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ReconAfrica Exploration Campaign Set To Start Later This Year
By:Justicia Shipena ReconAfrica, a Canadian oil and gas firm, will begin drilling for additional wells later this year. This follows after the Office of the Environmental Commissioner in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism granted ReconAfrica an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for a further 12 exploration and appraisal wells. “The drilling campaign will commence […]
32% of Women Experienced Physical Violence From Intimate Partners
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed 32% of Namibian women, between the ages of 15 and 49, reported experiencing physical violence from an intimate partner at some point in their lives. This was said by the UNFPA country representative Gift Malunga at the commemoration of World Population Day and launch of […]
Agriculture Insurance a Potential Game Changer to the Agriculture Sector
By:John Alugodhi The Namibian Agriculture Sector highly relies on rainfed and supports over 70% of the population who directly depend on it (Livestock and Crops) for their daily livelihood. However, the sector faces challenges of ever-changing climate patterns in the forms of extreme temperatures, frequent droughts, and floods, hence the need to adopt a risk […]
Rössing Uranium Donates N$ 50,000 To Namibia’s Small-Scale Miners
By:Hertha Ekandjo Rössing Uranium this week donated N$50,000 to small-scale miners working under the Emerging Mining Association of Namibia (EMAN), to attend an international mining conference slated for 22-23 November 2023 in Luanda, Angola. The 2nd edition of the Angola Mining Conference & Exhibition (AMC 2023) aims to bring together mining […]
Food Waste Challenge Winner Announced
By:Staff writer Ndasilohenda Katangolo-Nakashwa of Ndinandali farm in Opuwo has emerged as the 2023 Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge overall winner. Capricorn Foundation launched the Foundation Food Waste Challenge in April this year, to address the issue of food waste in Namibia and create employment for Namibians. As a result, Katangolo-Nakashwa walked away with a […]
Türkiye Seeks Closer Ties With Namibia
By:Dwight Links Turkish ambassador to Namibia, Feral CekerekOruckaptan says Türkiye aims to strengthen the ties between Windhoek and Ankara through trade. “We can contribute to the development of economic and commercial relations between the two countries,” Oruckaptan said. He indicated that Namibia’s open-door strategy for business is the secondary motive to pursue trade between Windhoek […]
TVET Survey Underway
Dwight Links The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) is currently conducting a Technical and Vocational Educational Training survey for the cohort of vocational and training graduates who were released into the labour market between 2018 and 2020. The period under review is similar to the first measured period of 2015 to 2017 where 2,668 graduates were […]
Economists Foresee Modest Consumption Spending In Future
By:Justicia Shipena Future consumption spending is expected to be modest, according to economists at Simonis Storm Securities (SSS). Real consumption spending fell by 4.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2023, according to the financial research firm’s report on inflation released in June 2023. The fall was brought on by rising interest rates, […]
Namibia Is Ready For Business – Vice-President Mbumba
Justicia Shipena Investors attending the US-Africa Business Summit in Gaborone, Botswana, received assurances from Vice President Nangolo Mbumba that Namibia is prepared for business. Mbumba, who is leading a high-level delegation to the summit, invited potential investors to the country to learn more about the possibilities for trade and investment in Namibia. “On this fitting […]
Nam Imported N$4,4 Billion Worth Of Goods Within Africa In May
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibiaimported goods worth N$4,4 billion from Africa during May 2023, out of the total N$12.1 billion the country had spent on imports. This is according to the May 2023 trade statistics issued by the Namibia Statistics Agency. Since most of Namibia’s trade is concentrated within SACU with South Africa accounting for 33.6%, the […]