Validation workshop for sustainable Blue Economy policy

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Freeman Petrus ya Ngulu. To address challenges, Namibia recently hosted a validation meeting to develop a Sustainable Blue Economy Policy to...

A Canadian oil exploration company fights for trust in Namibia

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Freeman Petrus ya Ngulu. The straightforward path for ReconAfrica, a junior Canadian oil and gas company, was to descend upon Namibia’s...

It is criminal for Africans to abandon oil and das, Organization of the Petroleum...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Speaking during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, having taken place in Washington D.C. on 13 December, Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and...

International Human Rights and Namibia Women’s Day commemorated

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare commemorated International Human Rights/Namibia Women’s Day on 13 December in Sharukwe...

Erongo tourism forum moves in the right direction

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Adolf Kaure. The Erongo Governor, Neville Andre, said inclusivity in the tourism industry is vital for the economic development of the...

Fransfontein community garden looks to sustain growth post funding phase

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The parliamentary standing committee on Natural Resources, led by Hon Tjekero Tweya,  visited the Kunene region in August 2022 to familiarize...

UNAM student shines at the UNESCO India-Africa Hackathon

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The UNESCO India-Africa Hackathon awarded twenty competing teams as winners, of which one winning team had a University of Namibia (UNAM)...

Being brave, an intrinsic requirement of the internal audit function

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Marilize van Schalkwyk. If you read about the latest trends in internal auditing, you will find many articles about agile auditing,...

Namwater Dam Bulletin on Monday 12 December 2022

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A blank space or an (NR) indicates no readings received. An ( e ) indicates that the water level has been estimated. An...

School in rural area receives N$500,000 to build more classrooms

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has donated N$500,000 to construct two new classrooms for Maunga School in Zambezi. Maunga School caters...

Small postpaid customer base carries nearly one quarter of MTC’s performance

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Digital enabler, MTC for the financial year ended 30 September 2022 saw revenue growth of 3.7% reaching N$2.9 billion. This translates to...

Prez says thank you to all who helped make Dubai expo a huge success

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Adolf Kaure. Namibian Head of State, HE Dr Hage Geingob expressed his appreciation to the stakeholders who played a role to...

Namport handles largest consignment of Petcoke destined for Zambia

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Namibian Ports Authority received the largest Petroleum Coke (Petcoke) consignment recorded at the Port of Walvis Bay, over three days...

How digital payments continue to assist consumers, companies to cope post-COVID

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Romanus GustavMobiPay – Chief Financial Officer. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced restrictions on movement, while there was still a need to pay...

Windhoek Central Hospital paediatric theatre upgraded

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula this week presented the paediatric theatre at the Windhoek Central Hospital...

Stolen Moments exhibition to open Friday at the Independence Memorial Museum

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The National Museum of Namibia, in collaboration with the Werkstatt Ökonomie Kirchliche Arbeitsstelle Südliches Afrika (KASA) and the University of...

Affordable housing tops Swakop CEO’s list of 2022 achievements

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Adolf Kaure. The Chief Executive of the Swakopmund Municipality, Alfeus Benjamin described 2022 as a successful year of service delivery and...

GIPF entity Kuleni Fund Administrators completes major strategic rebrand

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kuleni Fund Administrators (Pty) Ltd, a wholly owned entity of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), is rebranding as Kuleni Financial...

Connected technologies drive evolving air transport ecosystem

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva – 7 December 2022 – Several powerful megatrends – from young, highly connected travelers to the arrival of electric air...

Germany’s Vice Chancellor visits Namibia to establish closer energy ties

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Germany’s Vice Chancellor H.E Robert Habeck this week embarked on a five-day tour to Namibia and South Africa in search of...

Turn on you radio, tune in, and get your weekly dose of economics. It’s...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). For the past year, I have been doing weekly radio interviews, very similar in format to the eight-year uninterrupted radioshow I...

FTX’s collapse exposed the rot at the core of crypto

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Xavier Vives, Professor of Economics and Finance at IESE Business School. Barcelona – Swiftly rising interest rates have punctured the cryptocurrency...

Jinko Solar to penetrate local market

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Jinko Solar Product will be launching its arrival into the local market on 8 December at the Windhoek Country Club Resort...

StArt Art Gallery announces ‘Queer Art Now’ exhibition event slated for next week

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The StArt Art Gallery, in collaboration with The Project Room, will host Queer Art Now, an exhibition showcasing diverse creativity in...