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Policymakers Urged To Explore Green Hydrogen Options
By: Justicia Shipena Namibian policymakers have been urged to continue exploring options for green hydrogen and green ammonia, taking care to establish a global environmentally sustainable brand. This call was made in the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)’s…
Transition Cannot Be Met Without Green Skills, Jobs
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus An analysis by LinkedIn has indicated that green skills and jobs are urgently needed to power the green transition. Their report provided new data on green skills and jobs from all across the world that depict where…
Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme
By: Staff Writer As part of the Global Environment Facility Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme, the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) and partners of the Forest and Farm Facility are providing business incubation support around country-specific core themes…
I wasn’t a lone wolf in a syndicate of corruption: Esau
By: Megameno Shinana Former fisheries and marine resources minister and Fishrot corruption accused, Bernard Esau vehemently denied in court that he was a lone wolf who operated with a syndicate to benefit from Namibia’s fisheries sector. Esau on Tuesday continued…
Namibia Subscribes to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Staff writer
Namibia subscribed to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), becoming the fifth country in Sub-Saharan African to reach this goal, The IMF announced last Thursday. By subscribing to the SDDS, Namibia graduated from the Enhanced General Data Dissemination System…
GRN Inaugurates New Water Project For Crocodile Attack-Prone Village
By: Annakleta Haikera The ministry of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni on Monday officially inaugurated a water project at the Thikanduko village in the Kavango East region. Uutoni said the development came as a result of many human-wildlife conflicts,…
Fishrot Plunges Nam Under Spotlight for Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Due to the Fishrot scandal, Namibia is now under scrutiny by the International Cooperation Review Group due to some deficiencies in its domestic Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFTP) Framework which present…
Drilling Campaigns Get Underway Offshore Namibia
By: Staff Writer A number of drilling campaigns will soon get underway off Namibia as the country seeks to move forward with the development of its offshore energy resources, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. The firm noted that…
Namibians To Cutback On Travel Spending
By: Justicia Shipena Namibians are expected to cut back on their travel spending, according to a Simonis Storm report, saying the company expects occupancy rates for December 2022 to be stagnant or to slightly improve. Simonis Storm added that on…
What Is The Place Of Green Hydrogen In Namibia’s School Curriculum?
By: Fransina Nghidengwa Over the next years, the world energy system will need to undergo profound structural change in order to limit global warming to 1.5° Celsius. In this process, (green) hydrogen will also play an increasing role in the…