By:Staff writer In the wake of the rationing of electricity supply in Zambia, there is fear of dark days ahead for Namibia as the latter imports 180 megawatts (MW) from its neighbour. However, acting managing director of NamPower, Kandali Iyambo told a local news portal last week the country has secured a “firm” contract with […]

By:Josef Kefas Sheehama At least 70% of Namibians depends on agriculture for employment, income and food security. Yet the value added to the sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was about N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4% of GDP, says the Namibia Statistics Agency. The growth rate of the agriculture sector has […]

By:Staff Reporter AfriTin Mining Ltd reported record monthly output from its Uis mine last November and said the production ramp-up under its Phase 1 expansion plans is on track for completion by end of January 2023. Last November was the first month of production after commissioning of the expanded crushing and tin concentrating circuits were […]

By:Staff writer Golden Deeps Ltd, an emerging explorer-developer focused on the world-class Otavi Mountain Land copper district of Namibia, has produced high-grade battery metal concentrates in metallurgical test work on samples from the Abenab vanadium-lead-zinc project in Namibia. The company announced the results which represent a critical step towards producing high-value vanadium with zinc, lead […]

By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The lack of alternatives for long travel in the country has seen bus operators charging exorbitant prices during the end of the festive period until TransNamibia decided to chip in. Various holidaymakers and schoolkids were stranded in the northern regions due to inadequate long-distance transport. In response to the stranded holidaymakers, bus owners […]

By:Staff Reporter Canadian-based international mining company, Dundee Precious Metals says its Tsumeb zinc smelter has missed its 2022 production guidance. The company announced preliminary production results from both of its mines in Bulgaria and the Tsumeb smelter for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022. In the fourth quarter, the Tsumeb smelter processed […]

By:Megameno Shinana The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has lashed out at the now defunct Air Namibia’s liquidators for selling off some aircrafts to WestAir while ex-workers of the national airline have bemoaned being kept in the dark about the purchase. SPYL’s Ephraim Nekongo said that the transaction reinforces the suspicion that Air Namibia was […]

By:Justicia Shipena Namibia Price Consumer Index (NCPI) bulletin for December 2022 shows that prices for the operation of personal transport equipment increased by 22.6%. Last week, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)released its NCPI bulletin for December last year. The increase resulted mainly from price increases recorded in lubrication which jumped from 3.0% to 11.2%. “Prices […]