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City of Windhoek councillors to be served with “No walk out” orders
by:Justicia Shipena The deputy minister of urban and rural development, Natalia /Goagoses has given the acting chief executive officer of the City of Windhoek George Mayumbelo directives to serve the City Council with a 72-hour agenda notice ahead of an…
Councillor Calls For Ministerial Intervention … as dismissed Rundu Cash and Carry workers plead for fair treatment
By:Annakleta Haikera Rundu Rural constituency councillor has resolved to seek intervention from the ministry of labour, industrial relations and employment creation on the dispute involving the Rani Group of Companies and its employees Councillor Paulus Mbangu yesterday called on the…
Geingob Snubs Davos’ 2023 World Economic Forum
By:Staff writer President Hage Geingob will not be travelling to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, this time around, as world leaders and chief executive officers flock to discuss the fate of the global economy amid the Russo-Ukrainian…
CRAN To Dishout 800MHz Spectrum To Improve 4G Coverage
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A 2022 study by the Communication Authority has revealed that the assignment of 800MHz spectrum to the two national operators – MTC and Telecom Namibia – would help narrow the broadband coverage gap considerably. This finding is in…
Is Load Shedding A Near Reality For Namibia? … as its electricity suppliers South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe face drastic power cuts
By:Staff writer In the wake of the rationing of electricity supply in Zambia, there is fear of dark days ahead for Namibia as the latter imports 180 megawatts (MW) from its neighbour. However, acting managing director of NamPower, Kandali Iyambo…
Agriculture Requires New Vision
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama At least 70% of Namibians depends on agriculture for employment, income and food security. Yet the value added to the sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was about N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4%…
AfriTin Mining Reports Record Monthly Output FromUis Mine … says production ramp-up on track
By:Staff Reporter AfriTin Mining Ltd reported record monthly output from its Uis mine last November and said the production ramp-up under its Phase 1 expansion plans is on track for completion by end of January 2023. Last November was the…
Golden Deeps Produces High-grade Battery Metal Cncentrates In Abenab Project Test Work
By:Staff writer Golden Deeps Ltd, an emerging explorer-developer focused on the world-class Otavi Mountain Land copper district of Namibia, has produced high-grade battery metal concentrates in metallurgical test work on samples from the Abenab vanadium-lead-zinc project in Namibia. The company…
Passenger Train Not Lucrative Now But Critical
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The lack of alternatives for long travel in the country has seen bus operators charging exorbitant prices during the end of the festive period until TransNamibia decided to chip in. Various holidaymakers and schoolkids were stranded in the…
Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb Fails To Meet 2022 Guidance
By:Staff Reporter Canadian-based international mining company, Dundee Precious Metals says its Tsumeb zinc smelter has missed its 2022 production guidance. The company announced preliminary production results from both of its mines in Bulgaria and the Tsumeb smelter for the three…