Namibia can transform its economy, create jobs, reduce inequality, and recover faster from the impact of COVID-19 by deepening private sector reforms and increasing private sector participation in its renewable energy, climate-smart agribusiness, housing, and other key sectors, according to a report published today by IFC and the World Bank.Continue Reading
Dates for the final hearing between Deep-South Resources and the Ministry of Mines and Energy have been set for October 3 and 4. During a case management meeting on June 30, which served to prepare for the final hearing, the High Court of Namibia ordered Deep-South’s subsidiary Haib Minerals toContinue Reading
…First increase since 1998 and 1977 respectively The Roads Authority of Namibia (RA) has announced an increase in Domestic Road Transportation and Cross Border Transportation permits application and issuing fees respectively. This increment will come into effect on Monday, 18 July 2022. The Cross-Border and Domestic Road Transportation Permit fees have notContinue Reading
A delegation from the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu earlier this week. The delegation led by its Commissioner, Sam Shivute shared its vision and objectives relevant to the MIT and enhancement of trade facilitation in Namibia. Addressing theContinue Reading
Two years ago, the Zambian government banned the felling and transport of a tree known locally as mukula – Pterocarpus chrysothrix, a relative of rosewood – in a bid to curb its rapid loss fuelled by growing demand in Asia. The wood is highly prized on the international market, makingContinue Reading
Namibia’s driver of digital economy, MTC, has announced that its voluntary SIM-card registration campaign has opened and will run until 01 January 2023. Stating the benefits of having a registered sim card, MTC Chief Human Capital, Corporate and Marketing Officer, Tim Ekandjo said: “A registered card comes with security benefitsContinue Reading
Old Mutual Namibia along with Launch Namibia, the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Lab, has launched the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic & Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative. Mufaro Nesongano, Manager: Communications and Old Mutual Foundation states that, “OM SEED is an initiative weContinue Reading
By Llewellyn le Hané (Green Enterprise Solutions (Pty) Ltd) To build a sustainable future for Namibia, our children, and far into the future, we need to invest in Namibia. There needs to be investment at all levels and in all sectors. In the relative short term, we are looking atContinue Reading
Necessary arrangements are on-going to recruit the successor to Paulina Mbala Elago, the Executive Secretary of SACU who will be completing her term of office in October 2022, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana and chairperson of the summit of the SACU Heads of State or government has revealed. AlthoughContinue Reading
Grove Mall of Namibia and Namibia Gadgets Supplies have reached a settlement agreement in which the later will pay nearly N$500 000 to settle a dispute in which the Mall had sued Gadgets for over N$1 million in ‘unpaid rentals’. The dispute emanated from a lease agreement pertaining to Shop 485,Continue Reading
