Windhoek unveils ewaste recycling plan

Namibia's City of Windhoek has announced an ewaste recycling plan that it says is ready for roll-out.  

Namibian court sets aside tender for Neckartal dam construction

Three Namibian High Court judges have ordered that the Neckartal dam construction tender be overturned and that the process to go back to the Tender Board.  

Namibian microfinance group in strong SA expansion

An aggressive strategy to develop the untapped microfinance and microinsurance markets in Southern Africa saw Namibia-based Trustco's after-tax profit drop to N$40-million for the year to March,... 

Big Namibia highway projects to improve regional integration

The Trans-Kalahari Highway is about to experience a massive investment of about N$1.3-billion with the creation of Route 301, linking Gobabis directly to Grootfontein, thus enhancing the... 

Namibia’s N$300m Etosha National Park investment advancing

The Millennium Challenge Account Namibia (MCA), which is set to be concluded in September 2014, has launched its flagship project in the country – a N$300-million spend in the Etosha national park.  

Copper miner Weatherly in Namibian comeback

After a rapid decline in 2008, Weatherly Namibia has made a strong comeback in the country after the sale of the copper smelter in Tsumeb in mid-2010 and then reopening its Otjihase and Matchless... 

Windhoek says ambitious recycling programme is gaining momentum

Waste minimisation and diversion from landfill may have become buzz words for urban environments and management plans, but few municipalities are actually getting this right because it essentially... 

Namibia pursuing various plans to deal with power deficit

Namibia’s installed power generation capacity of 498.5 MW – comprising 60% hydro and 40% thermal – is not enough to supply the country's demand of over 500 MW, which continues to grow at 3.5% a... 

Plan emerges for new deep-water Namibian port

A new deep-water port is to be developed some 25 km north of Swakopmund, in Namibia, and its primary focus will be the import and export of bulk materials. According to Phillip Ellis, MD of Gecko... 

Initial funds set aside for Kranzberg–Tsumeb rail upgrade

The Namibian government has made funds available for the starting phase of the upgrade of the 392 km of railway between Kranzberg, near Uskaos, and Tsumeb, in the country's central-northern region.