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Nam Faces Growing Inflation In Wake Of Russia-Ukraine War
By: Staff writer The Bank of Namibia (BoN) recently released its quarterly bulletin covering the third quarter, namely the months July through to end September 2022. It noted that inflation stood at 7.1% during the third quarter. The central bank said Namibia’s economic activity in the third quarter of 2022 increased in the primary and […]
High Failure Rate Has Devastating Consequences On Economy – Analyst
By: Justicia Shipena Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah says that the high failure for the class of 2022 external examinations has serious consequences on society and the economy. The education ministry last month announced that out of 38 019 full-time candidates who sat for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSCO) grade 11 students examinations, only 5 […]
Nam Imported N$3,4 Billion In Agronomic And Horticulture Products In 5 Quarters
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s inability to produce enough cereal grains and fresh produce has forced consumers to go and buy outside, spending N$3,4 billion in the last 15 months ending September 2022. Out of this import bill, cereal grain rules the bill, with wheat and maize being the most imported products. Despite the 11 […]
Trade Restrictions Keeping Food Production And Food Prices High
By: Justicia Shipena Trade restrictions on key food-producing commodities could keep food production costs high as well as food prices for Namibia. This is according to a Simonis Storm agri-monthly report for November. This comes as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has warned about the effects of de-globalisation, as trade restrictions have increased, especially […]
Telecom Namibia Invests In Smart City Fibre
By: Staff Writer Telecom Namibia has signed a partnership agreement with OMDis Town Transform Agency (OMDis) to deploy 67.6km of optical fibre in Oranjemund at a total cost of N$12 million, as part of a project to transform the town into a smart city. “A smart city requires connectivity between citizens, service providers and government,” […]
Namibia Should Not Attempt to Borrow for Climate Change – Economist
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia should not attempt to increase net debt for climate adaptation and mitigation, says a special briefing report on Namibia’s green transition by economist Robin Sherbourne from Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Climate adaptation refers to anticipating the adverse effects of climate change and taking appropriate action to prevent or minimise […]
Policymakers Urged To Explore Green Hydrogen Options
By: Justicia Shipena Namibian policymakers have been urged to continue exploring options for green hydrogen and green ammonia, taking care to establish a global environmentally sustainable brand. This call was made in the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)’s special briefing report for November on Namibia’s green transition by economist Robin Sherbourne. Last year, […]
Transition Cannot Be Met Without Green Skills, Jobs
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus An analysis by LinkedIn has indicated that green skills and jobs are urgently needed to power the green transition. Their report provided new data on green skills and jobs from all across the world that depict where the world stands in the required skills for the green transition, and for policymakers, governments […]
Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme
By: Staff Writer As part of the Global Environment Facility Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme, the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) and partners of the Forest and Farm Facility are providing business incubation support around country-specific core themes to forest and farm producer organisations in the Miombo Mopane ecoregion of Angola, Botswana, Malawi, […]
NCRST Executive Welcomes 5G Cabinet Approval
By: Hertha Ekandjo Newly appointed National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) chief executive officer Anicia Peters has welcomed cabinet’s decision to approve 5G technology in the country. This week cabinet said it has taken note and approved the strategy for the deployment of the 5G network in the country. “Cabinet supports the appropriation […]