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Environmental Fund Pays Out Grants Worth N$535 Million
By:Justicia Shipena The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) has to date disbursed grants valued at more than N$535 million, the Fund’s Chief Executive Officer Benedict Libanda has revealed their latest annual report. “EIF has ensured that more than 240,256 hectares of land are under conservation, while 71 grants have been approved for different environmental projects,” Libanda […]
Ruacana Hydro Slumped To Lowest Energy Generation In Ten Years…as the call to de-risk the country from its Ruacana over-reliance grows louder
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Ruacana Power Station energy generation 780.15 GWhduring 2022 was the lowest recorded for the past 10 years, Nampower said in its report covering the financial year ended 30 June 2022. This is as opposed to 1,505 GWh generated in the 2019/20 financial year. The decline led to local generation contribute just 29% of […]
Schlettwein Dismisses NCA Beef Safety Concern Allegations
By:Staff writer Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein has dismissed claims that Namibia’s meat from the Northern Communal Area (NCA) to Ghana carries foot and mouth diseases (FMD). The response follows such claims making rounds on social media amid reports that a delegation of Namibian commercial farmers travelled to Ghana to ask […]
Demand For Supervisory Skills On The Rise, Notes Upskilling Firm
By:Staff writer Upskilling and empowerment company Dyna Training Namibia says there is an increase in demand for supervisory skills training in the country’s mining industry. Although its core clients focus on the gold and copper sectors, the company has recently started engaging with clients in the uranium and zinc sectors. “Mining houses are putting the […]
CSG, Axiata Digital Labs Bolster Partnership With MTC
By:Staff writer CSG, a Colorado-based multinational corporation providing business support systems software and services, on Wednesday announced the first deployment of its joint solution with Axiata Digital Labs (ADL) at Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC). With a unified cloud solution that enables flexible bundling with rapid time to market, CSG and ADL are helping MTC to […]
Okahandja Residents Demands Service Delivery
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Disgruntled Okahandja residents on Friday took to the street to demonstrate against poor service delivery that has been haunting the ‘garden town’ for a long time. A petition signed by more than 150 aggrieved residents demanded transparency with regard the town’s finances and for explanations on past audit reports. “Once considered the garden […]
Uranium Prices Improve
By:Staff writer Namibian Uranium Institute (NUI) Executive Director Dr Gabi Schneider says the local uranium sector has seen an increase of about 191% since the post-Fukushima low of $18.00 in October 2016. Schneider said this is evident that the sector is not only recovering from global slump, but is growing as uranium prices are improving […]
National Housing Enterprise Appoints New Board
By:Laban Rasalus Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni has charged the newly appointed National Housing Enterprise (NHE) board to rise to the occasion and to do everything within their power and competence to re-position and help the entity serves its purpose. The board was inaugurated on Friday. Namibia Civil Aviation Authority Executive Director […]
CRAN Kicks Off 700MHz And 800MHz Auction Process
By:Staff writer The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has launched the auction process to allocate frequencies in the 700MHz (684MHz-790MHz) and 800MHz (790MHz-862MHz) bands for the provision of 4G and 5G services. Under the terms of the ‘Request to Bid’ published on 17 February, applicants must hold a Class Comprehensive telecommunications service licence (ECS […]
Strengthen political will to achieve nutrition targets – African leaders
By:Staff writer There is a need for more commitment and accountability in Africa’s effort to achieve continental and global goals for nutrition. The call comes from leaders of African Union member states during a nutrition-themed side event during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, co-organized by the Kingdom of Lesotho, […]