Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next file_download
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
volume_up
  • play_arrow

    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Economic development

85 Results / Page 6 of 10

Background

Business / Economics

EIB Global Invests €25 million in Amethis Fund III to promote sustainable growth of African businesses

      The has so far invested nearly €3 billion in equity funds with a geographic focus entailing Africa. In 2023, close to 60% of EIB’s fund investments were in Africa. Amethis has supported the growth of more than 30 African companies employing more than 40,000 people. European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has invested €25 million into Amethis Fund III, a pan-African fund providing private equity growth capital to medium […]

todayMay 29, 2024 15

World

He won Indonesia’s election in a landslide. Now, backroom meetings and horse-trading will determine whether Prabowo can govern

        By Stephen Sherlock, Australian National University     Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, won February’s presidential election in a landslide victory of nearly 59% of the nationwide vote, more than double his nearest challenger. But his party, Gerindra, fell far short of a majority in the parliamentary elections that took place at the same time. Gerindra was founded by Prabowo and its political fortunes are inseparable from […]

todayMay 23, 2024 6

Local

Tony Elumelu champions youth entrepreneurship across Africa, advocates for investment over aid

      With a burgeoning youth population estimated to be one half of the world’s youth by 2,100, and the highest entrepreneurship rates across the globe - where over 20% of working-age Africans launching new businesses and more than 75% of young people intend to start one within the next five years - it is within this landscape of ambition and potential that Africa's path to development and prosperity […]

todayMay 21, 2024 75

Namibia

Cyclists promote Trans Kalahari Corridor for development and safety

In a bid to promote the Trans Kalahari Corridor, advocate for spatial development initiatives, and promote safety and security along the Trans Kalahari Corridor, 30 cyclists from Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa cycled the Trans Kalahari Corridor. The 1900 km cycle challenge started in Rustenburg, through Botswana, and ended in Walvis Bay.  Here is one of the cyclists, Vaino Kali. The TKC Executive Director, representatives of the Erongo Regional Council, […]

todayMay 7, 2024 45

Africa

Rwanda’s post-genocide model prioritises security over freedom and equality – a risk to future stability

    By Omar Shahabudin McDoom, London School of Economics and Political Science   Rwanda, a small and landlocked central African country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years. Supporters of Rwanda’s trajectory believe in […]

todayApril 25, 2024 13

Opinion Pieces

Reflection on local content policies: A catalyst for Namibia’s economic development and growth

      Opinion piece By Josef Kefas Sheehama   On April 16–18, 2024, in Lüderitz, the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) and Antila Consultancy organized a local content oil and gas conference with the theme, "Empowering Namibia's Energy Ambitions by Connecting Industry and Indigenous Talent." According to Article 100 of Namibia's Constitution that, " Land, water, and natural resources below and above the surface of the land […]

todayApril 24, 2024 16 2

Business / Economics

About 10 billion barrels of oil discovered off Namibia’s coast

An estimated 10bn barrels of oil has been discovered in Namibia, Portuguese oil company Galp Energia has said. The company told Bloomberg News that it had made the potential find after concluding its first phase of oil exploration in the Mopane field off Namibia's coast. Vast oil and gas reserves have been discovered in Namibia's Orange Basin, where Mopane is located, in recent years. Namibia is eyeing an entry into […]

todayApril 22, 2024 110

Business / Economics

Namibia Breweries Limited receives double honour for revenue contribution in 2023

Namibia Breweries Limited has been awarded the “Overall Highest Trader Revenue Contribution” for the year 2023 by the Namibia Revenue Agency showcasing the NBL’s tax compliance and overall positive contribution to the development of the local economy. NBL was awarded in the category of the “Highest Contributor of Customs and Excise,” which relates to the revenue collected mainly on customs and excise duties and Value Added Tax for the period […]

todayApril 18, 2024 76