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High Local Prices Drive Us To South Africa, Horticulture Entrepreneur Says
By:Loise Shiimi Magano Rainhold is a young graduate from Oshakati. When she graduated in 2017 in telecommunications engineering at Triumphant College she thought life would be easier. She, however, struggled to find a job. Very soon enough, she came to…
N$826 Million Allocated To Safeguard Equity Investment In Green Hydrogen …As Cabinet approves feasibility and implementation agreement
By:Justicia Shipena The Namibian government has taken decisive action by mobilising an impressive sum of over €40 million (N$825.4 million) for the green hydrogen project, the Office of the Presidency has said. This substantial funding aims to strategically de-risk the…
N$5.3bInvested In Renewable Energy Generation
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus From 2014, local and foreign investors have poured in N$5,3 billion to generate electricity from alternative/renewable sources in the country, the Electricity Control Board’s (ECB) Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kahimise, said. The N$5,3 billion includes investment by the…
Radio Is The Preferred Medium For Receiving News
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In a survey conducted last year, Vision Africa Research Services has highlighted that 40,7%people depend more on radios for their news and other information. The Internet was the second source at 23,6%, followed by TV. Newspapers are the…
Okakarara, Ongwediva Ink MoU To Extend Cooperation
By:Uakutura Kambaekua The towns of Okakarara and Ongwediva have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to renew the cooperation agreement as both local authorities seek to realise development goals in strategic areas of cooperation. Last week the two sister towns…
GRN Sets Aside N$35m For Tsandi-OmuguluGwombashe Road Upgrade
By:Hertha Ekandjo Minister of Works and Transport John Mutorwa on Monday officiated the commencement of the upgrading to low volume seal standards of District Road 3633 between Tsandi and Omugulugwombashe. The upgrading of the road, at the cost of about…
Oil &Gas, Green Hydrogen To Bolster Tourism
By: Staff writer The private sector’s green hydrogen projects, as well as new aquatic projects such as salmon farming and kelp production inLüderitz, investments in gas pipelines and mining explorations could feed into boosting the tourism industry. This is the…
“Ministry Of Youth Should Empower The Youth, Not Entertain Us”Says Kavango Youths
By:Annakleta Haikera Youths in the two Kavango regions say the Ministry of Sports, Youth and National Services are not doing enough to empower them but are merely on the microphones to make promises that are never fulfilled. This comes after…
Fix Your Poor Infrastructure To Have Effective Trade Among Africa, Venaani Tells African Leaders
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia’s member of parliament and deputy Chairperson of the Pan-African Parliament Committee on Trade, Customs and Immigration McHenry Vennani underscored the critical need to unlock and unbundle the barriers, such as infrastructure, that impede trade between African states….
Namcor Turmoil Continues as Mulunga Fights for Reinstatement
By:Justicia Shipena Suspended Managing Director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has recently surfaced to fight his suspension. Taking legal action, he has hired Jermaine Muchali Attorneys as his legal representation to challenge his suspension. Mulunga has labelled…