Following the appointment of an eight (8) member Namibia Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Task Force by the President Hage Geingob, on 01 July 2021 for a twelve month period, the 4IR Task Force and other stakeholders will host the first Namibia 4th Industrial Revolution Conference and Expo on 7-8 JuneContinue Reading
Finance Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi has said uranium miners are waiting for prices to recover before reviving projects in the ore, which is needed for nuclear power in a world shifting away from fossil fuels. Namibia is investing in water facilities and is planning a second desalination plant to supply minesContinue Reading
The preferred bidder for a gigawatt-scale green hydrogen-to-ammonia project near the coastal town of Lüderitz, in Namibia, is aiming to conclude an implementation agreement with government by August, opening the way for a full-scale feasibility study to enable the implementation of the US$10-billion project. Following a competitive bidding process, theContinue Reading
AN engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contractor has been appointed to design and construct a lithium pilot processing plant at the Uis mine in Namibia, technology metals mining company AfriTin has said. This follows metallurgical test work results of the London Aim-listed mining and exploration company showing the successfulContinue Reading
ALLEGATIONS of uncompetitive practice in the property valuation industry by commercial banks has arisen, with Namibia’s competition watchdog, the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) acknowledging that such concerns have been brought to their attention. A complaint recently written to the Commission by property valuer, Mekondjo Alfeus highlights that commercial banks couldContinue Reading
Namibia and five other African countries this week formally launched the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance, with the aim to make the continent a frontrunner in the race to develop green hydrogen, to accelerate the transition away from a reliance on fossil fuels and to shift to new energy technologies thatContinue Reading
PRESIDENT HAGE GEINGOB will this week lead a strong but lean delegation consisting of Ministers, senior government officials and private sector representatives to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting scheduled to take place from 22 – 26 May 2022 in DavosKlosters, Switzerland, under the theme “History at a TurningContinue Reading
ASX-, NSX- and OTCQB-listed Bannerman Energy has struck a deal to acquire 41.8% shareholding in TSX-V-listed critical minerals explorer Namibia Critical Metals Inc (NMI). NMI’s flagship asset is the 95%-owned, advanced and fully permitted Lofdal heavy rare earths project in Namibia, which is the subject of an earn-in agreement withContinue Reading
The Bank of Namibia has announced the appointment of Herman Shilongo as a Board Member of the Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority for a period of five years while Florette Nakusera will head the administration of the Authority. The appointment of Shilongo as a Board Member by the Bank of NamibiaContinue Reading
On 25 June 2022, Nicolette Mashile, renowned South African broadcaster, and best-selling author of “What’s your move”, will be headlining the 12th Old Mutual Namibia Women’s Summit taking place in Swakopmund. This year’s theme will be “Securing your Financial Future.” Over the years, Mashile has become well-known for speaking onContinue Reading
