ENERGY & MINING No need to lament about the oil discovery in Namibia's Kavango BasinSource: suppled | |
ENERGY & MINING Namibia's plans for greater energy securityTom Alweendo, Namibia’s minister of mines and energy. | |
ESG & SUSTAINABILITY 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... | |
RETAIL When local becomes lekker for the economyImage source: Gallo/Getty Images. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA 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. | |
LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT 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." | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #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... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA 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. | |
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. | |
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. |