September 23, 2022
Namibia: Chinese Investors Pull Out of Nujoma's Abattoir Deal
A CHINESE-backed business proposal to construct an abattoir on a plot donated to former president Sam Nujoma's office at Otavi has failed to take off. Read more »
Namibia: Investment in Blue Economy Low - Klazen
NAMIBIA acknowledges that investment in ocean health, ocean wealth and ocean equity is significantly low, although the country spent close to US$7,3 million (N$116 million) on… Read more »
Namibia: Walvis Bay Writes Off Pensioners' Debts
WALVIS Bay residents can breathe a sigh of relief after the town council resolved to write off the outstanding debt of pensioners, the interest on debt of other residents, as well… Read more »
Namibia: Union Accuses Charcoal Company of Exploitation ... Namchar Rubbishes Claims, Engages Lawyer
A WORKERS' union has accused a charcoal production company, situated at Witvlei near Gobabis, of exploiting its employees. Read more »
Namibia: Micro Enterprises Need Nurturing to Grow
THE informal or formal micro-enterprise sector is one of the most productive in Namibia, and must be fostered to develop large, economically significant and sustainable Namibian… Read more »
Namibia: Sarb Pushes Repo Up to Pre-Covid-19 Levels
THE South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has increased the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to 6,25%, back to pre-Covid-19 levels - a move Namibia is expected to emulate… Read more »
Namibia: Education Heading Towards Digital - Geingob
DESPITE schools still dealing with utilities, president Hage Geingob committed to giving more access to digital technologies in the education sector. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Namibia: India Has 'Tremendous' Interest in Namibia
NAMIBIA, a country with great scope for bilateral trading opportunities in minerals, mines, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and industrial development, has attracted the keen interest… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Namibia: Summit On Women and Agriculture
NAMIBIA consultancy company Heiress Communications will host a half-day event on women and agriculture at the National Theatre of Namibia in Windhoek on Thursday, 22 September. Read more »
August 31, 2022
Namibia: Diseases Trigger Import Bans From Botswana, Spain
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has suspended the importation of cloven-hoofed animals and their products from Botswana, following suspicions of foot-and-mouth… Read more »
September 04, 2022
Namibia: Households Face Tough Financial Times Ahead
HOUSEHOLDS are facing a challenging environment, as the rising cost of living combined with tighter monetary policy this year have added to budgetary pressures. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Namibia: Botshiwe Appointed Chamber of Mines Vice President
THE Chamber of Mines of Namibia has appointed QKR Navachab Gold managing director George Botshiwe as its second vice president. Read more »
Namibia: Primary, Tertiary Sectors Drive Economic Growth
GROWTH in the primary and tertiary sectors was responsible for the country's economy expanding by 2,7% in 2021, compared to a preliminary expansion of 2,4%. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Namibia: Natau Wants Transnamib Forensic Report Released
THE Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) has called for the release of an Ernst & Young (EY) forensic investigation report on TransNamib, claiming it contains… Read more »
Namibia: Cabinet Approves Business-Rescue Advice
THE Cabinet last week approved the recommendations of Namibia's business-rescue task force, which includes the establishment of a fund and financing capital projects through… Read more »
Namibia: Five Die in Zambezi Plane Crash
FIVE people have reportedly died after an aeroplane they were travelling in crashed into the Zambezi River at Impalila Island in the Zambezi region earlier today. Read more »
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 »