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Horse Unit To Be Deployed To Combat Poaching In Etosha …as 289 rhinos poached in 5 years
By:Hertha Ekandjo A horse unit will be deployed at Okaukuejo in the Etosha National Park to provide extra support to the anti-poaching unit in the country’s biggest park. In the past five years, the country has recorded 289 cases of rhino poaching, with 92 killed last year. Rhinos are part of the Big Five that […]
Angel Network Invests In Local Cosmetics
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Ilotu Cosmetics, an all-Namibian cosmetic company, that specialises in the production of essential oil based products, has received a boost from an angel investor who purchased a stake in the company, the Namibia Business Angel Network (Naban) last week. Angel investors are wealthy private investors focused on financing small business ventures in exchange […]
Rural Areas Critical To Shaping Food Systems – Uutoni
By:Annakleta Haikera Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said rural areas will remain critical in shaping the food system resilience in the country and providing basic raw materials for secondary industry. Uutoni said revitalising rural areas in Namibia will strengthen the connection between rural and urban economies and contribute to poverty alleviation, while creating […]
Dundee Commissions N$15 Million Tsumeb Waste Management Facility
By:Sara Fileppus Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb has commissioned a N$15 million General Waste Management Facility in the Oshikoto region. The project, which is the first of its kind in the region, will focus on the separation and sorting of waste at source to minimise waste to landfill. This project was approved by the Namibian Environment […]
Basil Read Employees To Down Tools Over 95 Million Unpaid Overtime
By:Hertha Ekandjo 174 Basil Read Mining company employees are planning to down their tools on 3 October and vent their frustrations over unpaid overtime wages dating between 2014-2016. According to the workers’ representative, Jonny Classen, they’ve been fighting for eight years for what the company owes to them, with no success. He says the company […]
Politicians Complaining Now Passed The Procurement Act, Says CPBN
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Chairperson of the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN)Amon Ngavetenesaid it is lawmakers who passed laws that govern public sector procurement in Namibia. This is after Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) called for the reversal of a N$1.3 billion pharmaceutical supply tender to Cospharm Investments. The company was awarded a government tender […]
The Grid Market Is Not A Monopoly …transmission infrastructure marketopen for investment
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 […]
Hydrogen Can Be Used To Desulphurise Refineries …can it make the Angolan oil viable?
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 […]
Mashika’s Faction Disregards High Court Order Restrictions
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 […]
Unconventional Thoughts: Are You Mentoring And Guiding Those Kids At Home
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 […]