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Open defecation still plagues Namibian children
1+ week, 4+ day ago (798+ words) Open defecation remains a major sanitation challenge in Namibia, with almost half of the country’s population still lacking access to improved sanitation and rural communities bearing the greatest burden. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 47.2% of Namibians still…...
Namibia urged to dig deeper into untapped mineral wealth
2+ week, 2+ day ago (525+ words) Geological scientists have urged Namibia to intensify exploration of its largely untapped mineral wealth and ensure more value is created locally from the resources extracted. Mwananawa said Namibia remains underexplored despite its long history of mining and diverse mineral endowment....
ECB rates most electricity infrastructure poor
2+ week, 4+ day ago (466+ words) Most of Namibia’s regional electricity distribution infrastructure has been classified as poor, with the //Kharas, Hardap and Omaheke regions identified as facing a high risk of continued non-compliance. The findings are contained in an audit of electricity infrastructure conducted during…...
A call to parliament: Strengthening Namibia???s Anti-Corruption Framework from political processes to public governance
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1234+ words) The Anti-Corruption Commission’s slogan, “Be Part of the Fight,” represents more than a call to report corruption. It is a national invitation for every Namibian to participate in the protection of the country’s resources, institutions and democratic governance. The fight…...
Agriculture & mining can co-exist: Lessons from Russia???s Dalur Mine for Namibia???s Leonardville
3+ week, 2+ day ago (935+ words) In the arid heartlands where water is life and the soil sustains communities, the tension between agriculture and mining often feels irreconcilable. Farmers in places like Namibia’s Omaheke Region, reliant on the precious Stampriet Aquifer, voice fears of groundwater contamination,…...
Twenty-five years on, Air Namibia???s ghost is standing at Namibia Air???s door
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1259+ words) A retrospective — and a warning that must be heeded now On 6 July 2001, this newspaper published an analysis I wrote as a final-year MBA student titled ‘Crisis Heroism & Shifting the Burden, a Focus on Air Namibia’. Air Namibia had just run…...
Nandi-Ndaitwah honours Pohamba at 91
3+ week, 4+ day ago (521+ words) President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has hailed former President Hifikepunye Pohamba as a symbol of sacrifice, service and dedication to Namibia as he celebrates his 91st birthday. In a birthday message, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Pohamba’s 91st birthday provides an opportunity for the nation to reflect…...
Namibia???s lending crisis is really a cost-of-living crisis
3+ week, 4+ day ago (557+ words) In recent weeks, our committee has traveled across Namibia to listen directly to citizens and stakeholders on whether our current laws adequately protect people from harmful lending practices. As Parliament has traveled across Namibia for public hearings on consumer credit…...
Balancing growth and sustainability in Namibia???s mining sector
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (628+ words) MAGANO ERKANA AND CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR While many developed economies have strict, comprehensive ESG standards that are fit for purpose within those jurisdictions, the African reality is unique. Namibia must find a careful balance between growth in the mining sector…...
TURNING POINT | Africa must stop exporting wealth and importing value
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (553+ words) Africa’s industrialisation debate is often presented as an economic question. I believe it is much more than that. It is a question of dignity, economic sovereignty and whether we are prepared to build economies that create value for Africans rather…...