2021-07-21Maihapa Ndjavera Government has introduced several initiatives to support business recovery, following the severe impact of Covid-19, which devastated an already-struggling economy. View more
2021-07-16Maihapa Ndjavera In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that lowered the demand for and sales of products and stopped many economic activities, including mining, the Rossing Uranium mine still managed to increase its production from 3.9% in 2019 to 4.4% of global output in 2020. View more
2021-07-16Maihapa Ndjavera In what seems to be quite a challenging environment for female counterparts, and a sphere of work traditionally dominated by men, there seems to be a positive shift in attitude with regards to women in mining lately. Emitty Mutenda, a processing manager at Uis Tin mine, is taking full advantage of the shift in perceptions. View more
2021-07-22Maihapa Ndjavera Research entity High Economic Intelligence (HEI) says disruptions to production and supply chains caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are now filtering through on the basic prices of goods and services. View more
2021-07-22Maihapa Ndjavera Kunene regional governor Marius Sheya said the region is in a unique position to reach its developmental goals in both the blue and green economies. View more
2021-07-23Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia remains a net importer of white maize due to supply constraints faced by farmers, coupled with adverse climatic conditions. View more
2021-07-26Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia, with one of the youngest populations in Africa, could reach a staggering 50.30% youth unemployment rate by the end of 2021. View more
2021-07-27Maihapa Ndjavera The index for pigs on a monthly basis increased by 0.3% in May 2021, from a decline of 13.8% recorded in the preceding month. The index recorded a growth of 8.9% year on year. View more
2021-07-28Maihapa Ndjavera A high level of youth unemployment is nothing new to Namibia and the 50.3% expected by end of 2021 did not come as much of a surprise but commentators warn that the status quo might hold dire consequences for Namibia’s famed peace and stability. View more
2021-07-28Maihapa Ndjavera The need to provide a lifeline for the informal sector emerged as an urgent priority for governments after the global pandemic. View more
2021-07-28Maihapa Ndjavera Chairperson of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Task Force Prof. Anicia Peters has allayed fears that robots and technological advances are going to perform certain tasks more efficiently and faster, thereby resulting in significant job losses. View more
2021-07-29Maihapa Ndjavera Chief Operations Officer at Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Jochen Traut, is concerned with infrastructure sharing in Namibia. View more
2021-07-29Maihapa Ndjavera High production costs and unfavourable climatic conditions during the last few years have caused domestic wheat production to decline significantly. The cereal recorded its least local production during 2019/2020, with 4 466 tons of wheat produced for the entire year. View more
2021-07-30Maihapa Ndjavera Beneficiaries of the Sustainable Development Goals Impact Facility (SDGIF), jointly established by the trade ministry in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme of Namibia in 2020, have spoken out about their experiences. View more
2021-08-02Maihapa Ndjavera Government has raised over N$120 million towards a conservation relief, recovery and resilient facility aimed at providing financial support to institutions negatively affected by Covid-19. View more
2021-08-02Maihapa Ndjavera President Hage Geingob last week cautioned the nation against the introduction of the universal basic income grant (BIG) under its principle of equal distribution, whether for poor or rich. View more
2021-08-02Maihapa Ndjavera Mahangu, also known as pearl millet, is one of the most common staple food crops in Namibia contributing largely to overall domestic food security. View more
2021-08-03Maihapa Ndjavera Business registration in the Hardap region, of which low numbers had been a concern to government, has been revamped and is gradually improving. View more
2021-08-03Maihapa Ndjavera In June 2021, a total of 284 881 MWh of electricity was sold in the domestic economy, compared to 297 400 MWh sold in May 2021. View more
2021-08-04Maihapa Ndjavera Low throughput is expected to remain a severe challenge for the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) for at least the next two years. This specific predicament weighed heavily on the corporation during the last financial year from February 2020 to January 2021. View more
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