2021-10-26Edgar Brandt The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has confirmed it is investigating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, in monitoring, control and surveillance activities aimed at combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. View more
2021-10-27Edgar Brandt The auditor general’s report for the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture indicates an under expenditure of more than N$21 million for the year ended 31 March 2020. View more
2021-10-29Edgar Brandt The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has clarified that there is no obligation for infrastructure-sharing if a dominant operator will utilise the infrastructure for its own purpose and has received such exemption from the authority. View more
2021-11-03Edgar Brandt A relatively new South African airline in its formative stages, BDS Airways, has through a local firm, made an offer of N$3.2 billion to buy the now defucnt Air Namibia. View more
2021-11-03Edgar Brandt As technology for unmanned flying vehicles evolves, the expectation is that these drones will gradually be integrated more into business and government operations. View more
2021-11-04Edgar Brandt Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi yesterday tabled the 2021/22 mid-year budget, where he announced N$2.2 billion has been made available for reallocation. View more
2021-11-04Edgar Brandt Local businesses must not allow the pandemic to wipe out gains achieved in recent years, such as economic growth and reduction in poverty levels. View more
2021-11-05Edgar Brandt A successful bidder for the much anticipated and country’s first ever green hydrogen project, which has the potential to create up to 30 000 jobs, has been confirmed. View more
2021-11-05Edgar Brandt The domestic economy is projected to grow by 1.9% this year, which is a downward revision from 2.1% estimated earlier this year. View more
2021-11-08Edgar Brandt When finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi presented the mid-term budget last week Wednesday, he was wearing a special green tie in anticipation of the announcement to be made by President Hage Geingob for the preferred bidder to develop the country’s first large-scale vertically integrated green hydrogen project in the Tsau //Khaeb national park. View more
2021-11-16Edgar Brandt Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group yesterday sent shock waves through the business community when it announced a conditional agreement that will see the world’s second largest brewer, Heineken International, acquire control of O&L’s flagship businesses, Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL). View more
2021-11-17Edgar Brandt Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Nico Smit yesterday warned that Namibia is on the cusp of a major financial crisis but said the country’s leaders blithely continue to ignore the writing on the wall. View more
2021-11-17Edgar Brandt The Peugeot Namibia assembly plant at Walvis Bay has to date sold only 22 vehicles, with 131 units still in stock. In addition, the plant has employed 20 locals since its inception in December 2018, with ambitions to employ at least 50 full-time employees. View more
2021-11-17Edgar Brandt The impact of Covid-19 has been devastating on Namibian manufacturers as reduced economic activity and disrupted global supply lines wreaked havoc on the domestic capacity to produce. View more
2021-11-17Edgar Brandt The Namibian Retail Sector Charter was signed off on 11 March 2016 as a voluntary tool to help transform the retail sector from one that relies predominantly on imports to one that gives preference to local manufactures by promoting the sourcing of local products by retailers. View more
2021-11-18Edgar Brandt The much-hyped green hydrogen project, slated for the //Kharas region, which could potentially create thousands of jobs and make Namibia self-sufficient in electricity generation, will take time to implement, as much work still needs to be done on the initiative. View more
2021-11-19Edgar Brandt “Time will tell”, was all Jooste could say when asked for comment on his next move after his office released a statement to confirm that his ministry would soon be transformed into a Department of Public Enterprises, which will fall under the ambit of the finance ministry. View more
2021-11-19Edgar Brandt With Green Hydrogen peddled as the answer to so many of Namibia’s woes, including energy dependency, job creation and economic growth, the future of the country’s only proven hydrocarbon deposit, Kudu Gas, has been questioned. View more
2021-11-22Edgar Brandt MTC raised a massive N$2.541 billion through the largest initial public offering (IPO) the country has ever seen, but fell short of the N$3.1 billion they had hoped to raise. View more
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