By:Staff writer With the landing of the Equiano submarine cable in June of 2022 in Namibia, the Paratus Group has established a partnership with Infinera, a pioneer of advanced optical networking solutions, in order to provide better services in the coming months. Infinera is a top global provider of optical transmission equipment, with innovative infrastructure […]
By:Annakleta Haikera MTC Chief Human Capital Tim Ekandjo says there is a need to facilitate the provision of decent housing in the country, emphasising that corporate smart partnership should strive to aid the government’s effort in curbing the housing shortage in the country. He made these remarks on Monday during the official handover of two […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Only five commercial public entities plus Namdeb have declared dividends to their main shareholder, the government, in the past two years, according to the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises. These are Namibre, NASRIA, Bank of Namibia, Namdia and Namibia Post and Telecom Holding (NPTH), the parent company of Telecom Namibia, MTC and […]
By:Staff writer Despite having been one of the companies enabling connectivity throughout lockdown, Telecom Namibia is still reeling from the effects of the pandemic and the resulting “slow turnaround in the supply chain”. This was revealed by the company’s Chief Executive Officer Stanley Shanapinda in a recent interview with The Villager. Asked how the current […]
By:Laban Rasalus Namibia’s construction industry has been looking bleak as it decreased in recent months. Despite the building plan data from both Windhoek and Swakopmund showing a slight growth on monthly basis in those plans that were approved during February this year, the analysts at Simonis Storm Securities say there has been a decrease by […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Only five commercial public entities plus Namdeb have declared dividends to their main shareholder, the government, in the past two years, according to the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises. These are Namibre, NASRIA, Bank of Namibia, Namdia and Namibia Post and Telecom Holding (NPTH), the parent company of Telecom Namibia, MTC and […]
By:Staff writer Telecom Namibia, which recently celebrated its milestone 30th anniversary says it is committed to deploy a fifth generation (5G) network in the country. The company aims to spearhead a digital transformation journey to support the country’s Vision 2030, Fourth Industrial Revolution, the fifth National Development Plan and Harambee Prosperity Plan II objectives — […]
By:Justicia Shipena The annual inflation for Namibia’s electric power generation, transmission and distribution declined in the fourth quarter of 2022. This is according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) in its recently released Namibia Producer Price Index bulletin. The bulletin stated that in the same period the index for electric power generation, transmission and distribution […]
By:Staff writer Africa’s leaders are set to meet European stakeholders in the mining sector in Paris, France, for the sixth Mining On Top Africa (MOTA) conference from 12-13 July 2023. The conference will allow leading stakeholders across Europe to connect with mineral and metal exploration companies from Africa, to drive collaboration and partnerships for sustainable […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus With metals demand ramping up rapidly in the face of the energy transition, new processing technologies can help meet the supply shortfall from existing operations, said McKinsey’s & Company in a mid-February article titled, “Bridging the copper supply gap”. The global management consulting firm predicts global electrification to increase annual copper demand to […]