STAFF WRITER
The Bank of Namibia has appointed economists, John Steytler and Helvi Fillipus to its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
In a statem [...]
STAFF WRITER
Minister of Finance Erica Shafudah says taxes and royalties from diamond revenues have fallen from N$5.8 billion in 2023/24 to a proje [...]
STAFF WRITER
Minister of Finance Erica Shafudah says taxes and royalties from diamond revenues have fallen from N$5.8 billion i [...]
TIRI MASAWI
Finance Minister, Ericah Shanfudah has re-allocated an additional N$179 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fis [...]
STAFF WRITER
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) says the Namibia Students Financi [...]
Hellen Amupolo
Namibia's next growth opportunity may not lie in discovering new products to export, but in gaining ea [...]
TIRI MASAWI
Namibia Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA) is still operating largely outside its N$56 million head office, 21 months after a [...]
Rodney Cloete
Some reports this week said Parliament had "approved" the Petroleum Amendment Bill. It has not. On Tuesday 20 Oct [...]
Real Madrid is the world’s top earning club
Liverpool top English club in Deloitte Money League
Mandeep Sanghera
The BBC reports that Real Madrid again topped the list of [...]
African Growth and Opportunity Act extension passes US House
Legislation enabling a three-year extension of the flagship US-Africa trade scheme will now head to the Senate for approval
David Thomas [...]
US to withdraw from dozens of UN, international organisations
…..The sweeping changes will see the US quit major forums for cooperation on climate change, peace and democracy.
Lyndal Rowlands
Unit [...]
Africa positioned to dominate space science
SHARON KAVHU in Cairo, Egypt
Africa’s drive toward establishing a sustainable space economy is gaining momentum, with the continent now positioning [...]
STAFF WRITER
Minister of Finance Erica Shafudah says taxes and royalties from diamond revenues have fallen from N$5.8 billion in 2023/24 to a projected N$414 million in 2026/27.
She says the actual shortfall is estimated at N$5.3 billion .
“To date, the Government has supported the sector through royalty relief measures to protect emplo [...]
STAFF WRITER
The Ministry of Environment Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has approved an Environmental Clearance Certificate (“ECC”) for Green Metals Refining, a midstream refining business dedicated to producing low‑cost manganese chemicals for the Green Energy Transition.
The ECC provides environmental authorisation for the proposed projects w [...]
Toni Beukes
The global energy transition is creating new relationships of interdependence between countries, but what should that interdependence require of us beyond the production and trade of clean energy? For Namibia, green hydrogen provides a particularly relevant lens through which to ask that question. In my last article, I explored the i [...]
OLAMILEKAN OKEBIORUN
Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are beginning to ripple across African economies, threatening fertiliser supplies, industrial [...]
Hellen Amupolo
Namibia's next growth opportunity may not lie in discovering new products to export, but in gaining easier access to some of the world's largest consume [...]