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14 Apr

Four entities nominated for climate change project accreditation

Observer Money

Martin Endjala A new window of opportunity has opened for more entities seeking accreditation and access to climate change projects, as four entities have been nominated by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project. This comes after the National Designated Authority (NDA) for climate finance, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism strengthened national capacity to coordinate the implementation of the Green Climate Fund funding in the country. The nominated entities are Bank Windhoek, Development Bank of Namibia, Agricultural Bank and Namibia Nature Foundation. With the accreditation of the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) to the Green Climate Fund in…

14 Apr

Wesco gears towards being a key player in Namibia’s Green economy

Observer Money

WESCO GROUP Namibia exhibits the notion that a green economy is not only environmentally friendly, but also is also an economy that generates jobs, alleviates poverty, and creates wealth for the country. Under the umbrella of our Wesco Waste Management entity, we assert our Green Corporal Social Responsibility (CSR) by actively reducing or eliminating the negative impact that waste products have on the environment. At the same time, our highly skilled workforce demonstrates how the private sector can reduce pressures on the public wage bill through training and creation of employment opportunities. Wesco Waste Management is versatile and applies scientific…

14 Apr

Eight suspected rhino poachers arrested

National NewsEight suspected rhino poachers arrested, Romeo Muyunda, Sakaria Johannes

Martin Endjala The Ministry of Environment Tourism and Forestry has arrested eight suspects on charges related to rhino poaching over the Easter long weekend, in two separate incidents. “Last week two suspects that illegally entered the Etosha National Park to hunt Rhinos were arrested during a mobile roadblock on the Tsumeb and Otavi road, two fresh rhino horns were found in their possession and confiscated by Blue Rhino Task Team,” the environment Ministry’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Romeo Muyunda said in a statement. A Namibian male by the name of Sakaria Johannes and Tomas Domingos an Angolan male, appeared in…

14 Apr

Fishing could be allowed in restricted zone

National NewsDerek Klazen, Fishing could be allowed in restricted zone

Niël Terblanché A process to allow fishing vessels to catch horse mackerel within the 200-metre isobar restricted zone as an experiment has commenced, after the Namibian Cabinet issued a directive in this regard. If found to be scientifically viable to harvest horse mackerel within the species’ spawning zone, the experiment will offer a lifeline to fishing companies geared to land wet fish for shore-based processing. The Namibian fishing industry and related industries once employed more than 15 000 people but the moratorium on the harvesting of pilchards along with delays with the implementation of a new system by which quotas…

14 Apr

Incomplete state veterinary clinic worries councilor…as state funds run dry

National NewsIncomplete state veterinary clinic worries councilor…as state funds run dry, Leonard Shikulo

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Okahao Councilor Leonard Shikulo has raised concerns over the Okahao Veterinary Clinic and staff accommodation that has not been in operation, nine years after its construction. The building, which is already in deplorable condition due to its non-usage, is a project of the Ministry of Works and Transport, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform. Speaking to the Windhoek Observer, Shikulo said he had enquired with the veterinary office in Okahao and was told the contractor refused to hand over the keys to the building as the contractor was not paid. “I am concerned about…

14 Apr

Her Ladyship for a change

Editorial

Opposition leaders desperately in search of an issue are making noise about the recent appointment of Zimbabwean Justice Rita Makarau as Acting Judge of the Supreme Court in Namibia. We take issue with those unjustified rumblings. Ostensibly, statements about The Honourable Justice Makarau’s past connections to late President Robert Mugabe seem to headline opposition blustering both here and in Zimbabwe’s newspapers. Namibian opposition parties add whipped cream and a cherry on top of their hollow arguments against Makarau by appealing to xenophobia to whip up the usual uninformed nationalistic prejudices against any foreigner earning money in Namibia. Let us drop…

14 Apr

Opposition MPs say lack of basic learning necessities fail education

National NewsElma Dienda, Opposition MPs say lack of basic learning necessities fail education

Stefanus Nashama Popular Democratic Movement Parliamentarian, Elma Dienda said the Namibian education system fails in executing delivery due to a lack of infrastructure and basic learning necessities. She said this during her contribution to a motion tabled in Parliament by a fellow party member, Nico Smit, on the investigation and a full audit of the expenditure of the N$14.1 billion allocated for education with a comprehensive view into infrastructure and textbook expenditure. In his motion, Smit pointed out that textbooks are among the bare minimum of what is expected for children to be provided with at school. “What are the…

14 Apr

DBN aiming to mitigate climate change effects with new product

Observer Money

Niël Terblanché In order to achieve the country’s objectives set to mitigate the effects of climate change, the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) launched the Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF). According to the development bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Martin Inkumbi, the inaugural framework is aligned with the four core components of the International Capital Market Association’s (ICMA) Green Bond Principles 2021, Social Bond Principles 2021, Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2021 as well as the Loan Market Association’s (LMA) Green Loan Principles 2023 and Social Loan Principles 2023. Inkumbi stated that the framework has seven green categories which aim to achieve the environmental…

14 Apr

Geopolitics is unavoidable in Green Hydrogen

National NewsFrederico Links, Geopolitics is unavoidable in Green Hydrogen

Martin Endjala With more interest emerging from numerous countries globally in the much-anticipated green energy boom in Namibia, some experts have come to terms with geopolitics, saying that it is impossible for projects of this magnitude to not be politicized. Frederico Links, a Researcher at the Institute for Public Policy Research, said that energy is a geo-political policy and security concern and priority and politics are what is driving energy discussions everywhere. “Green hydrogen, like all other energy-related developments, is political so the fact that it would be politicized, is a given. It is simply unavoidable and Namibia is no…

14 Apr

Hundreds of Jobs expected at Farm 37-LPM Councillor

National NewsHundreds of Jobs expected at Farm 37-LPM Councillor, Ryan Gordon

Martin Endjala More than 1 000 job opportunities are set to be created once the construction of houses at Farm 37 7 kilometres east of Walvis Bay in the Erongo region commences, Landless People’s Movement Walvis Bay Councillor, Ryan Gordon says. According to Gordon, Farm 37 is not only envisaged for the construction of houses but also to provide an opportunity for job creation for the community. Gordon told this publication yesterday in an interview that he is currently in discussions with various investors to come on board to construct affordable homes for members of the community. Companies will have…