By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Individuals or groups of investors can enter the electricity transmission market as independent power transmitters by building their networks and maintaining them. Nampower only holds a monopoly over the consumer-funded grid infrastructures. This was confirmed by both the Electricity Control Board Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kahimise, and his General Manager for Regulation, Pinehas […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia’s planned mega green hydrogen project can be used to reduce sulphur levels in crude oil refineries, apart from being an energy carrier and a critical input in synthetic fuel production through ammonia. National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia’s (Namcor)Head of Sustainable Energies, Frans Kalenga, highlighted this in his presentation at the Race To […]
By:Annakleta Haikera For almost six years, the VaGciriku tribe has been without a chief since the death of Hompa Kasian Shiyambi in November 2019at the age of 82 after an illness. VaGciriku chieftaincy aspirant Barthomeous Aruvita on Friday secured a court interdict to block the coronation of Felix Felix MuraghuliMashika. Despite the court order, the […]
By:Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka I have been around the country speaking and participating in various economic policy discussions, but one thing I didn’t do was speak to my younger siblings or cousins about economics and risk-taking. I want to say, that I am guilty of self-neglecting because they are part of me, and if I am to […]
By:NJ Ayuk There’s a new powerhouse in African renewables. And it has plenty of experts talking about it. The report “The State of African Energy 2Q 2023 Outlook,” recently released by The African Energy Chamber (AEC), discusses the current and future projections for renewables on the continent. The most exciting finding is the competitive growth […]
By:staff writer While Namibian youth continue to swim in the morass of joblessness, with very little prospects for immediate intervention, neighbors Botswana recently held a conference on the same issue. The 2-day second annual labour conference was organised by the Institute of Labour and Employment Studies (ILES), a college wholly owned by Botswana Public Employees […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus After another dismal grain production at the end of June 2023, Namibia had to spend N$142 million to import cereal grain from Poland, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said. In the second quarter of 2023, the country’s grain production of maize, wheat and millet was so low the country had to spend N$299.2 […]
By:Justicia Shipena Dates were the biggest export earner of horticulture goods during the second quarter of 2023, recording N$25.8 million in export revenue. Tomatoes and vegetable seeds came in second, reporting N$3.3 million and N$1.4 million in revenue, respectively. According to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), potatoes topped the horticulture product imports during Q2 2023, […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama Namibia is still some distance away from where we would like to be to sustainably meet the 3.6% or below inflation goal. Although annual inflation has been trending downwards since the turn of Q2 2023, it remains unacceptably high at the beginning of Q3 2023. The consumer price jumped to 4.70% in […]
By:Hertha Ekandjo Namibia has secured a N$9 million grantfrom the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to kickstart putting together of the country’s Investment Plan for the design of its Nature, People and Climate (NPC) Programme. The funding was secured through the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) from various multilateral development banks, which are AfDB, World Bank and […]