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Public Service Commission Undertakes Regional Tours
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The Public Service Commission (PSC) this week kicked off with regional engagements and networking consultations on the commission’s roles and mandates with regard to employment challenges, solutions and inquiries. The commissioners’ first stop was the Kunene region on Monday where they engaged various stakeholders for two days. Here they clarified their functions […]
Puranium Energy Completes Remote Sensing Programme On Its Uranium Project in Erongo
By: Staff Writer Puranium Energy has announced the results from a property-wide remote sensing and spectral processing survey completed by Perry Remote Sensing LLC on its Exclusive Prospecting Licenses 7646 and 8084 located in the Erongo region. Remote sensing interpretation identified two paleochannel systems cut into the basement of EPL-7646 in areas that are predominantly […]
The dark side of birth control
By: Uendjii Kandang For those of us who have been blessed with a uterus, there’s also the brunt of having to deal with menstruation. And sometimes bleeding monthly can become such an enervating thing that we seek ways to deal with it, such as turning to birth control for help. We often hear slogans such […]
After 30 Days Of Helping A Billion Dollar Startup Serve In Namibia….. Here Are 3 Things That I’ve Learned
By :CJ Dumeni 1. Not every market you launch in has to be a “Home Run”. Launch in markets that bring value to your overall strategy. Quality over quantity. 2. You don’t know what you don’t know. Get the ball rolling quickly and work with teams that have already done it before. If you have […]
RFA Sponsors N$600 000 Towards Flood Emergency
By:Mauricia Koopman The Road Fund Administration (RFA) has sponsored N$ 600,000 to support the most flood-affected regions of Oshana, Ohangwena and Omusati in the north of the country. The RFA said each region will get a total of N$200,000 which will be managed by their respective regional councils. “This donation might not be sufficient but […]
Namibia To Expand Ties With China In South-South Cooperation
By:Staff writer Namibia will sign a tripartite agreement for the second phase of the South-South cooperation program with China and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations later this year. The statement was made Monday by Jona Musheko, a spokesperson for the Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, who said the […]
Vehicles Sales Highest In Over A Year
By:Staff writer Vehicle sales have seen the highest level since March 2022 after 1,103 units were sold in February after a weak start in 2023. In comparison, with 883 units sold in February 2022, this indicates a 24.9% year-on-year increase. “On a monthly basis, units sold in February are 36.3% higher than sales in January […]
Agri Sector Not Out Of The Woods
By:Justicia Shipena The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has warned that the agriculture sector is not out of the woods yet and is faced with enormous headwinds. The state-owned financial institution stated this in its market watch report for the month of February 2023. According to the report, the ongoing floods, contingency action plans for […]
NIPDB Eyes N$50 Billion Through Resident By Investment Programme
By:Hertha Ekandjo, Nguriye Katusuva Namibia should look for investors that will set up manufacturing bases to allow for production of its natural resources and minerals from raw materials to finished goods. This was the view of economist and former interim Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency (Amta) Managing Director Solomon Hei on the Residence by Investment Programme […]
Electrification Will Drive Copper Demand To 36.6 Million Mt
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus With metals demand ramping up rapidly in the face of the energy transition, new processing technologies can help meet the supply shortfall from existing operations, said McKinsey’s & Company in a mid-February article titled, “Bridging the copper supply gap”. The global management consulting firm predicts global electrification to increase annual copper demand to […]