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Our Current Laws Are Too Rigid, Says Mines Executive Director
By: Dwight Links When speaking at a recent panel discussion on governance on natural resources in Windhoek, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Bryan Eiseb said Namibia’s laws around its natural resources are too outdated. “If…
Illegal Betting To Face Fines And Imprisonment
By:Hilya Ngolo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Tuesday declared betting in the country as illegal, further warning against illegal lottery activities taking place in the country. Minister Pohamba Shifeta said it is a concern to continue observing…
OPEC’s Production Cuts Aimed AAt Maximising Revenue, Petroleum Economist Asserts …Namibia local fuel to feel the pinch less
By:Justicia Shipena The cutting of oil production by oil producers led by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) is a tactic for them to generate more revenue, Mines and Energy Ministry’s Petroleum Economist Abednego Ekandjo has said. Earlier…
Nam To Assess Angola Lobito Refinery Stake Offer …in light of Ngungula Service
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia will look into a proposal by Angola for the country to buy a stake in the planned Lobito Refinery, according to the updates from the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The Ministry spokesperson Andreas Simon said this…
Urban Areas To Receive Boost As African Development Bank Fund Approves Grant For Solar Electricity In Informal Settlements
By: Staff Writer The African Development Bank’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) has approved a grant of $485,000 (N$7,22 million) for a solar electricity project in Namibia that will power some 50,000 households in the capital city. The…
A Safer Namibia Is Easy To Conduct Business
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Ohorongo Cement, one of Namibia’s first cement manufacturers, has donated 200 bags of cementto the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security to improve the living conditions of officers deployed at the variousborder postsaround the country. Following…
AviaDev Africa 2024 To Be Held In Namibia
By:Hilya Ngolo Namibia will host the next AviaDev Africa in June, 2024, in Windhoek, the Namibia Airports Company has announced. AviaDev Africa is a leading platform that is dedicated to enhancing connectivity to, from, and within the African continent. It…
“They Register Dead People Faster Than The Living” …more than 50,000 stateless people in two Kavango regions
By:Annakleta Haikera Unregistered and undocumented people of the two Kavango regions have demanded that government speed up the process of registering them after accusing the Rundu office of dragging its feet on the matter. The two Kavango regions have the…
Operationalise The Uvhungu-Vungu Dairy Farm – Venaani … Says the tragedy at the Kayova village could have been avoided
By:Hertha Ekandjo The official opposition leader is irked by the fact that the 16 family members who lost their lives after eating contaminated mahangu are in the same Kavango East region where the dormant N$141 million Uvhungu Vungu dairy project…
ECB Weighs In On NamPower’s Debt Recovery Plan
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s electricity regulator has warned that, in the future, no debt recovery plan should compromise life-saving services and disturb the energy supply to those in good standing. This is in response to NamPower’s debt recovery plan that…