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Business / Economics

NamCor Engages Stakeholders on Offshore Venus Project

  NamCor and its partners are conducting the second consultation for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the Offshore Venus Field, located 320 kilometers southwest of Lüderitz. NamCor's Paulo Coelho emphasized that the engagement is part of Namibia’s legal environmental assessment requirements and seeks to involve communities and stakeholders in evaluating potential project impacts.

today24 October, 2025

Namibia

Namdia Denies Ignoring Warnings Ahead of Diamond Heist

Namdia spokesperson Beverley Coussement has refuted claims that the company overlooked security warnings prior to the January diamond heist and dismissed suggestions of insider involvement, as reported by Willem Snyman for NewsOnOne. The remarks come after allegations that Namdia ignored repeated alerts about a possible robbery. The company has since filed a case against its security provider, G4S. 

today10 September, 2025

Business / Economics

NamPost Probes Social Media Claims 

The postal service says it has noted serious allegations circulating online involving pensioner Petrina Sikela. According to Marketing and Communications Practitioner Gladwin Groenwaldt, the company immediately launched an investigation upon learning of the issue and reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the integrity of its services.

today29 July, 2025

Business / Economics

NamDia Assures Public After Security Concerns on Social Media

NamDia has responded to MP Job Amupanda’s recent social media allegations about the company’s security and governance. Spokesperson Beverly Coussement said urgent security upgrades were put in place after this year’s armed robbery, including appointing a consultant to tighten controls, adding that NamDia remains committed to transparency, staff support, and appreciates the police’s ongoing investigation.

today7 July, 2025

South Africa

BOSA Slams Corporate PR for Failing SA Education

Build One South Africa has criticised corporate Public Relations campaigns that do little to fix South Africa’s education crisis. Leader Mmusi Maimane called on businesses to invest in long-term solutions like Early Childhood Development centres instead of branded donations. With over three-million learners lacking desks and 81-percent of children unable to read for meaning by age 10, BOSA's Roger Solomons demands sustainable corporate investment in education:  

today28 February, 2025

Namibia

MUN to Negotiate Kombat Mine Retrenchments

The Mineworkers Union and Kombat Mine will enter negotiations on the conditions surrounding the retrenchment of 533 workers. One Africa TV’s NewsOnOne journalist, Hertha Ekandjo, reports that this comes after the mine initially intended to carry out the retrenchments without consulting the union. Amupweya told our reporter Hertha Ekandjo from NewsOnOne that such conditions are important for a fair process, and would not have been possible had persisted with its […]

today14 February, 2025

Environment

Report links H&M and Zara to major environmental damage in biodiverse Cerrado

A report by U.K. investigative NGO Earthsight links supply chains of fashion giants H&M and Zara to large-scale illegal deforestation, land-grabbing, violence and corruption in Brazil. The country’s Cerrado region, home to a third of Brazil’s species, has already lost half of its vegetation to large-scale agriculture and is under increasing pressure from a booming cotton industry. The two major producers linked to illicit activities, SLC Agrícola and Grupo Horita, […]

today23 April, 2024