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Month: February 2025

1228 Results / Page 55 of 137

Environment

Environmentalists discuss nature-based solutions

By: Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net), are hosting BES-Net Regional Trialogue for East and Southern Africa in Windhoek. This event brings together biodiversity policymakers, scientists and practitioners, including representatives of Indigenous Peoples and local communities from Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, to address the urgent challenges […]

today18 February, 2025

Business / Economics

Economist supports amendments to Usury and Micro Lending Acts

By: Hertha Eknadjo Economist Erastus Nghinomenwa has applauded the discussions by parliament on the need to amend the Usury Act, Bank of Namibia Act and the Microlending Act. Nghinomenwa emphasized the importance of lawmakers discussing amendments, stating that there is often a misunderstanding of what needs to be done to drive economic growth. “When we talk about economic development, we tend to discuss it in isolation. However, it is crucial […]

today18 February, 2025

Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) Drives Investment Dialogue at Mining Indaba to Unlock Africa’s Critical Minerals Potential
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Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) Drives Investment Dialogue at Mining Indaba to Unlock Africa’s Critical Minerals Potential

 The Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) (https://CMAGAfrica.com/), the advocacy group seeking to foster deeper relations between Africa and global markets and put Africa at the heart of international discussions surrounding critical minerals policy, is proud to have co-hosted a side-event with the Africa Finance Corporation at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town.  Chaired by CMAG’s Chief Strategy Officer Olimpia Pilch, the event focused on catalysing investment in […]

today18 February, 2025

China-Africa Energy Investment and Cooperation to be Showcased at Investor Forum in Shanghai
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China-Africa Energy Investment and Cooperation to be Showcased at Investor Forum in Shanghai

 The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) – serving as the voice of the African energy sector – will host the Invest in African Energies investor forum in Shanghai on March 13, 2025. The forum will focus on building stronger China-Africa relations, while opening new avenues for Chinese producers, investors and equipment suppliers to expand their footprint across the continent.   Taking place at the Westin Bund Center in Shanghai, the investor […]

today18 February, 2025

Namibia

Noa says corruption levels have decreased

https://youtu.be/KNkp2Q0RWnY   By: Ketemba Tjipepa The Anti-Corruption Commission director-general, Paulus Noa, says the country is no longer experiencing high levels of corruption. This follows Namibia maintaining its position and score in the recent Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. Namibia scored 49 out of 100, ranking 59th out of 180 countries. "Today, as I'm speaking to you, we are no longer receiving higher levels of corruption as we were receiving in […]

today18 February, 2025

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South Africa

In South Africa, GOOD Party supports basic income grant as priority

The GOOD Party says implementing a basic income grant should be priority number one in Finance minister Enoch Godogwana’s budget speech on Wednesday. Economic research the party conducted nearly two years ago, pointed to the country being able to afford a 999-rand basic income grant if it changed its approach to budgeting. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says South Africa is constitutionally obliged and can no longer afford not to implement […]

today18 February, 2025

Mozambique Energy Chamber Calls for Greater Local Participation in Oil & Gas Projects
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Mozambique Energy Chamber Calls for Greater Local Participation in Oil & Gas Projects

 The Mozambique Energy Chamber is calling for greater participation by local companies in the oil and gas industry.   Speaking to the African Energy Chamber (AEC) at the Invest in African Energies: Mozambique Roundtable, Florival Mucave, Chairman of the Mozambique Energy Chamber, emphasized that now is the time for local players to expand their footprints in the market.   While few Mozambican firms participated in previous licensing rounds due to the industry's […]

today18 February, 2025

NBA Africa and Safaricom’s M-Pesa Launch League’s Most Expansive Youth Development Program in East Africa to Date
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NBA Africa and Safaricom’s M-Pesa Launch League’s Most Expansive Youth Development Program in East Africa to Date

 NBA Africa and Safaricom (NSE: SCOM- https://apo-opa.co/4gKHaas), the region’s leading technology company, on Saturday launched the M-PESA Jr. NBA program that will provide basketball development and financial literacy programming to more than 10,000 boys and girls in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Kisumu, marking the league’s most expansive youth development program in East Africa to date.    The first year of the M-PESA Jr. NBA program, which tipped off with a […]

today18 February, 2025