2021-07-21Edgar Brandt When the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), through its Private Sector Covid-19 Response Initiative, handed over the first oxygen tanks at the Katutura State hospital, a sore sight of piled up broken beds piled caught their eyes. Being proactive and in no time at all, the NCCI-led initiative on Monday handed over 100 repaired hospital beds to the health ministry. View more
2021-07-21Edgar Brandt Mining remains an important contributor to Namibia’s economy – and in 2020, it contributed 10.1% to the Gross Domestic Product. View more
2021-07-16Edgar Brandt B2Gold’s Otjikoto Mine is expected to produce between 190 000 to 200 000 ounces of gold in 2021, which is a significant increase of approximately 16%, compared to 168 041 ounces produced in 2020 - and it is in the range of Otjikoto’s annual production record of 191 534 ounces achieved in 2017. View more
2021-07-16Edgar Brandt Government’s initial investment into Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) was N$ 50 million. Since then, the company has created gross value of N$975 million mainly from sales less purchases, the margin achieved above purchase price, as well as interest received on investments. View more
2021-07-23Edgar Brandt If the results of Canadian mining company Osino Resources’ preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Twin Hills Gold Project in the Karibib vicinity are anything to go by, it signifies one of the most significant gold discoveries in southern Africa in recent years. View more
2021-08-03Edgar Brandt Much loved and admired local businesswoman and CEO of the Electricity Control Board (ECB), Foibe Louise Namene, passed away on Sunday at a Windhoek hospital. View more
2021-08-04Edgar Brandt President Hage Geingob yesterday officially launched requests for proposals (RFP) for the development of green hydrogen and green ammonia (GH&A) projects in the //Kharas region. View more
2021-08-04Edgar Brandt The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) says recent unprecedented cyber-attacks on South African ports has heightened its awareness on the importance of safety and security amongst regional logistics chains, as any disruptions may have a serious effect on the general livelihoods of people. View more
2021-08-06Edgar Brandt President Hage Geingob on Tuesday launched the first quarter (Q1) report of the Harambee Prosperity Plan II (HPPII), which conveyed an implementation rate of 90.4%. View more
2021-08-09Edgar Brandt The health ministry last week instructed local environmental health practitioners to remove various KOO canned products, Hugo’s Baked Beans and Helderberg Peas, produced between 1 May 2019 and 5 May 2021, from Namibian shelves. View more
2021-08-10Edgar Brandt The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) in the Bank of Namibia last week confirmed it intends to introduce unexplained wealth orders in a bid to curb financial crime. View more
2021-08-11Edgar Brandt A technical committee of public and private sector officials was appointed towards the beginning of this year to assess the status of the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (Psemas) and to propose reforms for the optimal restructuring if the scheme. View more
2021-08-27Edgar Brandt More than 50% of the railway lines that state-owned railway company TransNamib currently operate on do not meet the minimum Southern African Development Community (SADC) stipulated standard of 18.5 tonnes/axle load. View more
2021-08-31Edgar Brandt While more than 90% of Namibian media practitioners have encouraged the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19, only 40% of them have been inoculated against the deadliest pandemic the world has seen in a century. View more
2021-09-02Edgar Brandt The tourism sector yesterday welcomed the Centres for Disease Control’s (CDC) decision to downgrade Namibia from Level 4 or “Very High Level of Covid-19” to Level 3 or a “High Level of Covid-19”. View more
2021-09-02Edgar Brandt Although the total value of goods and services procured by the Namibian mining sector during 2020 was about N$12.3 billion, a significant portion of the local procurement amount still goes to foreign-owned Namibian registered companies. View more
2021-09-06Edgar Brandt Major players in Namibia’s dairy industry last week warned of the imminent collapse of the entire sector, and requested government to consider mechanisms to save both jobs and businesses. View more
2021-09-08Edgar Brandt The liquidated Air Namibia owes the Receiver of Revenue a staggering N$700 million, while an inquiry into the formation and affairs of the former national airline is on the cards. View more
2021-09-10Edgar Brandt The country’s most prominent labour federation and the largest employers’ organisation both agree that mandatory employee vaccinations against Covid-19 is a no-go area. View more
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