The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has said that it has noted the concern on fear of surveillance, the recording of conversations and the nature of information that service providers will retain after SIM registration. CRAN is in the process of executing the National Awareness Campaign about the mandatoryContinue Reading
…first shipment expected as early as 2026 Namibia and Germany have both identified potential export volumes of 3.5 million tons of Namibian green ammonia to the European country by 2030 as they defined further steps of cooperation at joint discussions held last week. The discussions that took place in GermanyContinue Reading
…as City looks to construct 1200 houses Over the next 4 years, City of Windhoek anticipates the construction of 1200 houses under the Council’s Affordable Housing Programme at an estimated cost of N$868 million with which an anticipated 15000 employment opportunities will be created. This was revealed by Windhoek Mayor,Continue Reading
The concept of scenario planning is not new but remains a useful framework to purposefully think about the prevailing socio-economic issues and their implications for the future of Namibia, says the Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo. Alweendo was speaking at the RMB future events – the presentation ofContinue Reading
The Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Johannes !Gawaxab, in a recent engagement with the banking Industry, stated that even though Namibia presently enjoys stable monetary and financial conditions, which are essential for macroeconomic stability, sustainable economic development in the post-Covid-19 environment will be elusive unless all stakeholders take meaningfulContinue Reading
Full and active participation in the national, regional and global economy requires our businesses to adopt innovative, smart and appropriate technologies in order to be successful in the fourth industrial revolution, Vice-President, Nangolo Mbumba has said. Speaking last week at the opening of the 14th post Covid-19 edition of theContinue Reading
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has launched the inaugural Know2Grow (K2G) NextGen Entrepreneurs – an annual market access and capacity building platform designed to drive the development and acceleration of innovative businesses by young entrepreneurs. The event is scheduled to take place in Tsumeb on 16 toContinue Reading
Namibian offshore oil and gas discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell are of commercial quantities, likely in the billions of barrels, mines and energy minister, Tom Alweendo said late last week. Both companies announced earlier this year that they had made “significant” discoveries offshore Namibia, and are currently making assessments. TheContinue Reading
The environment ministry has accepted the scoping report of Renewstable Swakopmund, a green hydrogen power plant in Swakopmund, Erongo region being developed by HDF Energy. HDF Energy Namibia can now proceed with finalising the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report. Once operational, the project will enhance local clean electricity generation,Continue Reading
Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Kornelia Shilunga has expressed concern at how the future of jobs in the mining industry will be protected amid the growing influence of automation in the 4th industrial revolution (41R). Shilunga who was speaking at the opening of the Mining Expo and Conference lastContinue Reading
