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Women Need To Be Involved In Decisions Of Energy Production And Consumption …Says the transition has potential to keep traditional values Intact
By:Justicia Shipena Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Gauri Singh, at the Women Energise Women Conference in München, Germany, expressed the need for women to be included in the decision-making process regarding how energy is produced and consumed. The second edition of the conference, with the theme “Financing the energy transition and […]
More Than N$110Million Spent On Horticulture Import In 3 Months
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus For the first three months of 2023, the country spent N$111.1 million to import 10 of its most consumed horticultural products. This is detailed in the 2023 first-quarter Agriculture and Fishing Indicators Statistical Bulletin released by the Namibia Statistics Agencylast week. The most imported horticulture products for the three months are apples, vegetables, […]
Govt Will Accept Unsolicited Project Proposals, But Will Still Go To Tender
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A private party – be it an individual or company – may identify a project that meets certain requirements and propose it to the government to be implemented under the Public Private PartnershipAct as a PPP project. However, after the feasibility and transaction approval of the proposed project, the government will still go […]
Mastering The Art Of Being An MC
By: Robyn Nakaambo Does the idea of public speaking seem daunting to you? Well, in a world of eight billion people you can rest assured that it is more common than you can fathom. To those who want to overcome this hurdle, focus on how to train your mind to perceive the hurdle as a […]
SAARMSTE Conference Coming To Namibia
By:Fransina Nghidengwa The 2024 Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) will be hosted at the International University of Management (IUM) in Windhoek. The SAARMSTE 2024 conference will be face-to-face event, hosted by IUM in collaboration with Namibia University of Science and Technology, University pf Namibia, the […]
Women And Youth Faced Challenges In Trading Across Borders
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Women and youth face various challenges in trading across borders and are confronted by many barriers to trade. This is according to Industrialisation andTrade Minister Lucia Ipumbu who was officiating the Southern Africa Youth Consultative Workshop on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade in […]
Meatco increases revenue by 15%
By:Staff writer Meatco increased its revenue by 15% (from N$752 million to N$865 million) and a gross profit by 950% (from -N$ 2.8 million to $ 24 million), the country’s meat sector regulator has announced. This is according to the company’s latest annual report, in which it stated that the positive turn is despite the […]
Namibia Mulls Law Amendments To Strengthen Food Production, Reduce Imports
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia is making changes to its Meat Industry Act to include dairy and poultry, aiming to strengthen the country’s food production and reduce reliance on imports. On Wednesday, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein presented the Livestock and Livestock Products Amendment Bill to the National Assembly, contending that by including […]
Namibia’s Fish Product Trade Surpluses Reach N$3.8 Billion In Q1 2023
By:Justicia Shipena Trade of fish products showed surpluses in the first quarter of 2023, increasing from N$2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022 to N$3.8 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). As the agency reviewed the agriculture and fishery sectors’ performances during Q1 2023, Statistician General […]
EIF And Dutch Partners Announce Joint Effort To Catalyse Green Hydrogen Investments
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia’s Environment Investment Fund (EIF) will collaborate with two Dutch entities in the establishment of the sovereign wealth fund SDG Namibia One. The two entities are Invest International and the Climate Fund Managers. Invest International is providing grant funds in the amount of N$850 million, or 100% of the initial commitment of €40 […]