CONSTRUCTION OF SEVEN BOLEHOLE FOR GROOT HUB BEGINS IN NAMIBIA

Residents of Windhoek rural’s Groot Aub settlement have complained about the government’s recent allocation of N$6 million towards the drilling of one of eight new boreholes, while several existing boreholes have been left dysfunctional for more than five years.

This comes after the City of Windhoek (CoW) and the Ministry

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HOW ONGOS VALLEY IS REFUSING BUDGE ON SOLAR ENEEGY PLANS IN NAMIBIA

The massive Ongos Valley housing development on the northern outskirts of Windhoek has reaffirmed its intention to generate some of its own electricity using renewable solar energy. This is despite strong objections and a legal challenge by the City of Windhoek that remains adamant that Ongos should buy all its

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NAMPOWER UNHAPPY WITH SWISS COMPANY OVER REPAIRS OF POWER STATION EQUIPMENT IN NAMIBIA

Senior NamPower officials are disgruntled over the national electricity company’s battle to recover N$5,6 million paid to a Swiss company for the repair of power station equipment in India.

The money was paid as a tax payment for the import of equipment, known as the transformer 12, for a substation

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NAMIBIAN GOVT. TO PROMOTE ROADSHOW FOR GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT

Dates for a National Green Hydrogen Roadshow have been revealed by the Namibian government and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy. Taking place from August to October 2023, the roadshow aims to foster interaction between government officials, Hyphen representatives, and diverse stakeholders nationwide. The objective is to share information about the Hyphen

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NAMIBIA GOVERNOR CALLS FOR KATIMA MULILO BORDER PROJECT TO BE FAST-TRACKED

Zambezi regional governor Lawrence Sampofu has called for the fast-tracking of plans to turn the Katima Mulilo border post into a one-stop border post (OSBP), as well as for it to start operating on a 24-hour basis.

He made this call during his State of the Region address at Katima

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LOW COST HOUSING PROJECT ON COURSE IN SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA

Eighty beneficiaries of the Build Together Programme at Swakopmund have elected to shoulder the responsibility of constructing their own houses.

This is after the beneficiaries requested that their loans be paid directly to them to enable them to hire their contractors.

This is a deviation from the norm of the

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GHANAIAN CEO SET TO CONSTRUCT FERTILIZER PLANT IN NAMIBIA

Thomas Abanga, the founder and chief executive officer of Abanga Farms & Food Systems, shared during the recent Omaheke Employment-Creation Conference that his company is in the final stages of setting up a fertiliser factory in the country.

Without disclosing where or in which town the factory will be established,

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WINDHOEK CITY COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT WATER RESTRICTION IN NAMIBIA

The Windhoek City Council has decided to implement restrictions on the use of water as part of a drought response plan.

Residents of the city will now be compelled to wash their cars using buckets and without hose pipes, water their gardens only twice a week and keep swimming pools

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CONSTRUCTION COMPANY URGED TO REGISTER EMPOLYEE FOR PENSION IN NAMIBIA

The Construction Industries Federation (CIF) of Namibia said construction sector employers must register their most vulnerable workers with a pension fund, and assist with contributions.

CIF chief executive officer Bärbel Kirchner said in a statement that the provision applies to all contractors, as per the collective agreement between CIF and

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IMF SAYS NAMIBIA ECONOMIC GROWTH DROPPED TO 2.8%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts economic growth of 2.8% for Namibia in its latest World Economic Outlook, released today.

This is unchanged from the IMF’s estimate in October 2022, but a drop compared to the 3.7% the Fund projected last April.

The IMF’s latest projection is lower than finance

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NAMIBIA GOVT. MAKING PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EARTH DAMS

Deputy prime minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah last week visited the Oshana region to familiarize herself with the progress made on the government’s program to construct earth dams.

She visited Okaku village in the Okaku constituency, accompanied by Oshana regional governor Elia Irimari and constituency councilors to identify areas earmarked for the

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NAMIBIA GOVT. SEEKS PRIVATE OPERATOR FOR BUSH PROCESSING PLANT PROJECT

The trade and industrialisation ministry (MIT), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), has invited interest from national, regional and continental private entities to operate an invader bush processing plant.

Through a project, called ‘Promoting Sustainable Bush-Processing Value Chains in Namibia’, the collaborative effort seeks a private

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NAMCOR ANNOUNCED LIGHT OIL DISCOVERY IN NAMIBIA

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), in partnership with Shell and QatarEnergy announced a light oil discovery of oil in the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration well.

The well was drilled in Block 2913A & 2914B (PEL 0039) in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia, NAMCOR said in a statement.

According

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PLANS UNDERWAY TO UPGRADE TWO GRAVEL ROAD IN NAMIBIA

The Roads Authority (RA) Namibia has started the planning process for the upgrading of the Bukalo-Muyako-Ngoma (DR3507) and Silumbi-Sizimbukwa (DR3559) gravel roads in the Zambezi region to low-volume seal standards.

The two roads in the Katima Mulilo Rural constituency are 60 and 15 kilometers long, respectively.

RA project control engineer

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HOW ENERGY TRANSITION WOULD IMPOVERISH NAMIBIA

Namibia’s planned energy transition would impoverish the country while contributing virtually nothing to global emission reduction, says American science policy analyst Perry Green. Green says Namibia’s renewable energy ambitions would have no real impact on global carbon emissions.

The government has committed to a 90% reduction in its carbon emissions

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WATER DELCARE UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN NAMIBIA

The Tsumeb municipality is conducting a test on the town’s water supply after Dundee Precious Metals issued a warning that the town’s water is unfit for human consumption.

In an internal communication on Monday, Dundee managing director Zebra Kasete warned the company’s employees and contractors that microbiological quality assessment had

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CONCERN AS OVER 300,000 HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY IN NAMIBIA

Half of Namibia still has no access to electricity, with over 300 000 households, particularly in rural areas, unelectrified.

This was revealed by the executive director of the mines and energy ministry, Simeon Negumbo, who said electricity provision remains a challenge as the country’s overall electrification rate is estimated to

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NAMIBIA COULD BECOME ENERGY CAPITAL OF AFRICA SAYS NIPDB

Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) chief executive officer Nangula Uaandja said Namibia’s ambition is to become the energy capital of Africa.

Uaandja said this last week when she spoke at the Invest in Namibia Country Spotlight session organized by the mines ministry, NIPDB, and Namcor at African Energy

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SWAKOPMUND MUNICIPALITY TO CUT OFF WATER SUPPLY FOR GOVT. AGENCIES IN NAMIBIA

The Swakopmund municipality has started cutting off the water supply of some government agencies after several warnings and deadlines to settle accounts have been ignored.

Helao !Naruseb, general finance manager of the Swakopmund municipality said: “They just shrug their shoulders and claim cash-flow problems, but we have no money either.”

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