Batoka Gorge enters the home stretch
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- Jan 22, 2021 --
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Harare – Consolidation of stakeholder concerns on the Batoka Hydro-Electric Scheme will conclude on January 25, 2021 with commencement of the long-awaited US$4,5 billion power project between Zambia and Zimbabwe slated for the fourth quarter of the year. ...Read More
Mining underpins Nam exports
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- Jan 22, 2021 --
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Windhoek - Mining remains Namibia’s cash cow and largest foreign currency earner, raking in billions despite disruptions in production inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More
Big boost for Namibia’s small firms
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- Jan 22, 2021 --
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Windhoek - THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and the German Development Bank (KFW) have put together a N$450 million (about US$30 million) concessionary loan facility to resuscitate SMEs whose operations have been constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More
SADC strategy to boost regional manufacturing
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- Jan 22, 2021 --
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The SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap foresees an increase in manufactured exports to at least 50 percent of total exports in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 2030. ...Read More
US$80bn losses clip aviation’s wings
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- Jan 22, 2021 --
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Windhoek - International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director-General Mr Alexander de Juniac says the aviation industry has lost between US$70 billion and US$80 billion because of COVID-19, and called for governments to support airlines through the turbulence. ...Read More