Category: National
Economists Forecast Reduced Fuel Prices In Local Market
By:Justicia Shipena Simonis Storm Securities, in their oil market outlook for May 2023, predicts that local fuel price reductions will be announced in the upcoming months. On 3 May the Mines and Energy Ministry resolved to keep the petrol prices…
Human-wildlife Conflict Puzzles Continue As Stakeholders Meet …as 245,000 beneficiaries depend on conservations (including wildlife)
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia is facing a natural conundrum of maintaining and expanding its biodiversity as human-wildlife conflict continues, and compensations pile up on government doors. From crocodile and hippo attacks in the eastern regions, lions for those closer to Etosha,…
Nam Can Grow More Than 1.1 Million Fruit Trees To Reduce 90% Fruit Import …the country goes as far as Spain to get fruits
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Most fruits consumed in Namibia such as apples, pears and bananas are seldom produced in the country. Given this reality, over 90% of fruits consumed in Namibia are imported. This is according to a Baseline Study Regarding The…
Some 1,400 Business OwnersCountrywideTo Be Trained By July 2023
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade, in partnership with the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation (DSIK) through the Ministry’s Empretec Namibia Programme, will deliver an entrepreneurial training interventionover the coming months. Enhancing Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Namibia- or…
MTC-Endorsed Gaming Initiative To Drive Digital Literacy
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation at telecommunication giant MTC, Nawa Likando, believes Edu Game Namibia’s focus on game development is vital to the knowledge economy. According to Likando, the focus is critical since it prepares the younger…
African Energy Chambers Projects Flourishing Green Hydrogen Sector For Nam
By:Justicia Shipena Sub-Saharan Africa has tremendous opportunities for green hydrogen development, with Namibia’s sector expected to flourish, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) has said. The AEC just published its first-quarter 2023 State of African Energy Outlook report. The report examines…
Hyphen Agrees European Green Ammonia Imports Via Port Of Rotterdam
By:Staff writer Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Pty) Ltd, the preferred bidder for the development of a EUR 9.1billion (N$184 billion) green hydrogen project in Namibia, has signed a pact that enables the future imports of green ammonia into northwestern Europe through…
Namibia Still Failing To Be Independent In Power Supply – IPPR
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia imported more than 70% of its required power in 2022, as supply from the crucial Ruacana hydroelectric power project declined. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) announced this in its Namibia quarterly economic analysis for the…
Diamonds Exports Increase By N$1.3 Billion For March …..As uranium exports take a nosedive
By:Staff writer Namibia exported diamonds worth N$3.3 billion in March, reflecting a N$1.3 billion month-on-month increase from the N$2 billion that the country exported in February this year. The commodity was the highest contributor to the country’s exports for the…
NCAA Denies Increasing Fees To Make Profit
By:Mauricia Koopman The Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has rejected allegations that it was increasing fees to make a profit. In compliance with Namibia Civil Aviation Regulations (NAMCARs), the NCAA hosted a stakeholder consultation hybrid meeting in Windhoek on Tuesday,…