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Trade Restrictions Keeping Food Production And Food Prices High
By: Justicia Shipena Trade restrictions on key food-producing commodities could keep food production costs high as well as food prices for Namibia. This is according to a Simonis Storm agri-monthly report for November. This comes as the World Trade…
Telecom Namibia Invests In Smart City Fibre
By: Staff Writer Telecom Namibia has signed a partnership agreement with OMDis Town Transform Agency (OMDis) to deploy 67.6km of optical fibre in Oranjemund at a total cost of N$12 million, as part of a project to transform the town…
Namibia Should Not Attempt to Borrow for Climate Change – Economist
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia should not attempt to increase net debt for climate adaptation and mitigation, says a special briefing report on Namibia’s green transition by economist Robin Sherbourne from Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Climate adaptation refers to…
Policymakers Urged To Explore Green Hydrogen Options
By: Justicia Shipena Namibian policymakers have been urged to continue exploring options for green hydrogen and green ammonia, taking care to establish a global environmentally sustainable brand. This call was made in the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)’s…
Transition Cannot Be Met Without Green Skills, Jobs
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus An analysis by LinkedIn has indicated that green skills and jobs are urgently needed to power the green transition. Their report provided new data on green skills and jobs from all across the world that depict where…
Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme
By: Staff Writer As part of the Global Environment Facility Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme, the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) and partners of the Forest and Farm Facility are providing business incubation support around country-specific core themes…
Here Is To A Merry Christmas And A Prosperous 2023
By: Megameno Shinana Christmas is around the corner and just hours away we will embrace 2023 but holly-molly, what a hectic year it has been. Granted, 2022 has not been a pretty year for most of us and the economy…
NCRST Executive Welcomes 5G Cabinet Approval
By: Hertha Ekandjo Newly appointed National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) chief executive officer Anicia Peters has welcomed cabinet’s decision to approve 5G technology in the country. This week cabinet said it has taken note and approved the…
I wasn’t a lone wolf in a syndicate of corruption: Esau
By: Megameno Shinana Former fisheries and marine resources minister and Fishrot corruption accused, Bernard Esau vehemently denied in court that he was a lone wolf who operated with a syndicate to benefit from Namibia’s fisheries sector. Esau on Tuesday continued…
Mining Giant Newmont Dabbles In Namibia
By: Staff Writer Osino Resources Corporation last Thursday has announced that Newmont Corporation (Newmont) has completed a geochemical orientation programme during October 2022 to test their proprietary Deep Sensing Geochemistry (“DSG”) technique over known covered mineralization at Osino’s Twin Hills…