Late last week, the Minister of Finance, Calle Schlettwein, issued an economy-wide procurement directive on the reservation of procurement of goods, services and works to local suppliers in terms of Section 73 of the Public Procurement Act.
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CIF elated about local procurement directive
As the Namibian construction sector continues to find itself between a rock and a hard place, the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) continues to advocate and engage with senior officials and government ministers to maintain efforts of raising awareness of the need to support the local construction sector.
SADC ministers push for Regional Priority Power Projects
Seated (from left) Fortune Chasi, Minister of Energy and Power Development, (Zimbabwe) and Mathews Nkhuwa, Minister of Energy (Zambia) signing while (standing) Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy (Namibia), Alfeus !Naruseb, Minister of Water (Namibia) and Dr Tembinkosi Mhlongo, Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration were among the witnesses. Photo: Contributed
Nedbank and Lionesses of Africa host second Lean In session in Windhoek
WINDHOEK - Nedbank Namibia in partnership with the Lionesses of Africa Organisation held the second Lioness Lean In
Local business leaders urged to apply for Stanford Seed Transformation Programme
WINDHOEK – The Stanford Seed Programme which is a high-touch learning experience aimed at empowering established business leaders, has commenced with recruitment for the Southern African region. The Southern African leg of the
MTC kickstarts listing process
WINDHOEK - Namibia’s leading ICT provider MTC has officially started its journey towards listing on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX). MTC will become the first state-owned enterprise to list on the NSX.
Buy local to support the domestic economy – Team Namibia
WINDHOEK - The current financial and economic situation has forced many households and businesses to tighten their budgets in order to avoid going into or to effectively manage debt, but this generally can have a negative effect of slowing
Financial stakeholders meet NCCI to craft business survival strategy
WINDHOEK - “One of the most productive meetings I have participated in for ages,” said Robby Amadhila. “Not a talk shop, but a gathering of high-level representation from government, the central bank, commercial banks and NCCI
Performance guarantees a bone of contention in construction industry
WINDHOEK – The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) is appealing that the government urgently
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