WINDHOEK: President Nangolo Mbumba has called on traditional leaders to embrace development and economic projects, even if some of these projects may seem unfamiliar to them.
During a meeting with leaders of the Daures Daman Traditional Authority at …
WINDHOEK: Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Commissioner, James Mnyupe, has commended the advancements made at the Daures Green Hydrogen Village.
The project in the Erongo Region, and one green hydrogen initiative in the country, is expected to start producin…
The media plays an important role in moulding public opinions and influencing both corporations and the Namibian society as a whole.
Selma Kaulinge, Communications and PR Manager at Nedbank Namibia, made this statement at the fourth annual Nedbank Wo…
The Capricorn Corner building, which houses the Capricorn Group’s cutting-edge offices in Klein Windhoek, has received EDGE Advanced green building accreditation from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private sector a…
OTJIWARONGO: The Otjiwarongo Municipality will as of Friday operate without substantive strategic executives including a chief executive officer (CEO) after all its top five executives have tendered their resignations or went on early retirement.
Thi…
Cheetah Cement’s coal production and forklift departments were on Friday afternoon shut down by the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation due to non-compliance of the labour laws on the health and safety of employees.
Labou…
The African Aquaculture Company (ACC) is expected to provide about 5000 jobs through direct and indirect beneficiation, full production, in-house and services, logistics and construction.
This will be due to the company’s acquisition of an ‘Offshore …
In an effort to ensure that fish is distributed to more consumers across the country, the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) has partnered with selected third parties.
The partnership, which involved 13 distribution agents from 11 regio…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is projected to rise from 3.4 per cent in 2023 to 3.8 per cent in 2024.
Abebe Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF, said this at a news briefing on the IMF’…
Shepherdstree managing partner Ekkehard Friedrick highlighted Namibia’s oil discovery success rate on Tuesday, saying the country has an 86 per cent success rate in terms of exploration compared to the global average of 30 per cent.
Friedrick made th…
The Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, has emphasised the importance of ensuring that the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Bill is fit for purpose and guarantees that an avenue for value addition is created to generate jobs.
Accordin…
The Namibian Standards Institution on Tuesday, during their stakeholder awareness campaign, engaged representatives of the Omaheke Region on the newly enacted Metrology Act, Act 5 of 2022.
The meeting at Gobabis attracted stakeholders from government…
Desmond Ernst Van Jaarsveld has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of TransNamib.
Van Jaarsveld replaced Johny Smith, who left the company last year.
A press statement issued by TransNamib on Monday indicated that Van Jaarsveld …
The Roads Authority (RA) has announced the introduction of learner’s license tests at the National Administration Traffic Information System (NaTIS) office in Omuthiya as from 26 April 2024.
RA spokesperson Hileni Fillemon in a statement on Monday sa…
WINDHOEK: The Japanese government has funded two joint projects aimed at increasing access to quality nutrition for vulnerable Namibian communities to the tune of N.dollars 23.5 million over a period of 12 months.
The joint projects between the World…
