Windhoek Observer

Justicia Shipena Namibia plans to establish an institute within six months to support African governments and companies in  identifying and benefiting from green industrialisation opportunities. The institute called the African Sustainable Industrialisation Institute will be headquartered in Namibia. Green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe revealed this during the Namibia Parliamentary Green Investment Dialogue held in Walvis Bay over the weekend. “This will be a continental centre of excellence, headquartered in Namibia but tasked with helping African governments and companies understand and exploit the opportunities pre-created by green industrialization,” Mnyupe said. He said the institute will have two arms. One will focus…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Six cases are under investigation involving individuals accused of stealing food meant for the drought relief programme.  The cases,reported in the Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Ohangwena, Kavango West, and Zambezi regions involve people who were entrusted with distributing food during the implementation of the programmme. Prime minister Elijah Ngurare revealed this in parliament recently.  In May, three people were arrested in connection with defrauding the Namibian government of over N$4 million in a failed deal involving undelivered drought relief food and appeared in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's Court. The suspects are Jimmu Simataa, an employee of the Zambezi Regional Council,…