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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob Has Died at 82
BREAKING NEWS: Namibia’s third president, Hage Geingob, has died at the age of 82, in a local hospital in Windhoek at around 00h04 on Sunday.
Concerns Raised Over Uranium One’s Proposed In-Situ Leaching
By: Justicia Shipena The Stampriet Aquifer Uranium Mining Association (SAUMA) has raised serious concerns about potential violations of Namibian environmental laws in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process conducted for the in-situ leaching mining method proposed by…
Mining Sector Accounts for a Quarter of Namibia’s Electricity Consumption
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The monthly Electricity Sectoral Reports from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) reveal that approximately 25-26% of both locally generated and imported electricity is consumed by the mining sector in Namibia. This consistent trend has been…
Aviation Authority Gears Up for Thorough Audit in March
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is preparing for an in-depth aviation audit scheduled for March 16, 2024. In anticipation of the audit conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the NCAA has undertaken…
Five Green Schemes Have Potential To Replace Grain, Other Imports …as Schlettwein criticises AgriBusDev for failures
By: Justicia Shipena Minister of Agriculture, Calle Schlettwein, has confirmed that some strides are being made in a few of the government’s in-grain production efforts, however, has strongly criticised the now-defunct Agricultural Business Development Agency (AgriBusDev) for its failure…
Namibia-Germany Tensions Unlikely to Affect Projects Valued at N$12.9 Billion
By: Justicia Shipena Developmental projects under implementation in Namibia with the help of the German government are expected to remain unaffected amid diplomatic tensions between the two states. President Hage Geingob recently criticised Germany’s decision to support Israel…
Neckartal Dam Not Expected to Reach Full Production in the Next Five Years
By: Dolly Menas, Justicia Shipena Agriculture Minister Calle Schlettwein anticipates that the Neckartal Dam Project in the ||Karas region will be operational in the next three to four years, offering 15,000 job opportunities. However, Schlettwein does not expect…
Parents Struggling With Expensive Pupils Stationery Lists
By: Juliana Iikela and Joseph Jeremia Many parents are struggling with the affordability of stationeries and other school supplies for their children despite having been given ample time to purchase them. Although schools handed out lists of required…
Pupils Preferred Education Than Other Courses In 2022 and 2023… female dominance in enrollment
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus and Loise Shiimi After leaving high school, Namibian pupils prefer to study education rather than any other courses in their first years at university, a phenomenon that has contributed to the overproduction of teachers who…
Reluctance to Register WIth NAB Affects Market Access for Local Farmers
By: Hertha Ekandjo Numerous local farmers engaged in horticulture face challenges accessing markets for their produce due to a failure to register with the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB), which acts as a connecting belt between farmers and the…