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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 […]
I wasn’t a lone wolf in a syndicate of corruption: Esau
By: Megameno Shinana Former fisheries and marine resources minister and Fishrot corruption accused, Bernard Esau vehemently denied in court that he was a lone wolf who operated with a syndicate to benefit from Namibia’s fisheries sector. Esau on Tuesday continued to provide his evidence in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court before acting judge David Munsu. He […]
Mining Giant Newmont Dabbles In Namibia
By: Staff Writer Osino Resources Corporation last Thursday has announced that Newmont Corporation (Newmont) has completed a geochemical orientation programme during October 2022 to test their proprietary Deep Sensing Geochemistry (“DSG”) technique over known covered mineralization at Osino’s Twin Hills gold project. Dave Underwood, Osino’s Vice President, Exploration commented: “The Damara Orogenic Belt in Namibia is […]
Namibia Subscribes to the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Staff writer
Namibia subscribed to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), becoming the fifth country in Sub-Saharan African to reach this goal, The IMF announced last Thursday. By subscribing to the SDDS, Namibia graduated from the Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) in which the country had participated since June 27, 2016. Bert Kroese, Chief Statistician […]
Walvis Bay Waterfront & Marina Development:NamPort Extends Bid Submission Deadline Till 6 March 2023
By: Staff writer In a notice, the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) said the last date for submission of expression of interest (EOI) for the Walvis Bay Waterfront Development is 6 March 2023. The company stated that the deadline for respondents to register as a respondent is 16 January 2023. The development of a waterfront & […]
GRN Inaugurates New Water Project For Crocodile Attack-Prone Village
By: Annakleta Haikera The ministry of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni on Monday officially inaugurated a water project at the Thikanduko village in the Kavango East region. Uutoni said the development came as a result of many human-wildlife conflicts, particularly encounters with crocodiles that have led to the loss of human life in the […]
Trevali Gets Buyer For Rosh Pinah Mine Stake
By: Staff Writer Embattled base metals miner Trevali Mining Corporation will sell its 90% interest in the Rosh Pinah mine to Appian Natural Resources Fund III and Appian Natural Resources (UST) Fund III. Trevali is a Canadian base-metals mining company with four producing operations in Canada, Peru, Burkina Faso and Namibia. The Rosh Pinah mine is located in the […]
Fishrot Plunges Nam Under Spotlight for Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Due to the Fishrot scandal, Namibia is now under scrutiny by the International Cooperation Review Group due to some deficiencies in its domestic Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFTP) Framework which present a risk to the international financial system. This is according to the Mutual Evaluation Report […]