The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises has announced the appointment of a temporary board to MeatCo, for six months, effective from 1st September 2023 to 28 February 2024. The newly appointed board members bring a wealth of experience and expertise to steer Meatco into the future. The following boardContinue Reading
The Development Bank of Namibian (DBN) and KfW Development Bank have signed the second concessional loan of around N$600 million (translating to €30 million) to be used for development of climate-related infrastructure, such as renewable energy, water and low-carbon transport projects. Financing mitigation and adaptation to climate change Climate-appropriate financingContinue Reading
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Board of Directors this week signed Performance and Governance Agreements with Dr. Peya Mushelenga, Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). The Minister of ICT appointed the CRAN Board Members effective from 01 May 2023 for a period of three (3) years inContinue Reading
President Hage Geingob has said that the Namibian Government has taken note of the public calls for a greater participation in the ownership of newly discovered green hydrogen and oil ventures and work is underway to amend Namibian laws to allow for a certain percentage of mandatory government ownership inContinue Reading
….”its time you start to earn your license to operate” Mines and energy minister, Tom Alweendo has warned investors in the Namibian mining sector that are yet to earn their license to operate. According to him, these are the ones who have failed to create a mutually beneficial relationship withContinue Reading
Namibia imported a total of 4.9 million kilograms of livestock and meat products year to date (YTD), 0.9% lower when compared to the same period last year, research firm Simonis Storm has said. YTD, 75% of imports are pork products, while in 2022 it only consisted of 58% of totalContinue Reading
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has announced that Namibian President Hage Gottfried Geingob will deliver an opening keynote address at African Energy Week (AEW) 2023, set to take place October 16–20 in Cape Town. In alignment with AEW’s overarching theme, ‘The African Energy Renaissance: Prioritizing Energy Poverty, People, the Planet,Continue Reading
Aim-listed tin and lithium developer Andrada Mining has confirmed the existence of continuous mineralisation at surface over a 6 km strike length at the ML133 mining licence area, or Lithium Ridge, located 35 km southeast of its Uis tin mine, in Namibia. The exploration programme on the licence area, whichContinue Reading
As part of its statutory mandate of providing pension and other related benefits to civil servants as well as employees of participating institutions established by Acts of Parliament, the GIPF will be offering pre-retirement workshops at this year’s Annual Ongwediva Trade Fair. As a pension fund, stakeholder relationships and engagementContinue Reading
Namibia’s Electricity Control Board (ECB), NamPower and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) have issued a joint guide to support Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in accessing the national and regional energy trading market. The “SAPP and MSB Market Access Guide” [https://www.ecb.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SAPP_MSB_Market_Access_Guide.pdf] was launched today with support from the European programmeContinue Reading
