2024-01-15Maihapa Ndjavera The recent decrease in the prices for household oils and fats by 2.2% in December 2023, compared to the steep increase of 20.8% a year ago, has come as a relief to many people, especially informal food traders. View more
2024-01-12Correspondent France’s post office is experimenting with opening changing rooms in some branches to cater for online shoppers who want to try on quickly return purchases that don’t fit. View more
2024-01-12Maihapa Ndjavera Bank of Namibia deputy governor Ebson Uanguta yesterday assumed duty as the interim managing director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) for the next six months. View more
2024-01-11Correspondent A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings (G42) over its ties with China, according to a letter released on Tuesday. View more
2024-01-11Correspondent An unauthorised message posted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s official X account briefly sent bitcoin prices soaring, forcing the market regulator to deny it had approved a new cryptocurrency product. View more
2024-01-11Maihapa Ndjavera With the successful contracting of pilot projects and the impending disbursement of cash this year, Namibia’s green hydrogen journey continues to take on momentum. View more
2024-01-10Correspondent Critics are deriding as a step backward the new French energy bill which favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables. View more
2024-01-10Correspondent The European Union (EU) on Monday approved a 900-million-euro German state subsidy for electric vehicle battery firm Northvolt to build a plant in Germany that might have otherwise been lured to the United States. View more
2024-01-10Correspondent Cuba’s cash-strapped government announced on Monday that fuel prices will soar up by more than 500% beginning 1 February, part of a series of economic measures aimed at reducing the deficit. View more
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