For the past years, there has been an overwhelming focus on urban development in Namibia, mainly by the main development stakeholders who hold interest in and have activities related to rural development such as the government, local and international development practitioners.
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Unam grows by leaps and bounds
The University of Namibia has significantly grown from a staff complement of 147 at its inception in 1992 and now boasts more than 2 500 employees, including 83 academic professors.
‘PG can’t take witness stand’
Lawyers representing prosecutor general Martha Imalwa say the law does not permit her to take the witness stand in civil proceedings.
Impalila crash victims named
A German family and a South African pilot have been identified by police as victims of the Impalila Island plane crash on Monday afternoon.
Arsonist guilty of murder
Oshakati High Court acting Judge Danie Small last week convicted a resident of northern Namibia on a charge of arson and murder.
Forex trader to be tried in November
A forex trader, accused of defrauding 79 people of over N$4 million, will be going on trial in November.
Skorpion Zinc refinery could run for another 15 years
The Skorpion Zinc mine and refinery in southern Namibia is currently under care and maintenance, which is a mining terms used to describe processes and conditions when a mine is closed, but where there is potential to recommence operations at a later date.
Rössing launches 45 years’ legacy book
Rössing Uranium launched its 45-year legacy book in Swakopmund earlier this month.
Nabirm focuses on offshore Namibia
Nabirm is an oil and gas explorer focused on projects in politically stable and technically de-risked countries. The company’s main focus in the immediate term is on exploration of the conjugate margin of the offshore Namibian continental shelf and onshore basins.
ADB discusses energy transition
A recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank (ADB) brought together experts to examine how Africa can become a hub for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries to store energy and electrify the transport fleet.