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NJ Ayuk
ENERGY & MINING
No need to lament about the oil discovery in Namibia's Kavango Basin

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Source: suppled
[NJ Ayuk] Six months ago, Canadian oil and gas company ReconAfrica, began exploratory drilling in the deep Kavango Basin of northeast Namibia and into northwest Botswana.

Posted 2 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
ENERGY & MINING
Namibia's plans for greater energy security

Tom Alweendo, Namibia’s minister of mines and energy.
Tom Alweendo, Namibia’s minister of mines and energy.
[Nicci Botha] To improve its energy security, Namibia is planning to grow its upstream industry by reviewing its policies in a bid to court private sector investors...

Posted 3 years ago | Like
Sindy Peters
ESG & SUSTAINABILITY
Rhino Momma Project in desperate need of donations

Rhino Momma Project in desperate need of donations
[Sindy Peters] Declared a national disaster, Namibia is facing a particularly severe drought that is ravaging all regions of the southern African country...

Posted 4 years ago | Like
Llewellyn le Hané
RETAIL
When local becomes lekker for the economy

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.
Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.
[Llewellyn le Hané] The notion of buying local doesn't extend to all products and services. We produce and manufacture many things in Namibia, including cars, however, with certain things it's impossible to buy local...

Posted 4 years ago | Like
Andy Walker
MARKETING & MEDIA
The internet thinks this Namibian teen is Regina George from Mean Girls

The internet thinks this Namibian teen is Regina George from Mean Girls
[Andy Walker] Doppelgangers are instant viral internet fodder, but even more so when the person in question looks like Regina George from Mean Girls.

Posted 5 years ago | Like
Tom Jackson
LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT
SunCycles getting Namibia moving with "e-bikes"

SunCycles getting Namibia moving with "e-bikes"
[Tom Jackson] "For a country with inadequate public transport systems and a general cultural aversion towards bicycles, the uptake in Namibia has been surprisingly good."

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Beverley Klein
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignMonth: Fashion forward with Leah Misika

#DesignMonth: Fashion forward with Leah Misika
[Beverley Klein] Leah Misika is the founder and managing director of La Mode Fashion. She's a design creative whose love for fashion and background in retail management makes for a well-balanced integration of disciplines...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Issa Sikiti da Silva
MARKETING & MEDIA
Diary of investment prospects in Namibia

Diary of investment prospects in Namibia
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The diary of investment prospects in Namibia - the world's fifth largest uranium producer - contains, among others, exploring a land of relative peace where opportunities to make a ‘lot of money' abound in sectors such as mining, fisheries, agriculture, manufacturing, energy, tourism and human resources development.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
Pierre Mare
MARKETING & MEDIA
Branding for the environment: consumer demand

[Pierre Mare] The era of untrammeled consumerism is over, and nowadays issues such as global warming and the environment are at the top of people's list of issues. Companies must consider these concerns in what they produce, and how they produce it.

Posted 16 years ago | Like
MARKETING & MEDIA
Is 'German engineering' what you want for your beer?

[Dr Kay Brügge] As an 'old' Namibian, I couldn't resist writing about the Windhoek Lager ad, "German engineering where you need it second most..." The "Windhoek" ad capitalises on this instant recognition with a luxury car manufacturer's slogan and the borrowed and re-worked pay-off line is certainly humorous for those in the know. Yet, I am in two minds about it.

Posted 19 years ago | Like
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