting…
Basil Read Employees To Down Tools Over 95 Million Unpaid Overtime
By: Hertha Ekandjo 174 Basil Read Mining company employees are planning to down their tools on 3 October and vent their frustrations over unpaid overtime wages dating between 2014-2016. According to the workers’ representative, Jonny Classen, they’ve been fighting for…
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…
The Grid Market Is Not A Monopoly … transmission infrastructure market open for investment
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Individuals or groups of investors can enter the electricity transmission market as independent power transmitters by building their networks and maintaining them. Nampower only holds a monopoly over the consumer-funded grid infrastructures. This was confirmed by both…
Hydrogen Can Be Used To Desulphurise Refineries …can it make the Angolan oil viable?
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia’s planned mega green hydrogen project can be used to reduce sulphur levels in crude oil refineries, apart from being an energy carrier and a critical input in synthetic fuel production through ammonia. National Petroleum Corporation of…
Mashika’s Faction Disregards High Court Order Restrictions
By: Annakleta Haikera For almost six years, the VaGciriku tribe has been without a chief since the death of Hompa Kasian Shiyambi in November 2019at the age of 82 after an illness. VaGciriku chieftaincy aspirant Barthomeous Aruvita on Friday secured…
Unconventional Thoughts: Are You Mentoring And Guiding Those Kids At Home
By: Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka I have been around the country speaking and participating in various economic policy discussions, but one thing I didn’t do was speak to my younger siblings or cousins about economics and risk-taking. I want to say, that…
Africa Shows Real Promise in Green Hydrogen with Projects
By: NJ Ayuk There’s a new powerhouse in African renewables. And it has plenty of experts talking about it. The report “The State of African Energy 2Q 2023 Outlook,” recently released by The African Energy Chamber (AEC), discusses the current…
Namibia’s Youth JoblessnessNeedsA Shift In Direction
By: Staff Writer While Namibian youth continue to swim in the morass of joblessness, with very little prospects for immediate intervention, neighbors Botswana recently held a conference on the same issue. The 2-day second annual labour conference was organised by…