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Parliament pays over N$600 000 to telecom company for 13 years despite an expired contract

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The National Assembly's (NA) financial records have revealed the continuous payments to Dynamic Mobile Solution, a telecommunication company, for services rendered over a sta...

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Increase in pensions would have cost taxpayers an extra N$5.2 billion

Martin Endjala Finance and Public Enterprise Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi, says if the government was to honour the wish of late President Hage Geingob to increase old age pension to N$3,000, then an ...
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MVA Fund calls for extra caution on the roads over the long weekend

Martin Endjala As the Easter weekend started, the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) has reminded road users to be vigilant and prepared when embarking on trips to avoid loss of life on the roads. ...
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SIM card registration deadline imminent

Martin Endjala With the deadline for the mandatory registration of all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards scheduled for 31 March 2024 looming, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibi...
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Namibia congratulates Senegal’s President-elect on his victory

Niël Terblanché President Nangolo Mbumba, in a special message, extended his congratulations to President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal. President Mbumba lauded the peaceful nature of ...
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Grootfontein single quarters residents must relocate

Niël Terblanché In an effort to improve the living conditions for residents, the Grootfontein Municipality has embarked on an ambitious project to construct 100 new houses. This initiative is a...
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Controversy about GRN plates on luxury cars clarified

Niël Terblanché Ambassador Penda Naanda, Executive Director of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, in an exclusive statement, addressed misconceptions stemming from social med...

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Namibia agrees to self-correct FATF deficiencies

Bryan Eiseb, Director of the Financial Intelligence Centre tells Observer Money about the next step of action Namibia will take following the greylisting of the country by the Financial Action Task F...
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Renewable energy projects stand at 990 MW

CHAMWE KAIRA The country will have 990 MW of electricity added to the national grid if various renewable energy projects proposed before the Electricity Control Board for licensing come to fruitio...
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Hydrogen train coming next year

CHAMWE KAIRA Namibia will see the introduction of the first hydrogen powered train next year, a first for Africa. The National Planning Commission announced this week that after extensive negotiat...
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ANIREP to launch N$5b green bond in Q2

CHAMWE KAIRA Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited (ANIREP) is set to launch a N$5 billion green bond on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) on the back of assessment by S&P Global ra...
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Standard Bank sees economy on positive trajectory

Standard Bank Namibia (SBN) Holdings Limited says Namibia’s economic performance is expected to continue on a positive trajectory with stable growth expected over the remainder of the forecast period...
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Hunting ban threatens Botswana, Namibia

CHAMWE KAIRA The Botswana government and local communities living in wildlife areas this week protested to the British Parliament about the potential of the UK passing a bill that prohibits trophy...