The international project, PanAfGeo2, is targeted at the practical improvement and capacity building for the staff of geological surveys of African states.
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Botswana dry port facility at Walvis Bay enhances trade
Namibia and Botswana continue to enjoy good trade relations under the configuration framework of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), being the oldest functional customs union in the world, having been established in 1910.
Elisenheim service station to alleviate city congestion
The Elisenheim Property Development Company (EPDC) yesterday confirmed it has contracted with local fuel retailer Petrosol to develop a fully-fledged service station on the Elisenheim Lifestyle Estate (Elisenheim).
Stiffer sentences would deter fuel smuggling…as law enforcement struggles to contain the situation
Taxi owners were identified as primary consumers of smuggled fuel, thereby resulting in serious economic and security implications for the country. These sentiments were shared last week by Carlo McLeod, deputy director of regulation, compliance and economics in the energy ministry.
Opinion – Accelerating, capacitating women-owned micro enterprises
Community empowerment in its totality has immense and great prospects to facilitate real-time, sustainable impactful development for many in communities, especially for women-owned micro-enterprises.
Opinion – Kleptomania and compromised politics
Namibia has stepped into an unprecedented scale of corruption. On a weekly basis, we see disturbing headlines – from theft, murder, suicide, lawsuits and entitlement.
State concedes failing to prove murder case
State Advocate Timo Itula on Friday conceded that the State did not prove the two men on trial for the murder and robbery of an elderly Swakopmund couple killed Siegfried.
Namdia unveils rare N$26 million diamond
A rare Namibian diamond will soon be showcased around the world to bring further prominence to the country’s diamonds.
Zambezi cattle theft continues unabated
There appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel for communal farmers in the Zambezi region, as they continue to lose their livestock at the hands of progressively ferocious cattle rustlers, mainly from Zambia, who continue to cross borders illegally to steal cattle in Namibia.
Chiefs vow intensified fight against Germany
Various Ovaherero and Ovambanderu chiefs vowed on Friday to step up their fight against Germany by appealing for assistance from African nations as well as well-meaning progressive international solidarity groups.









