The Namibian Government has effectively implemented a N$365 million electricity tariff subsidy for the 2024/2025 financial year, ensuring that consumers continue to pay the same rates as in the previous year. This move, aimed at addressing concerns over electricity affordability, was confirmed during a media briefing by the Electricity ControlContinue Reading
SNC Incorporated has been recognised in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide, securing a Band 3 ranking in the practice area of General Business Law in Namibia. Chambers and Partners, a globally respected law firm and lawyers ranking organization, has been evaluating law firms and practitioners across jurisdictions since 1999. TheContinue Reading
Over the past four months, the Capricorn Foundation has invested N$2,6 million in various education and training initiatives, addressing infrastructure needs, providing study materials and teacher training and addressing rural-urban education gaps in Namibia. This investment reflects the Foundation’s commitment to improving educational opportunities and strengthening communities across Namibia. EducationContinue Reading
The third edition of the Bank Windhoek Grade 8 and 9 Mathematics Teachers Workshop hosted 40 teachers from the Zambezi, Kavango-East and Kavango-West regions from Friday, 14 until Sunday, 16 February 2025. The event, which took place at the Rock Lodge outside Okahandja, connected teachers who shared their challenges andContinue Reading
Connected Minerals is planning for an initial drilling program in Q2 2025 at the Swakopmund Project in Namibia, after confirming priority drill targets. The new targets have come after completing a horizontal-loop electromagnetic survey at the project, which aimed to delineate paleochannels with potential calcrete hosted uranium mineralisation. Connected, whichContinue Reading
The Kenya Wine Agencies Limited has entered into a distribution deal with Namibian Breweries to handle the Windhoek Beer brand in Kenya in a move that will see it expand its local market share. This is part of Kwal’s growth strategy in Kenya, with management leveraging the company’s strong distributionContinue Reading
Brazil’s Petrobras wants to buy stakes in African oil assets, mainly in Angola, Namibia and South Africa, to boost its reserves as it expects output to fall after 2030, a senior executive said last week. The Brazilian state energy firm is in talks with companies, including existing partners ExxonMobi, ShellContinue Reading
The Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT) Mobile Planetarium celebrated its first year of operations after completing 63 events and reaching over 9 000 students and learners in 2024. The mobile planetarium, which is a collaboration between the University of Namibia and AMT Project the Radboud University in the Netherlands and theContinue Reading
By Ella-Betty Chapoto Safer Internet Day (SID) is a global initiative celebrated annually on 11 February, uniting stakeholders from various sectors to raise awareness on online issues, promote a safer and responsible digital world. This year’s theme, “Together for a Better Internet”, calls on individuals, businesses, governments, and communities to collaborateContinue Reading
Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited (CNEL), an affiliate of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron, has strengthened its presence in Namibia’s offshore oil and gas plays by getting its hands on a new license, which enables it to assume the mantle of operator at two blocks in the African country. Chevron revealedContinue Reading
