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All Click Sounds In Names To Be Unicoded
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Securitylast week indicated that it will work with the University of Namibia to identify all the undocumented clicks and special characters in languages used in the country. After identification, the clicks and special characters will be added to the Unicode Standard Identification which assigns each […]
Basecamp Namibia Welcomes FNB Partnership …to transform ideas and concepts into businesses
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In an era of risk aversion, entrepreneurship development and incubation is critical, says Basecamp Namibia Director Jesay Hano-oshike. The Villager interviewed Hano-oshike on the partnership between First National Bank Namibia (FNB) and Basecamp which aims to continue entrepreneurship development through incubation and mentoring. FNB last month entered into a partnership with Basecamp Namibia […]
Namibia Feels the Pinch of OPEC+ Production Cutbacks at the Pump …as the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association seeks fuel increase exemption
By:Justicia Shipena The impact of production cuts by OPEC+ members is beginning to affect Namibian fuel prices. This is according to Abednego Ekandjo, a petroleum economist at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Mines and Energy Ministry revealed on Monday that motorists would have to pay extra for fuel starting today. The price of petrol […]
SchlettweinMakes Water Development Strategies Plea …. says Africa is confronting a worldwide water problem that necessitates global solutions
By:Justicia Shipena Africa must take decisive efforts to entirely eliminate all illegal outflows, whether tax or other forms of money smuggled out of the continent. Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein made these remarks at the ongoing Africa Climate Summit being attended by African leaders, investors and some of the world’s most […]
N$75 Billion From Green Hydrogen In Seven Years, Says !Gawaxab
By:Justicia Shipena Bank of Namibia Governor Johnaness !Gawaxab says that Green Hydrogen could contribute up to N$75 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) over the next seven years. Speaking during Bloomberg’s ‘Namibia in Focus’ event on Tuesday, !Gawaxab was optimistic about Namibia’s economic prospects, particularly green hydrogen and the light oil discoveries. “By […]
Namdeb Spends 85% Of Expenditure On Local Procurement
By:Staff writer Namdeb spends approximately N$270 million per month on the procurement of goods and services from Namibian-based businesses, Namdeb’s Commercial Manager Anthony Phillips has said. This constitutes approximately 85% of its total expenditure. The majority of spending relates to earthmoving activities. This includes the supply of fuel for earthmoving equipment, the provision of services […]
GRNTrains Communities To Combat Veldfires
By:Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism started capacitating different communities through education in basic fire prevention and fire fighting late last month. This is according to the Environment Ministry’s fire management focal person, Micheal Otsub. The South Korean government has donated N$1,042 million (U$70,000) to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism […]
Government Has Dependency Syndrome – Kavango East/West Farmers
By:Annakleta Haikera Kavango East and West farmers say the Namibian government has a dependency syndrome while they have all the agri-products within the country. They were speaking on Thursday when the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Carl Schlettwein handed over the newly revamped Rundu abattoir to the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco). The […]
Credit BorrowingIn Namibia: A 55% Family Stake
By:Justicia Shipena Credit extended during the month of July to the private sector currently stands at N$119.2 billion, with 55% owned by families, 38% by businesses, and 6% held by foreigners, the Simonis Storm’s Securities’ latest report stated. This comes as private sector credit extension expanded by a paltry 0.035% month on month in July […]
Finland Scouting Finnish Companies For Namibia’s Green Hydrogen …As Namibia’s administrative challenges highlighted by European corporations
Justicia Shipena Finland says it is busy searching for Finnish companies to collaborate on its Green Hydrogen initiatives in Namibia. During an interview with Eagle FM during the Mining Expo and Conference, the Finnish Ambassador for Trade and DevelopmentMinistry for Foreign Affairs, Eija Rotinen stated that while her country does not have large corporations to […]