Author: Maihapa Ndjavera (Maihapa Ndjavera )

After learning that Namibia had made significant offshore light oil discoveries, some people began to celebrate, thinking this would be a cure for the nation’s problems with a high youth unemployment rate, extreme poverty and inequality.

The multimillion-dollar Daures green hydrogen project is roughly 66% of the way through construction. 

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts last week put the Office of the President on notice for several irregularities, including not providing supporting documentation, not completing some bank reconciliations and paying money to third parties.   

Individuals selling fuel from unregistered outlets or without the necessary licensing and documentation have been implored to end their illegal activities immediately.

Discovered by Osino Resources in 2019, the Twin Hills resource is an open-pit gold mine being fast-tracked to production. It is anticipated that by mid-2026, the project will record an average annual gold revenue of N$4.23 billion.

Tempers flared here last Friday with village council members denying allegations of bribery while others warned of imminent danger to scarce underground water resources should contentious uranium mining proceed in the area. 

Erastus Uutoni, Minister of Urban and Rural Development, yesterday stated that regional and local authorities owe a staggering N$1.5 billion to bulk service suppliers. 

Government is currently acting on its commitment to provide drought relief to the most afflicted communities in the nation.

The chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration, Natangwe Ithete, yesterday blasted commercial banks for what he called “mafia tactics”. 

Electricity Control Board (ECB) CEO Robert Kahimise yesterday advised customers to investigate more affordable and alternative energy sources to help ease the burden on national electricity usage.