Author: Maihapa Ndjavera (Maihapa Ndjavera )

Namibia is set to expand its power storage capacity in the energy sector with the introduction of the first-ever Omburu battery energy storage system (BESS).

No nation is being coerced by the European Union (EU) to ratify a new 20-year partnership pact.

With a two-year extension to allow for completion, Namibia’s fifth National Development Plan 5, which was created to help realise Vision 2030, only met 58% of its stated goals. 

The 5th generation mobile network and the new global wireless standard, 5G, has a better-advanced capability and supports a lot of emerging technology, such as artificial intelligence.

Government is being assertive in ensuring the process of commencing with the country’s oil production is accelerated.

Lawmaker Maximalliant Katjimune of the Popular Democratic Movement stated that due to missing records and other issues, the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) will never have a sustainable payback model. 

The only long-term answer for Namibia’s adequate water solution is to install desalination facilities, as Agriculture Minister Calle Schlettwein forewarned yesterday that climate change is also eating away at the water sector.

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.