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NamPower has electrified 1000 households in 10 peri-urban areas on the outskirts of Windhoek to the tune of N$22 million, contributing to the betterment of the communities in these areas. 

Bank Windhoek successfully issued and listed the country’s first Sustainability Bond on 2 June 2021. As with the Green Bond in 2019, the Sustainability Bond is also a first for commercial financial services institutions in southern Africa.

Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab on Thursday cautioned that the Namibian economy cannot afford another hard lockdown as this would be devastating for both jobs and businesses.

Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein last weekend confirmed that the feasibility study for the construction of a new desalination plant has been completed and shows that an additional desalination plant is viable and needed to alleviate industrial production constraints.

Lufthansa Airlines resumed their flights between Windhoek and Frankfurt, Germany on Wednesday (2 June 2021), taking over from their subsidiary Eurowings.

Although in office for only for six months, !Nami#Nus constituency councillor Suzan Ndjaleka is confident that the constituency can aspire to greater heights. New Era’s Steven Klukowski sat down with her last week. 

European Union ambassador to Namibia Sinikka Antila has called on the country’s administrators to avoid administrative bottlenecks and to speed up implementation of programmes on the ground.

The Walvis Bay municipality will not increase its tariffs for water and other related services for the current financial year.

Opposition leader McHenry Venaani has called on government to consider building a new state hospital alongside the 50-year-old Katutura Intermediate Hospital to help fight infectious diseases such as the prevailing Covid-19. 

Kavango West  governor Sirkka Ausiku has stressed the importance of valuable contributions for inclusion into the final draft of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan.