Namibia: NSX Lists First Energy Company

THE Namibian Stock Exchange has listed an energy company for the first time, a good sign of deepening and diversifying Namibian capital markets. Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Prioritises Local Food Value Chain

NAMIBIA is striving to create a conducive climate that will increase the number of business operators in the local food value chain. Read more »

Namibia: Agribusdev's Workers Unpaid for August

AUSSENKEHR-BASED workers of the state-owned Agricultural Business Development Agency (Agribusdev) have threatened to take unspecified action in view of unpaid salaries for August. Read more »

Namibia: NBC in Panic Over Job Cuts

WORKERS at the Namibian Broadcasting Cooperation are in a state of panic following the announcement of the retrenchment of 156 workers, starting yesterday. Read more »

Namibia: Fisheries Workers Against Marine Phosphate Mining

OVER 1 000 people, mostly workers in the fishing industry at Walvis Bay, participated in a mass protest against marine phosphate mining, urging the government not to grant… Read more »

Namibia: Standard Bank Buys Stake in Mobipay

Electronic payment solutions company Mobipay has sold 50,9% shareholding to Standard Bank Namibia Holdings for N$53,2 million, which will see the bank taking control of its… Read more »

Namibia: Mass Anti-Phosphate Mining Marches Planned

Mass marches to protest marine phosphate mining in Namibian waters have been planned to take place at Walvis Bay and Luderitz today, and in Windhoek tomorrow. Read more »

Namibia: Broadcasting Corporation to Lay Off 150 Staff, Ponders Liquidation

NEARLY a third of the national broadcaster's staff will lose their jobs, and the institution will return to "end of transmission" era in a last-ditch effort to keep it in business. Read more »

Namibia: Namibians Fear Costs of Installing Solar Energy

27-YEAR-OLD entrepreneur Silvanus Nampolo believes Namibians are not keen to install solar energy panels at their homes because of high costs. Read more »

Namibia: Airlines Eye Stake in Air Namibia

Three major airlines - South African Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and German-based Lufthansa - have all shown interest in acquiring part of cash-strapped Air Namibia. Read more »

Namibia: Entrepreneurial Mindset Key for Economic Revival

Young people can revive the country's economic growth through developing an entrepreneurial mindset and innovation for establishing businesses with the assistance of… Read more »

Namibia: Kunene Farmer Loses 25 Goats to Lions

A LOCAL farmer near Bergsig in the Torra Conservancy suffered huge losses after a pride of lions broke through a kraal and killed 25 goats on Saturday night. Read more »

Namibia: Schlettwein Urges Taxpayers to Embrace Itas

FINANCE minister Calle Schlettwein has urged Namibian taxpayers to embrace the new Integrated Tax Administration System (Itas), and promote it for the mutual benefit of all… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Well Positioned As Logistics Hub - Mbumba

The exporting of manganese via the Trans Oranje Corridor route through the Lϋderitz Port is a testimony to the economic ambitions of transforming Namibia into a logistic hub of… Read more »

Namibia: Govt to Attract 'Rich' Foreign Pensioners

THE Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration wants to start offering permanent residence and citizenship to pensioners living abroad on condition that they invest in Namibia's… Read more »

Namibia: Value Chain Boost for Northern Communal Farmers

AGRICULTURE executive director Percy Misika says the northern communal farmers are not selling their produce to government ministries and agencies because they are disorganised. Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Works On Visa Rules to Attract Investment

NAMIBIA will take steps to allow the movement and settling of potential investors in the country in line with the goal to lure capital into the country, minister of home affairs… Read more »

Namibia: Weak Economy Threat to Tax Revenue

The central bank says the government could expect less tax revenue this year as the wholesale and retail sector, where indirect tax such as VAT is collected, comes under pressure. Read more »

Namibia: Nujoma Charity Plans Mall On Free Land

THE Sam Nujoma Foundation wants to turn a plot it got from the Windhoek municipality free of charge into a property development, a few years after selling a portion of it for N$13… Read more »

Namibia: N$45m Power Deal Divides Procurement Board

THE Central Procurement Board has cancelled a N$45 million tender to construct a power line in southern Namibia, amid allegations of infighting within the national agency. Read more »

Namibia: Upped Retirement Tax Deduction an Economic Stimulus

The increased tax deductibility of retirement savings will, when made law, boost the country's savings pool and stimulate new economic activities, the chairperson of the retirement… Read more »

Namibia: Prosecutor General Admits Pension Fund's U.S.$39,5 Million Lost

Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa declined to prosecute on 18 out of 20 dockets investigated in the N$600 million allegedly lost from the Government Institutions Pension Fund… Read more »

Namibia: Nampost Joins Visa Network

State-owned savings bank and mail delivery company NamPost has launched new Visa smart cards which will allow low-income clients to transfer, receive and transact easily. Read more »

Namibia: Tun Tackles Corruption Head-On

THE Teachers Union of Namibia has revealed that they will open a trust aimed at combating corruption Read more »

Namibia: New Era Technically Insolvent

THE New Era Publication Corporation was criticised for the lack of accounting for unexplained adjustments and bad debts written off, while being dubbed technically insolvent. Read more »