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Green Bonds Financing Framework At Advanced Level
By:Justicia Shipena The creation of an Integrated National Financing Framework, which will unleash the power of green and blue bonds and encourage private sector participation in sustainable projects, is now at an advanced level. Deputy Finance Minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende disclosed this during the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) stakeholders’ meeting held in Windhoek. “The work carried […]
Namibians Running Away From A Safer And Democractic Country – UK Ambassador
By:Dwight Links British High Commissioner, Charles Moore, says the Namibian government has been aware of the issues facing the United Kingdom with regards to Namibians traveling to the country. The UK government announced in mid-July that Namibians will require a visa to enter that country. This new requirement is already in force. “To go to […]
Stolen Communal Water Pumps Leave Kavango West Villagers Frustrated
By:Annakleta Haikera Kavango West region villagers have once again been left frustrated and thirsty after another water pump was stolen last week. Meanwhile, those with small irrigation schemes have been left without water for their crops. Kavango West Nampol’s Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Abner Agas told The Villager that numerous cases have been […]
Kavango East Welcomes High Court Sittings In Region And Zambezi
By:Annakleta Haikera Rundu-based lawyer Benhard Tjatjara has welcomed a move by the Office of the Judiciary to have High Court sittings from 1 to 31 August 2023 in the Kavango East and Zambezi regions. The move was annunced by the Deputy Director of Public Relations in the Office of the Judiciary, Vikitoria Hango, in a […]
Macroprudential Policy: An Analysis of Effectiveness and Interaction in Namibia
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama The Bank of Namibia held its Macroprudential Oversight Committee (MOC) on 10 July 2023, to assess risks and vulnerabilities faced by the Namibian Financial System. The Committee emphasised continued monitoring of inflationary pressures and geopolitical tensions, which have the potential to undermine economic recovery and negatively impact the financial system. The aim […]
Global Food Systems Are Broken As 780 MillionFace Hunger Worldwide
By:Hertha Ekandjo More than 780 million people are going hungry while nearly one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted. More than three billion cannot afford healthy diets. This is according to the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. Developing countries are struggling to invest in food systems that can reach all people with […]
Katima Mulilo Becomes First Town To Offer Free Wi-Fi
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Katima Mulilo became one of the first towns in the country to offer free WiFi to its residents. This comes after Mobile Telecommunications (MTC) and Katima Mulilo Town Council signed a memorandum of understanding on the provision of free public WiFi to the Katima Mulilo town on Monday. The town’s mayor, Lister Shamalaza […]
Wenela Border Post The Gate Into Africa
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Putting Namibia’s diamond export to Botswana and the country’s trade partnership with South Africa aside, the Wenela Border Post has been channelling more Namibian products into Africa. In the lens of promoting intra-Africa trade, statistics from the Namibia Statistic Agency show that between February and May 2023, Namibia exported N$3,2 billion worth of […]
Local Sourcing: Hyphen Estimates 30% Local Procurement In Green Hydrogen Project …As procurement is anticipated to cost N$15 billion annually for four years
By:Justicia Shipena The government and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s just-launched Socio-Economic Development (SED) framework anticipate that 30% of local products and services would be procured during the construction and operating stages of the green hydrogen project in the ||Kharas region. Hyphen will confirm these projections through rigorous baseline investigations to be completed throughout the feasibility phase, […]
Kaciso Accuses Kunene Regional Council Of Preferential Tender, Employment Practices
By:Uakutura Kambaekua A pressure group under the banner Kaoko Civil Society Organisation (Kaciso), established two years ago to promote the interests of indigenous communities in Kaoko [present day northern Kunene], has issued a stern warning to Kunene Regional Council over what they call unfair practices in tender and job opportunities. According to its interim spokesperson […]