The One Economy Foundation is using sport and open conversations to raise awareness of mental health, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide through its upcoming Game Changers event. The event will be held at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on 22 August, and will combine a 5km and 10km fun run with family activities […]
Standard Bank Namibia has appointed Jerome Namaseb as executive officer for personal and private banking, effective 3 August. The bank announced the appointment in a statement issued on Monday. Namaseb will join the bank’s executive leadership team and is expected to lead the personal and private banking business. Standard Bank chief executive Erwin Tjipuka says […]
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa says the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is still not fully utilising its potential, as the region continues to export raw materials instead of adding value locally. Speaking at the 46th SADC Summit in Durban, South Africa on Monday, Ramaphosa says the region must end its reliance on importing goods […]
Bank Windhoek and the Development Bank of Namibia will provide N$98 million to fund Andrada Mining’s ore-sorting project at its Uis mine. Andrada announced the final contract with the two banks on Monday, three months after the agreement was first announced. The two banks will each provide N$49 million over 10 years through a loan […]
The United States (US) says it is committed to turning Namibia’s oil resources into lasting prosperity. US ambassador to Namibia John Giordano says in a statement released on Monday that American companies will help produce oil from Namibia’s technically challenging geology. “Only a handful of supermajor international oil companies have the technical expertise and experience […]
A total of 244 people have been trained in waste collection, sorting and recycling practices under the 2026 Recycling Heroes Project launched at Rundu and Ondangwa. The project, launched by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Namibia in partnership with local authorities, recyclers and the Recycle Namibia Forum (RNF), aims to improve recycling while creating economic […]
The Namibia Oil and Gas Conference will partner with the Namibia Youth Energy Forum (NYEF) to educate young professionals on opportunities in the energy sector. The oil conference will be held in Windhoek next week under the theme ‘From Decision to Dividend: Making Namibia’s Oil Work for Namibians’. Co-organiser of the conference, the Economic Association […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has intensified a nationwide campaign to remove illegal fences erected on communal land. This was announced by agriculture ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda in a media statement issued on Wednesday. “The operation forms part of the ministry’s ongoing commitment to protect communal land rights, safeguard common grazing […]
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