Workers of the Gobabis Municipality staged a demonstration demanding that the council investigate financial status, progress on capital projects, maladministration, lack of good governance, favouritism, and unfair labour practices affecting development at Gobabis.
NamPower is set to commence a more than N$2 billion 40-megawatt biomass power station in Otjikoto, near Tsumeb.
The national power provider signed an agreement with the implementers and funders in Windhoek.
The increase in the cost of electricity has become a growing concern for the average consumer and small businesses in Namibia.
To add salt to the injury, NamPower is seeking a 14,59% increase in electricity tariffs for the 2024–25 financial year.
NamPower inaugurated the erected fences at four schools in the Zambezi Region worth more than N$2 million.
The schools have been requesting assistance over the past years to keep learners safe.
After operating for a century without a school hall, St. Barnabas Primary School in Katutura now boasts one.
The school hall, which was inaugurated today, was made possible through the contributions of parents, teachers, and a boost from NamPower.
Electricity tariffs are increasing at a rate higher than inflation, which worsens the economic situation for Namibians.
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has approved an increase of 8.7% for NamPower bulk electricity tariffs, effective this month. That raises the tariff from N$1.82 to N$1.99 per kilowatt-hour.
The NamPower tariffs only impact 70% of distribution costs, with 30% being costs related to different licences.
The leader of the Landless People's Movement (LPM), Bernadus Swartbooi, has called for NamPower to be dismantled, saying the power utility has failed to generate sufficient energy for the country.
