Category: National
Namibian Government To Make N$252 million From Hyphen’s Green Hydrogen Land Lease
By: Justicia Shipena The Namibian government will receive €12 million (N$252 million) for land leased by Hyphen Hydrogen in the Tsau // Khaeb National Park for the green hydrogen project, Finance Minister Ipumbu Shiimi has said. Shiimi was clarifying issues…
Government’s Response To Same-Sex Marriage Decision: Legal Evaluation Underway
By:Justicia Shipena In response to the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on same-sex marriage recognition in Namibia, the government is conducting a legal examination of the constitutional ruling before choosing the proper course of action. Attorney General Festus Mbandeka revealed this…
The Africa I Need Is Locked UP In My Mind And In My Lack of Courage …as we speak, fellow African leaders are butchering each other in Sudan with guns from the advocates of democracy
By:Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka- from Okwalondo with love At one point I have called African intellectuals and leaders as economic and diplomatic cowards. Yes, many came for my head, saying how disrespectful the young man is, while some have agreed. Well in…
Avoid Single Country Concentration Risk
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama Namibia is an upper-middle-income country. It relies on mining, agriculture, and fishing. Uncertainty may remain, but it can be transformed into planned uncertainty, with no surprises and with contingency plans in place. The Covid-19 pandemic and the…
The Streets of Okuryangava
By:Hertha Ekandjo Mid-day, 2 February 2021. My cousin Zama comes home with a plastic of half-bread and Drink-O-Pop. “Bra, kom eet,” (bra, come eat) he shouts in Afrikaans, a language he just learned from the dusty streets of Tagtag(80). I…
PM HighlightsImportance Of Local Trading At The 10th Opuwo Annual Trade Fair
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Under the theme,”Promoting Sports, Tourism, and Trade for Sustainable Development”,the 10th edition of the annual Opuwo Trade Fair is underway at the Epupa Open Market Complex. The event kicked off , at a slow pace, attracting about a…
Okakarara, Ongwediva Ink MoU To Extend Cooperation
By:Uakutura Kambaekua The towns of Okakarara and Ongwediva have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to renew the cooperation agreement as both local authorities seek to realise development goals in strategic areas of cooperation. Last week the two sister towns…
GRN Sets Aside N$35m For Tsandi-OmuguluGwombashe Road Upgrade
By:Hertha Ekandjo Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa on Monday officiated the commencement of the upgrading to low volume seal standards of District Road 3633 between Tsandi and Omugulugwombashe. The upgrading of the road, at the cost of about…
Oil &Gas, Green Hydrogen To Bolster Tourism
By: Staff writer The private sector’s green hydrogen projects, as well as new aquatic projects such as salmon farming and kelp production inLüderitz, investments in gas pipelines and mining explorations could feed into boosting the tourism industry. This is the…
“Ministry Of Youth Should Empower The Youth, Not Entertain Us”Says Kavango Youths
By:Annakleta Haikera Youths in the two Kavango regions say the Ministry of Sports, Youth and National Services are not doing enough to empower them but are merely on the microphones to make promises that are never fulfilled. This comes after…