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Namibia To Commence Population, Housing Census In September
By: Mathias Hangala The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Thursday officially announced that the 2023 Population and Housing Census will be conducted from September 18 to November 3. NSA Statistician – General & CEO Alex Shimuafeni said that this national undertaking aims to gather essential data on population size, distribution, characteristics, as well as housing […]
Innovators Come Through To Solve Food Waste
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Innovators and social entrepreneurs have submitted a total of 152 innovative solutions to reduce food waste in Namibia. The solutions were in response to the second phase of the Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge (FWC), the Foundation said yesterday. The Food Waste Challenge invitation concluded on 22 May 2023, and received not […]
Building generational wealth: Simple strategies for securing your family’s financial future
By: Laurencia Prinzonsky We all strive to give our children the best we can, and building generational wealth is one way to help them on their journey to financial well being. Generational wealth means making smart choices with our money in a way that gives the next generation a stronger financial footing. For many, this […]
PG Imalwa Says Namibia is Waiting for Fugitive De Klerk
By: Justicia Shipena Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa, says ‘We are waiting for him’ regarding Fishrot accused fugitive lawyer Maren de Klerk, who was recently arrested in South Africa. The 55-year-old is wanted in Namibia for racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering in the Fishrot fraud and corruption case. Making his court appearance in Paarl Magistrate […]
Grootfontein Has Economic Potential – Mayor
By: Justicia Shipena Grootfontein Mayor Talitha Garises said her town has significant business opportunities for investors and economic potential for the country. Garises said this when welcoming delegates to the 8th Public Enterprise CEO Forum which took place at the National Youth Service Centre at Rietfontein, situated some 40 kilometres south of Grootfontein in Otjozondjupa […]
India -Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information and Technology to promote inclusive development
By: Fransina Nghidengwa The India-Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information and Technology will promote inclusive development, strength capacity, and building skills needed to reach the social economic objectives. This is the view of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, during the formal inauguration of the project on Monday. According […]
Govt Has Six Months To Decide On Hyphen Equity Offer
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Counting from June 2023, the Namibian government has six months to weigh its options, find capital, and decide whether it will take up 24% equity in Hyphen Hydrogen Energy. The Cabinet approved a controversial N$192,1 billion deal with Hyphen for its green hydrogen project last Friday. The Feasibility and Implementation Agreement (FIA) was […]
Namibian Government To Make N$252 million From Hyphen’s Green Hydrogen Land Lease
By: Justicia Shipena The Namibian government will receive €12 million (N$252 million) for land leased by Hyphen Hydrogen in the Tsau // Khaeb National Park for the green hydrogen project, Finance Minister Ipumbu Shiimi has said. Shiimi was clarifying issues about the government’s funding for the project during the signing of the Feasibility and Implementation […]
Cran Directs Mobile Operators To Stop Collecting Biometric Data For SIM Card Registration
By:Justicia Shipena Capturing of biometric data will no longer be required during subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) has said. This comes after the legality of telecommunications company MTC collecting biometric data from citizens registering their SIM cards was called into doubt in January of this year. In […]
Government’s Response To Same-Sex Marriage Decision: Legal Evaluation Underway
By:Justicia Shipena In response to the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on same-sex marriage recognition in Namibia, the government is conducting a legal examination of the constitutional ruling before choosing the proper course of action. Attorney General Festus Mbandeka revealed this in a media announcement dated 26 May 2023. Namibia’s Supreme Court declared on 16 May […]