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.
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EU approves €900 mln German aid battery plant
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.
Budget-crunched Cuba to hike fuel prices over 500%
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.
Insufficient rainfall leads to low crop production
Insufficient rainfall during the 2022-2023 cropping season is primarily to blame for the decline in local crop production in the third quarter of 2023 - both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.
Parties vow to address voter apathy
With less than 11 months to go before Namibia heads to the polls, youth leaders from various political parties have vowed to go on a serious civic and voter education drive to address voter apathy.
Lights on in Sky Phase 3
The residents of Sky Phase 3 location in Ongwediva late last year witnessed the inauguration of an electrical reticulation project to the value of N$4.1 million.
Italian couple robbed, assaulted … husband kidnapped
An elderly Italian couple was attacked and robbed by unknown criminals along Libertina Amadhila Street in Swakopmund on Monday evening.
Two remain in custody after transgender man’s attack
Two Zambian truck drivers accused of assaulting a transgender man in Walvis Bay last week after heavy drinking and socialising, are to remain behind bars.
Amushelelo’s latest case still being investigated
The State has referred the case against NEFF Commissar of Economic Development Michael Amushelelo for contravening a court order that instructed him to stay 400 metres from Rani Group shops across the country back to the police for further investigations.
Environment ministry offers human-wildlife conflict training
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has conducted human-wildlife conflict management training in over 40 conservancies since September 2023, aimed at equipping the communities with skills to handle claims and resolve human- wildlife conflict according to national policy.