President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has re-emphasised the need to create 500,000 jobs over the next five years. Mining is among the industries identified as having the potential to create employment. During a courtesy visit on Wednesday by the Chamber of Mines delegation to Statehouse, President Nandi-Ndaitwah said that with value addition in mining, the potential to […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has vowed to redirect funds from local authorities that are keeping funds for development with no plan to those that have. Sankwasa was responding to PDM Leader McHenry Venaani, who questioned the N$220 million that was withdrawn from the City of Windhoek, which was to be […]
The Minister of Transport and Works, Veikko Nekundi, has highlighted the significance of infrastructure development in ensuring communities have access to essential services. He made the remarks while officiating at the inauguration of the rehabilitated Homs River Bridge in Warmbad in the ||Kharas Region. The Homs River Bridge has been rehabilitated for N$18.7 million to […]
The City of Windhoek has inaugurated its first electric vehicle (EV) charging port at its head office, marking a step toward its zero-emissions goal. The inaugurated port has an AC slow charger, forming part of the city’s broader campaign to raise awareness about climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and the importance of adopting […]
The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) is in Lusaka, Zambia, for the 74th Airports Council International Africa’s board and committee meetings, regional conference, and exhibition. The Namibian delegation is connecting, sharing ideas and building partnerships that will drive Africa’s aviation industry forward. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an organisation of airport authorities that regulates […]
The Head of the Upstream Petroleum Unit, Kornelia Shilunga, said that the Namibian government will enforce a strict upstream petroleum local content policy to ensure the country’s discovered oil translates into real benefits to all Namibians. Shilunga made these remarks during the regional local content policy consultation with the Omusati regional leadership, traditional authority leaders, […]
Debmarine Namibia launched a next-generation crawler designed to increase diamond recovery production by 20%. Two crawlers, valued at N$1.1 billion, were unveiled at the Sturrock Dry Dock in Cape Town, South Africa, earlier this week. The next-generation crawler is a seabed mining machine that travels across the ocean floor and collects diamonds; it then pumps […]
With vast capital investment going into oil exploration, Otjozondjupa Governor John ||Khamuseb said the Namibian government should get at least 30% of the profits from petroleum production companies. ||Khamuseb made the remarks at the Regional National Upstream Petroleum Local Content consultations held at Otjiwarongo. ||Khamuseb stressed that a National Conference on Mineral Resources is long […]
Over the past five decades, rising greenhouse gas levels have contributed to global warming and worsening climate change, which present major obstacles to sustainable socio-economic development. In response, Namibia is strengthening its climate action through the Second Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) Namibia project. Countries must transparently report on climate progress, including emission sources, […]
Cabinet has approved the inclusion of 35 additional countries to the list of countries eligible for Visa on Arrival. An administration fee of N$400 for a manually submitted Visa on Arrival application was also approved. Emma Theofelus, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, announced these Cabinet decisions. The countries include Barbados, the Bahamas, Haiti, […]
