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Namibia Subscribes to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Staff writer
Namibia subscribed to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), becoming the fifth country in Sub-Saharan African to reach this goal, The IMF announced last Thursday. By subscribing to the SDDS, Namibia graduated from the Enhanced General Data Dissemination System…
Walvis Bay Waterfront & Marina Development:NamPort Extends Bid Submission Deadline Till 6 March 2023
By: Staff writer In a notice, the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) said the last date for submission of expression of interest (EOI) for the Walvis Bay Waterfront Development is 6 March 2023. The company stated that the deadline for respondents…
GRN Inaugurates New Water Project For Crocodile Attack-Prone Village
By: Annakleta Haikera The ministry of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni on Monday officially inaugurated a water project at the Thikanduko village in the Kavango East region. Uutoni said the development came as a result of many human-wildlife conflicts,…
Trevali Gets Buyer For Rosh Pinah Mine Stake
By: Staff Writer Embattled base metals miner Trevali Mining Corporation will sell its 90% interest in the Rosh Pinah mine to Appian Natural Resources Fund III and Appian Natural Resources (UST) Fund III. Trevali is a Canadian base-metals mining company with four producing operations…
Villages: The Dumping Sites of Modern Mass Events
By: Agnes Shekupe Shivute The biggest events and feasts are hosted here in the villages: weddings, family reunions, and funerals among other gatherings – generating a substantial amount of waste to the environment. Unfortunately, villages have no red or…
Opinion: On The Fall Of Curt Von François
By: Benedick M Louw It has been now more than seven years since the public debate around the removal of a statue, a debate brought to the fore recently by former Swanu president Usutuaije Maamberua in 2015, when he made…
Fishrot Plunges Nam Under Spotlight for Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Due to the Fishrot scandal, Namibia is now under scrutiny by the International Cooperation Review Group due to some deficiencies in its domestic Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFTP) Framework which present…
Disquiet over Geingob’s Qatar World Cup Trip
By: Megameno Shinana President Hage Geingob has drawn strong criticism from several quarters for hastily jetting to Qatar to watch the final FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and France soon after he arrived from a U.S-Africa Leaders’ Summit…
Drilling Campaigns Get Underway Offshore Namibia
By: Staff Writer A number of drilling campaigns will soon get underway off Namibia as the country seeks to move forward with the development of its offshore energy resources, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. The firm noted that…
Namibians To Cutback On Travel Spending
By: Justicia Shipena Namibians are expected to cut back on their travel spending, according to a Simonis Storm report, saying the company expects occupancy rates for December 2022 to be stagnant or to slightly improve. Simonis Storm added that on…