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Veld Fires Eat Up 920 944ha of Land
By: Hertha Ekandjo The environment ministry reported that Namibia had been experiencing severe fire incidents since the start of the fire season, which occurs annually from April to December when the vegetation is dry. The ministry noted that from April…
20 000 Nam Children Molested Online
Staff Writer About 20 000 (9 per cent) Namibian children aged between 12 and 17 experienced online sexual exploitation between 2020/2021. According to Disrupting Harm in Namibia, online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) includes blackmailing them into sexual activities,…
US Must End Its Complicity in Illicit Financial Flows Out of Africa
By: Imani Countess Every year, nearly US$90 billion of African resources are lost to the Global North in Illicit Financial Flows, or IFFs. If you caught the breaking news story about Russians flying gold out of Sudan straight from the…
Role of Utility, Challenges of Creditworthiness, Infrastructure, and Capacity
By: Ana Hajduka Ahead of the Green Energy Africa Summit 2022, Africa GreenCo CEO Ana Hajduka shares her expertise on the role of the utility. Hajduka is speaking at the summit under the sub-theme “Creating Scale and Regional Marketing, How…
NIPDB, MTC Launch App for Small Businesses
Staff Writer The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board chief executive officer Nangula Uaandja said Namibia has seen numerous and significant MSME interventions; however, measuring the impact has been challenging. Uaandja said this at the launch of the In4MSME app…
London-based Katoro Gold Ventures into Iron Ore in Namibia
By: Wonder Guchu Katoro Gold has entered into a binding conditional agreement to form a 50/50 unincorporated joint venture with Trans Namibia Mining and Minerals to undertake exploration/development activities on an iron ore project in Namibia. Until last week when…
Rescuers couldn’t save Impalila plane crash victims despite calls for help
By: Staff Writer Several rescuers that responded to an airplane accident which claimed five occupants on board could not save them even as cries for help could be heard from the wreckage when they arrived on the scene. The…
Trustco Group Holdings had always been “a marked man”
Staff Writer The holding company of Trustco Bank Namibia, Trustco Group Holdings (TGH) seemed to never have been far from controversy and question marks as more documents reveal that a call was made as far back as early 2022 for…
Trouble in the fishing sector…as union faces criminal prosecution over “fraud”
Staff Writer Two representatives of the Namibia Fishing Industries and Fisherman Workers Union are facing the prospect of criminal charges opened against them after several fishermen accused them of putting their signatures on resignation papers without their consent. This is…
NASRIA Set to Unveil Agricultural Insurance Scheme
Staff Writer Namibia Special Risks Insurance Limited (NASRIA) will soon unveil its much anticipated new product, the Namibia Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), which will ensure crop and livestock farmers against natural calamities in a sustainable manner. This scheme, which will…