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Iipumbu emphasises SEZ Bill’s importance for economic growth

The Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, has emphasised the importance of ensuring that the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Bill is fit for purpose and guarantees that an avenue for value addition is created to generate jobs.

Accordin…

Namibia Local Content Conference commences at Lderitz

Shepherdstree managing partner Ekkehard Friedrick highlighted Namibia’s oil discovery success rate on Tuesday, saying the country has an 86 per cent success rate in terms of exploration compared to the global average of 30 per cent.

Friedrick made th…

Namibia Local Content Conference commences at Lderitz

Shepherdstree managing partner Ekkehard Friedrick highlighted Namibia’s oil discovery success rate on Tuesday, saying the country has an 86 per cent success rate in terms of exploration compared to the global average of 30 per cent.

Friedrick made th…

TransNamib appoints Van Jaarsveld as new CEO

Desmond Ernst Van Jaarsveld has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of TransNamib.

Van Jaarsveld replaced Johny Smith, who left the company last year.

A press statement issued by TransNamib on Monday indicated that Van Jaarsveld …

NaTIS introduces learner’s licence testing in Omuthiya

The Roads Authority (RA) has announced the introduction of learner’s license tests at the National Administration Traffic Information System (NaTIS) office in Omuthiya as from 26 April 2024.

RA spokesperson Hileni Fillemon in a statement on Monday sa…

Brown water safe for consumption: CoW

WINDHOEK: The City of Windhoek (CoW) has confirmed the change in tap water to a brown shade in some areas of the capital, saying it is safe for consumption and is a result of the utilisation of boreholes to supplement supply.

In an interview with Nam…

Stakeholder training on trade agreements crucial: MIT

SWAKOPMUND: There is a need for different stakeholders to participate in various regional and international trade agreements when actively seeking new investment opportunities and enhanced foreign market access.

This is according to the Executive Dir…

MTC suspends thousands of its subscribers

WINDHOEK: Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) on Wednesday announced the suspension of roughly 323 236 subscribers from its network after failing to register their SIM cards by the 31 March deadline.

The mandatory SIM registration was introduced …

Roll-out of voucher system underway: Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

RUNDU: Rolling-out of a voucher system under the coordination of the disaster risk management programme is currently underway in the country, Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has said.

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said this when she motivated the pr…

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