2021-05-28Maihapa Ndjavera Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta believes a transition to a greener economy offers an opportunity for the country to move out of the Covid-19 crisis towards a future that is food, water and energy-secure. View more
2021-05-28Maihapa Ndjavera Walvis Bay Urban constituency councillor Deriou Benson says the very future of Namibia is at stake because of a lack of housing. View more
2021-05-31Maihapa Ndjavera At a community meeting that ended up being postponed due to the late arrival of a representative from the Jointmen Investment CC residents were furious, claiming lack of information. View more
2021-05-31Maihapa Ndjavera In the quest to bridge the information gap between the youth, women, farmers and entrepreneurs after the devastating effects of Covid-19 on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Mbunga Mbueza found it necessary to assist in resurrecting the vulnerable sector. View more
2021-06-04Maihapa Ndjavera One of the biggest challenges in upgradable land tenure titles under the flexible land tenure system in Namibia is the reluctance by local authorities to avail land for the initiative. View more
2021-06-07Maihapa Ndjavera 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. View more
2021-06-08Maihapa Ndjavera Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein said due to many complaints of lack of transparency, the ministry, in collaboration with its stakeholders, is working on an automated selection database to reduce human interference with the land allocation system to build back confidence in the processes. View more
2021-06-09Maihapa Ndjavera On Monday, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein, with his ministerial delegation, visited the Erongo Desalination Plant, where he was taken through the intricacies of their operations. View more
2021-06-10Maihapa Ndjavera The Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine, which is still under care and maintenance and belongs to Paladin Energy Ltd in the Erongo region, is waiting for global uranium prices to pick up for it to restart its operations. View more
2021-06-11Maihapa Ndjavera A worsening drought is continuing to ravage many parts of the Dâures constituency in the Erongo region. Due to a lack of rainfall in the affected areas, crops have dried up while serious losses of livestock have been experienced by distressed farmers. View more
2021-06-11Maihapa Ndjavera In direct economic contribution to Namibia, the Uis Tin Mine in the Erongo region has spent close to N$200 million on mine development and the majority of this expenditure has taken place locally. View more
2021-06-14Maihapa Ndjavera Managing Director (MD) of the QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine George Botshiwe is concerned about industrial energy supply to the mine beyond 2025. Botshiwe is worried that if no major national power supply projects are soon implemented... View more
2021-06-24Maihapa Ndjavera To motivate Namibians to get vaccinated, individuals and companies have moved to incentivise their employees and the public to get the jab by offering fish, free burgers and even a tablet computer. View more
2021-06-24Maihapa Ndjavera When the full extent of Covid-19 was finally assessed on the financial services sector, it was agreed that the pandemic severely disrupted most global activities. However, the silver lining behind the dark Covid cloud is that forced technology to the forefront of the financial services sector. View more
2021-06-24Maihapa Ndjavera Local welder Hendrina Angalais (32) believes is time for the youth to engage in life-improving systems and technical works. Angalais is an artisan in metal works and welder by profession who is due to graduate her traineeship in August 2021 after completing her traineeship courses. She has been in business since 2017. View more
2021-06-25Maihapa Ndjavera The Oranjemund Town Council (OTC) said it is disappointed in the way the national diamond company, Namdeb, is negotiating as the two entities dispute the payment of occupational rent at the diamond town. View more
2021-06-28Maihapa Ndjavera The contribution of the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors to the gross domestic product (GDP) expanded in the first quarter of 2021, accounting for 8.3%, compared to a share of 6.6% recorded in the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. View more
2021-06-29Maihapa Ndjavera Cabinet last week approved the automotive production and development policy on the development of the automotive assembly sector in Namibia. View more
2021-06-29Maihapa Ndjavera Namibians need to invest in sectors and industries that grow the domestic economy, according to the water and agricultural minister, Calle Schlettwein. View more
2021-06-30Maihapa Ndjavera Last week Cabinet made recommendations to relevant authorities to urgently help revive the Kunene region from the devastating drought. View more
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