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Security Companies Urged to Offer Medical Aid to Employees
By: Annakleta Haikera Eberhard Kakoro (23), a security services business owner, is calling on companies in the security sector to provide medical services to their employees and to support them when they are sick or injured on duty….
Uranium One Could Create Over 4,000 Jobs, Says Leonardville CEO
By: Mathias Hangala The Chief Executive Officer of the Leonardville Village Council, Efraim Dawids, has projected that over 4,000 jobs could be created if Uranium One’s mining operations commences. In a recent interview with The Villager, Dawids mentioned…
Opinion: The Critical Need to Protect Namibia’s Environment While Enabling its Socio-economic Development
By: Marco Raffinetti Namibia is one of the few countries in the world where the protection of the environment is enshrined in its highest law, the Constitution. This clear indicator shows how seriously the Namibian government takes the preservation…
No Hope to Revive Peugeot’s Walvis Bay Assembly Plant
By: Justicia Shipena The French automaker Peugeot Group is unlikely to revive operations at its automotive assembly plant in Walvis Bay, which is facing closure six years after its establishment. This was revealed by outgoing French Ambassador to Namibia,…
86 SMEs in Five Northern Regions Allocated Equipment to Expand Operations
By: Loise Shiimi Approximately 86 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from the five northern regions last week received various equipment to strengthen their operations through the government’s Equipment Aid Scheme (EAS). The Scheme administered by the Ministry of Industrialisation,…
Kavango East Pupils to Gain Farming Skills
By: Annakleta Haikera Pupils from two primary schools and eight secondary schools in Kavango East are benefiting from a green school project designed to enhance their farming skills. The initiative is being implemented by Development Aid from People to…
Katjavivi Urges Global Support for Africa’s Development and Green Policies
By: Hertha Ekandjo National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi has called on international financial institutions to bolster Africa’s development agenda, focusing particularly on agriculture, human development, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. He stressed the importance of sustainably exploiting Africa’s…
EIF and DBN Collaborate to Raise Green Funding
Nghiinomenwa-Vali Erastus The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) have entered into an agreement aimed at raising green funding to strengthen climate change resilience across the country. The two entities will implement…
Namibia Conducts First 5G Trial
By: Nghiinomenwa-Vali Erastus MTC, in collaboration with Huawei, has successfully completed Namibia’s first 5G trial, generating significant commercial interest. Despite this milestone, Namibia lags behind globally, with other regions already exploring 6G deployment. Namibia has not yet fully rolled…
Trustco to Focus on Non-Deposit Financial Services …as its banking licence is cancelled
Fransina Nghidengwa Trustco will pivot towards non-deposit-taking financial services following the surrender of its banking licence to the Bank of Namibia (BoN). The group’s founder, Quinton van Rooyen, expressed optimism about the “tremendous” growth potential in this new direction,…