Author: Maihapa Ndjavera (Maihapa Ndjavera )

Namibia is expected to receive the highest exploration Capital expenditure (CapEx) in Africa from Total Energies to the value of US$300 million, which is approximately N$5.5 billion.

The High Economic Intelligence (HEI) has proposed investments in higher-yielding horticultural seeds, water availability and basic training for farmers. 

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) monetary policy committee (MPC) is expected to make the fourth monetary policy announcement of the year today at the bank’s Oshakati branch. 

While sharing and harvesting ideas for the national budget formulation, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi says education and health sectors remain priorities, despite repeated undesirable results. 

The overall water supply situation remains a major concern in many areas of the country due to poor rainfall received for the season. As such, most water catchment areas have already dried up due to insufficient water inflow.

T he ne w ly es t a b l i s h e d Implementation Authority Office for the green hydrogen programme has resulted in numerous questions in the public domain. 

The state of food security in Namibia has significantly deteriorated as a result of a highly unfavourable agricultural production during the 2022/2023 cropping season.

The Japanese government’s increased interest in Africa’s rare earth minerals, particularly lithium and cobalt, resulted in an agreement being signed with Namibia this week, which aims to enhance mining sector cooperation. 

Trade minister Lucia Iipumbu has urged newly appointed board members and management at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to focus on matters that drive economic revival. Speaking at Monday’s inauguration of board members, Iipumbu said there is no room nor time to waste on unimportant issues.