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The Scramble for Electricity…Zambia to become the power saviour
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Three countries of the Southerm African Development Community (SADC) are facing power problems as their internal power generation capacities fail to meet local demand. As a result, they will be competing to grab excess power in the…
Producer Price Index For Mining And Quarrying increases In Third Quarter
By: Hertha Ekandjo The mining and producer price index for the third quarter of 2022 rose to 130.5 basis points, up from 102.1 recorded in Q3 of 2021, which translates into an annual inflation rate of 27.9% compared to -17.8%…
Namibia Gets N$2 Billion German Loan
By: Staff Writter Namibia and German state-owned investment and development bank KfW, on Tuesday, signed two loan agreements of €40 million (N$746 million) and €50 million (N$932 million) for the construction and rehabilitation of key Namibian roads and water infrastructure…
Parties Marry In Okakarara Council
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) and National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) have again teamed up to run the Okakarara Town Council after clinching all top positions during last week’s internal elections. The Okakarara town councillors elected Nudo’s…
Fransfontein Community Garden Project Is Thriving
By: Juliana Iikela The parliamentary standing committee on natural resources which recently paid a follow-up visit to the Fransfontein Community Garden in the Kunene region has found that the garden is flourishing. The N$12.3 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) funded…
Debmarine Donates Gardening Equipment To Mbambi School
By: Annakleta Haikera Debmarine Namibia yesterday donated gardening equipment valued at N$60 000 to the Mbambi Senior Primary School situated in the Sinyugwe circuit of the Kavango East region. Mbambi is a far-flung village in the Mukwe constituency some 60 kilometres…
Being Brave, an Intrinsic Requirement of the Internal Audit Function
By: Marilize van Schalkwyk If you read about the latest trends in internal auditing, you will find many articles about agile auditing, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence and other technologies aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the…
Uranium: Namibia’s Main Export For October
By:Staff writer According to financial experts, Namibia’s main export products during October 2022 were uraniumwhich was mainly shipped to China, fish in the main exported to Spain, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and diamonds chiefly sold to…
Venaani Represents Namibia At IDU Forum
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has attended the International Democratic Union (IDU) forum in Washington D.C., USA, which ended last week. The Forum was under the theme “Russia, the war and African interests“. Venaani represented Namibia…
School Uniform Manufacturing Project Opened At Nkurenkuru
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibian government has inaugurated a school uniform manufacturing project at the Nkurenkuru town in Kavango West region to cut on the country’s heavy reliance on school uniform imports. The country imports 90% of school uniforms and sportswear…