Bryan Eiseb, Executive Director of Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has outlined Namibia’s top energy development priorities between now and 2030 highlighting amongst others a complete overhaul of the existing regulatory framework to ensure competitive, attractive terms for investors, as well as coordination with international partners. In his admissionContinue Reading
The prospects for offshore oil and gas exploration have resulted in Namibia becoming a hotspot for hydrocarbon investment in recent years. Meanwhile, the country’s ambition to become a global hub for green hydrogen development – on the back of abundant, co-located solar and wind resources – is poised to supportContinue Reading
Launched in 2017, the Accelerating Women-Owned Micro Enterprises programme in Southern Africa has equipped more than 2,400 women who own micro-enterprises in Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia with the skills they needed to improve their businesses. The programme—recently renamed EntreprenHER at the official launch of Phase III on 2 FebruaryContinue Reading
It is all systems go for the Windhoek Karneval come the 4th of April this year. This was announced at the NBL WIKA Kick Off event held this past weekend. The Windhoek Karneval is celebrating its 70th Jubilee year in 2024. Speaking at the event, NBL’s Corporate Affairs Manager SuriheContinue Reading
The Namibia Youth Energy Forum (NYEF) has announced its official launch, marking a significant milestone in its mission to empower Namibian youth to lead the charge towards a sustainable energy future. With a clear vision and steadfast commitment, NYEF aims to inspire, educate, and provide opportunities for young people toContinue Reading
EMPRETEC Namibia which first trained entrepreneurs on 16 October 2019 has now trained close to 2000 entrepreneurs of which about 30% are in vulnerable categories, minister of Industrialisation and trade, Lucia Iipumbu has said. EMPRETEC Namibia, is a collaboration between the ministry and UNDP Namibia with the aim to trainContinue Reading
Those arguing that higher oil prices are ahead often point in evidence to a chronic lack of investment in oil exploration of late. Without sufficient capital put into large, offshore projects, crude supply will wither, they say. In fact, there have been very large oil discoveries including in the NorwegianContinue Reading
Shares of Forsys Metals surged last week after the uranium developer secured a renewal for its exclusive prospecting licence (EPL-3638) on the Namibplaas deposit, part of the company’s flagship Norasa project in Namibia. This licence has been renewed for a further two years until February 2026, it said in aContinue Reading
FNB Namibia today officially launched an Exchange Traded Notes (ETN) programme to allow Namibians to participate in the global investments economy by acquiring listed instruments in international companies like Amazon, Apple, Hathaway, and Microsoft for as little as N$10. Speaking at the event, RMB Namibia Markets Head Ian Erlank highlightedContinue Reading
Dundee Precious Metals has announced that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., for the sale of its interest in the Tsumeb smelter located in Namibia, including all associated assets and liabilities, through the disposition of all of theContinue Reading
