A joint venture between a Namibia and Chinese firm suffered a double blow as its review application in a tender relating to construction works on the Naute-Keetmanshoop water pipeline, a tender worth N$184 million was dismissed.
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Agriculture to instal 39 boreholes in Oshikoto
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform is set to instal 39 boreholes in the Okankolo, Eengodi and Nehale Lya Mpingana constituencies of the Oshikoto region before the end of March 2024.
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Tribute – Reflections on the assignments, responsibilities given to Hage Geingob
Many are called, but few are chosen. But what makes some chosen and others not? It is about the attitude of one’s heart towards assignments and responsibilities given.
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Tourism rebound can propel sector to top …figures point toward healthy growth in visitors and revenue
Tourism could potentially emerge as a major contributor to Namibia’s Gross Domestic Product in 2024, as it holds the potential to become one of the strongest performing sectors of the Namibian economy this year.
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Consider privatising the downstream industry – Sherbourne
A local economist has suggested Namibia splits the upstream and downstream aspects of the oil and gas industries.
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China shares end higher as key rate cut
China’s shares finished higher yesterday as its central bank announced a record cut to a benchmark lending rate in a bid to boost its struggling economy.
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Ngula heads Bank Windhoek’s e-Money
Candy Ngula was recently appointed as Bank Windhoek’s Head of Electronic Money (e-Money). The appointment, announced by the bank’s executive officer for Retail Banking Services and Specialist Finance James Chapman, is effective as of Thursday, 1 February 2024.
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Sudanese refugees face gruelling overcrowded camps
A new truck arrives in the South Sudanese town of Renk, packed with dozens of elderly men, women and children, their exhausted faces betraying the strain of their traumatic journey out of war-ravaged Sudan.
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Senegal candidates call for vote
Fifteen of the 20 candidates who were approved to stand in Senegal’s delayed February presidential poll have called for the new vote to be held no later than 2 April.
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Israel apartheid against Palestinians ‘worse’ than in SA
Israel is applying an even more extreme version of apartheid in the Palestinian territories than experienced in South Africa before 1994, Pretoria told the world’s top court on Tuesday.