By Erastus Ngaruka As Namibian farmers eagerly anticipate a favourable rainy season as forecasted, however, the signs of climate change still linger. Every rainy season has become spatially and temporally unique in terms of its initiation, intensity, distribution, and duration. This means farmers need to continuously prepare for every rainyContinue Reading
The Agra Group has attained net profit before tax of more than N$100 million for the 2021/2022 financial year, for the very first time, the company revealed at its recently held Annual General Meeting. At the meeting, Ryno van der Merwe, chairman of the Agra board of directors highlighted theContinue Reading
With much anticipation, Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, has launched their latest responsible drinking campaign – “Take a Second” – designed and executed by full-service agency and fellow O&L subsidiary, O&L BrandX. The latest edition to NBL’s longstanding commitment to responsible drinking,Continue Reading
Angola’s Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas and Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at this year’s Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2022 Conference and Exhibition in Luanda which will enhance bilateral cooperation in the petroleum and natural gas sector and improve theContinue Reading
Senior engineer for power supply at the Electricity Control Board (ECB), Lameka Amuanyena has revealed that Namibia’s new electricity connections are currently in the range of 2,000 – 4,000 connections per annum which drastically falls short of the country’s bid to achieve universal access by 2040. At this rate, AmuanyenaContinue Reading
The Namibian government is in the process of finalising its cybercrime related legislation which includes the draft Cybercrime Bill and the draft Data Protection Bill, Leonie Dunn, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia has said. Dunn who was speaking at the launch of the Cyber Security Industry Council lastContinue Reading
By Phillipus Shilongo As of 1 January 2023, Namibia will join 185 countries in the world, who provide mandatory SIM Registration. In preparation for the commencement of the registration process, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) launched the National SIM Registration Awareness Campaign from 7 June 2022 to 31Continue Reading
It is not possible for a Minister to simply increase the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) outside or in contradiction to the scientific advice provided by Marine Resources Council (MRAC) despite calls by the industry to do so, fisheries and marine resource minister, Derek Klazen has said adding that doing soContinue Reading
Capital injections for the third quarter of 2022 into B2 Gold’s Otjikoto gold mine totalled US$20 million (about N$347 million), the miner said last week while releasing its operational and financial results for the third quarter of 2022. This expenditure primarily consisted of N$139 million for Wolfshag underground mine development,Continue Reading
Hydrogen power plant and fuel cell company Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) and development finance institution the European Investment Bank (EIB) have formalised their partnership to develop a green hydrogen power plant in Swakopmund, Namibia. “The signing of the agreement is a key step in our longstanding engagement with theContinue Reading
