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Mines minister Tom Alweendo has reiterated his stance that the presence of oil in Namibia can be beneficial, and does not automatically need to lead to the dreaded oil curse. 

A main driver of Namibia’s digital economy and the country’s first mobile service provider, MTC, has announced that its voluntary SIM-card registration campaign is open, and will run until 01 January 2023. 

Both the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) and trade ministry need to be more flexible and have shorter turnaround times.

Specific initiatives being investigated between Namibia and Germany include whether NamPower could off-take cheap clean dispatchable electricity from the first green hydrogen project to satisfy domestic

The health ministry announced that the duration of isolation and quarantine periods for people who are asymptomatic or have a mild Covid disease has been reduced to five days, respectively.

The United Nations Population Fund has released a study stating that nearly a third of women aged 19 and younger in developing countries begin childbearing, and nearly half of first births to adolescents are to children aged 17 and younger.

The City of Windhoek has alerted the residents in Brakwater to make alternative arrangements as they will not have water for 15 July and again on 29 July 2022. 

A 93-year-old resident of Okanghudi kaMokaxwa in the Ohangwena region, who was diagnosed with malnutrition, said she wants her bank card back from her neighbour who receives her pension grant on her behalf.

The ministry of home affairs is attempting to recuperate N$2.3 million in duplicate payments to suppliers who rendered services to the government.

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board engaged various stakeholders here to facilitate trust relationships to attract and retain sustainable investment for private sector-led and inclusive economic growth.