The Ohlthaver & List Group, Namibia’s largest private company group with interests in many sectors, is set to build a Philippsee photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Bad Schönborn, Germany. This was announced by O&L executive chairman Sven Thieme in a statement following a ground-breaking ceremony on 21 March, when he said the investment in the...
President Nangolo Mbumba says he is continuing to build on the relationships established by his predecessor, the late Dr. Hage Geingob. Dr. Mbumba made these remarks at the Eros Airport after he returned from his official visit to South Africa. President Nangolo Mumba’s visit to South Africa forms part of his familiarisation visits to SADC...
Namibia and South Africa are in talks to launch infrastructure projects worth N$7 billion over the next three years to address current rail and port inefficiencies. The Namibian Executive Director for the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises, Titus Ndove was quoted saying that his ministry is mobilising an initial N$2 billion this year as...
WINDHOEK: Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said Namibians have a responsibility to build the country in unity and through transparency to achieve efficiency as emphasised by the late President Hage Geingob. Joining mourners at Geingob’s residence in Windhoek Monday night, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Geingob believed in the concept of ‘the Namibian House’. She said he left...
Canadian company Osino Resources Corp. wants to construct a dam on the Khan River to secure water supplies for its Twin Hills gold project. The dam will address water scarcity concerns in the Central Areas Network of Namibia, where the Twin Hills gold project is located. According to miningandenergy.com.na, Osino has submitted an application for...
The Brief, every month undertakes a survey which started in June to assess a basket of similar hardware items that customers would probably purchase in a month. The survey is carried out across four hardware stores namely, Build It, BUCO, Pupkewitz Megabuild and Ark Trading. The aim of the survey is to provide shoppers with...
By Adolf Kaure. Then Swakopmund Municipal Council has cautioned residents against selling their Build Together Programme houses to third parties. During the latest monthly ordinary council meeting, the chairperson of the management committee, Blasius Goraseb said that Build Together beneficiaries may only sell their donated properties to third parties, after the statutory 5-year period has...
Staff Reporter GERMANY’S KfW Development Bank, Namibia’s National Planning Commission, and NamPower signed a grant agreement for €20 million (approximately N$400 million) towards the implementation of the utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), the first of its kind in Namibia and the Southern African region at large. The grant funds committed by Germany are earmarked...
By Adolf Kaure. Then Swakopmund Municipal Council has cautioned residents against selling their Build Together Programme houses to third parties. During the latest monthly ordinary council meeting, the chairperson of the management committee, Blasius Goraseb said that Build Together beneficiaries may only sell their donated properties to third parties, after the statutory 5-year period has...
Maria David TO address the rising crime rate, local business owners in the Oshana Region have pooled their funds to construct a police station at Onawa reception. This initiative follows numerous complaints of criminal activity in the region, filed with the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) after the relocation of over 3,000 individuals, aiming to bring...