August 30, 2022
Namibia: Namibia Unveils Carbon Market Project
EFFORTS are underway to establish carbon markets in Namibia - a trading system in which carbon credits are sold and bought to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the impact… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Southern Africa: 'Agri SA Calls to Lift Import Ban Emotional, Unbalanced'
NAMIBIAN government officials have called the recent claim that Namibia and Botswana should remove the import ban on some quota of fresh produce from South Africa an emotional one,… Read more »
August 07, 2022
Namibia: Namibia Trade Deficit Drops to N$2,5 Billion
NAMIBIA'S export earnings in June 2022 stood at N$8 billion, up 26% on May figures, while the import bill amounted to N$10,5 billion - down by 15,9%. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Namibia: Govt Denies IMF Role in No Salary Hikes
THE government yesterday insisted that the lack of salary increments for civil servants is not linked to a N$4,5 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. Read more »
August 03, 2022
Namibia: Transnamib Needs Immediate Cash Flow of U.S.$10 Million
THE chairperson of the TransNamib board, Lionel Matthews, says the Ministry of Finance needs to optimally deploy N$175 million to the parastatal in the short term for it to be able… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Namibia: Court the Wrong First Option for Bid to Halt Recon Oil Exploration #AfricaClimateCrisis
KAVANGO regions community forest and conservancy organisations that tried to get a court order to stop further oil and gas exploration activities by the Canadian company… Read more »
Namibia: Namra to Decide On Peugeot Plant
NO production will take place at the Peugeot-Opel assembly plant at Walvis Bay until the Ministry of Finance approves the policy of calculating rebates under the South African… Read more »
Namibia: Record White Maize Harvest Expected
NAMIBIAN white maize farmers are expecting an exceptional harvest this year. Read more »
Namibia: IMF Determines New Sdr Currency Amounts
THE International Monetary Fund's executive board on Friday approved new amounts for the five currencies that will determine the value of the Special Drawing Right (SDR) from today… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Namibia: Teachers' Strike Will Not Affect Pupils - Kavihuha
TEACHERS Union of Namibia (TUN) secretary general Mahongora Kavihuha says minister of education, arts and culture Anna Nghipondoka should "relax" as pupils would not miss… Read more »
July 23, 2022
Namibia: Dysfunctional European Airports Dent Namibian Tourism
DYSFUNCTIONAL airports at Namibia's top tourist markets might limit the number of flights coming to Namibia, thereby limiting tourist inflows into the country, until the situation… Read more »
July 13, 2022
Namibia: Service Stations Clash With Govt
FUEL retailers have urged the Ministry of Mines and Energy, among others, to implement an interim rescue profit margin as they continue to scrape together a pittance from the… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Namibia: Bid to Stop ReconAfrica Spills Into Court #AfricaClimateCrisis
COMMUNITY forest and conservancy organisations from the Kavango regions are trying to get a court order to stop Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica from further oil and… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Namibia: Fitch Downgrades Development Bank of Namibia Too
CREDIT rating agency, Fitch Ratings has knocked the Development Bank of Namibia's creditworthiness down to the last notch before investors start seeing the bank as a high lending… Read more »
Namibia: Electricity Tariffs in the Current Economic Situation
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Namibia: Us Trade Mission a Success - Ministry
THE Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade has described the annual trade and investment mission to Namibia from 6 to 10 June as a great success. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Namibia: Bank Windhoek, FNB Ease Banking Fees
BANK Windhoek and FNB have announced new fee structures for their services, which came into effect on Friday. Read more »
Namibia: Mobipay Scoops Convenient Payment Solution Award
MOBIPAY Namibia last week scooped an award for being the most convenient fintech payment solution in southern Africa at a ceremony held in Scotland. Read more »
Namibia: Equiano Cable Lands, to Go Live in Last Quarter of 2022
COME the last quarter of this year, Namibia will have internet speed four times faster than the west African region, following the landing of the Equiano Cable in Namibia last… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Namibia: Five of 16 Road Crash Victims Laid to Rest On Saturday
FIVE of the 16 people who died in a road collision between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo in December last year were buried at Onakaheke cemetery in the Omusati region on Saturday… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Namibia: Two Govt Office Construction Sites At Eenhana Abandoned
The construction of offices for the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform and the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture at Eenhana in the Ohangwena region have been left… Read more »
Namibia: Ministry Hosts AGOA Capacity-Building Workshops
THE Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade and the United States Agencey for International Development (Usaid) Trade Hub held two African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa)… Read more »
June 18, 2022
Namibia: Unesco Supports Namibia's Access to Information Promotion
THE International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is supporting the… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Eyes Congo River for Water
Deputy prime minister and international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia should consider getting water from the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Namibia: National Stadium Facelift Imminent
THE refurbishment of the Independence Stadium in Windhoek is expected to start in August, and will cost just over N$83 million, the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service… Read more »