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City Targets Job Creation With Heritage Hubs
By: Lavinia Shawapala The City of Windhoek is targeting job creation by transforming apartheid-era legacy of the Katutura and Khomasdal townships into hubs. This comes as the City Council has approved the identification, nomination, and conservation of seven houses…
Second Intake For Green Hydrogen Scholarship Programme Open
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The government, in collaboration with various German institutions, have opened the second call for the green hydrogen and renewable energy scholarship programme for 2024. The second call for Master’s degree and technical and vocational education and training…
NEF Spends N$3.4 Billion In Fuel Subsidies In Eight Years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The National Energy Fund (NEF) has spent more than N$3.4 billion on stabilising fuel prices in the country between 2015 and 2022, while it collected around N$3.1 billion through fuel equalisation levy. This money is a payment…
African Oil and Gas Exploration is Going Strong
By:NJ Ayuk Despite the call heard around the world commanding the global business community to divest from fossil fuels and shrink their carbon footprints in the name of net zero, international oil companies (IOCs) still recognise Africa as their next…
Namdeb Ramps Up Its Long-Term Plan … Mining capacity is being increased by 60%, and treatment capacity is set to grow.
By:Staff writer Namdeb is in the process of ramping up operations at its Southern Coastal Mines (SCM) as it makes progress in implementing its long-term plan. The plan was made possible thanks to a five-year, 5% royalty remission, agreed to…
All Click Sounds In Names To Be Unicoded
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Securitylast week indicated that it will work with the University of Namibia to identify all the undocumented clicks and special characters in languages used in the country. After identification, the…
Basecamp Namibia Welcomes FNB Partnership …to transform ideas and concepts into businesses
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In an era of risk aversion, entrepreneurship development and incubation is critical, says Basecamp Namibia Director Jesay Hano-oshike. The Villager interviewed Hano-oshike on the partnership between First National Bank Namibia (FNB) and Basecamp which aims to continue entrepreneurship…
Namibia-South Korea Form Long-Term Energy and Resources Sector Partnerships
By:Eva-Rakel Johannes Namibia and South Korea have joined forces to form important and long-term relationships in order to transform the landscape of energy and resource collaboration. The Korea-Namibia Energy and Resources Business Forum, held on 4 September in Windhoek, represented…
Namibia Feels the Pinch of OPEC+ Production Cutbacks at the Pump …as the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association seeks fuel increase exemption
By:Justicia Shipena The impact of production cuts by OPEC+ members is beginning to affect Namibian fuel prices. This is according to Abednego Ekandjo, a petroleum economist at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Mines and Energy Ministry revealed on Monday…
SchlettweinMakes Water Development Strategies Plea …. says Africa is confronting a worldwide water problem that necessitates global solutions
By:Justicia Shipena Africa must take decisive efforts to entirely eliminate all illegal outflows, whether tax or other forms of money smuggled out of the continent. Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein made these remarks at the ongoing…