Namibia: Vehicle Sales Recovering Gradually to Pre-Covid-19 Level

THERE appears to be a return to pre-Covid-19 vehicle sales levels as last month recorded 908 new vehicles sold - the highest number since October 2019. Read more »

Namibia: 'The Rich Must Share, or ...'

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob says white Namibians should share the wealth they have accumulated over the years otherwise the less privileged might take it. Read more »

Namibia: MTC Employee Calls for Bosses' Heads to Roll

AN employee of the Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has called for the voluntary resignation or suspension of senior employees. Read more »

Namibia: City Police Chief to Reapply for Job

CITY Police chief Abraham Kanime has to reapply for his position after the court ordered that his three-year extension, which was approved by the previous council, was illegal. Read more »

Namibia: NHE Audits Four Years Behind

THE books of the Namibian Housing Enterprise (NHE) have not been audited for the past four years. Read more »

Namibia: Migrant Pressure Undermines Economic Development

COULD goings-on in Mozambique and elsewhere on the continent not undermine economic development strategies such as the much-heralded African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)? Read more »

Namibia: Cutting Trees for the Love of Work and Nature

AFTER completing three years' electrical engineering studies at the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology, Ignatius !Ganeb (26) started his own tree-cutting business. Read more »

Namibia: Omusati Farmers Fight Crippling Locust Invasion

FARMERS in the Omusati region are battling to protect their crops against a hungry, dark cloud of locusts. Read more »

Namibia: Repo Rate Remains Static

BANK of Namibia announced yesterday that there will be no changes to interest rates on bank loans. Read more »

Namibia: Gipf to Increase Pension Benefits

THE Government Institutions Pension Fund has announced that it will increase pension benefits by 3% effective this month. Read more »

Namibia: Energy Storage Regulatory Framework On Its Way

CONTEMPORARY electricity storage would enhance Namibia's intermittent renewable power-generation capacity, although the country has no regulatory framework to guide the sector. Read more »

Namibia: Karibib Quarry Workers Down Tools

More than 150 workers at Best Cheer Investments Namibia (Pty) Ltd, a marble granite cutting and processing company near Karibib, downed tools on Monday, because of deadlocked… Read more »

Namibia: New Sand Mining Regulations in the Works

THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is in the process of crafting new regulations for sand and gravel mining following a national outcry about how sand and gravel… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia's Trade Habits Unmoved

NAMIBIA'S trading patterns seem to remain stagnant - especially with regards to exporting minerals to China and importing the basics from South Africa. Read more »

Namibia: Nampower Ready for Eskom Shutdown

NAMPOWER has put in place mitigating measures to ensure the continuity of electricity supply to Namibia in the event that South Africa's power utility, Eskom, is 'unplugged'. Read more »

Namibia: Ohangwena Farmers Battle Locust Onslaught

Chaos erupted in the Ongenga constituency this weekend when large swarms of locusts moved into the Ohangwena region. Read more »

Namibia: Low Tax Compliance Leads to Nam's Spiking Debt

NAMIBIA'S ever-increasing debts are partly the result of citizens and businesses not paying their fair share of taxes. Read more »

Namibia: Outdated Transport Law Creates Chaos Over Easter

Chaos ensued on the roads this past Easter weekend due to a 44-year-old law prohibiting seven-seater vehicles from operating. Read more »

Namibia: Gaomab II Lands Nida Top Job

Fishcor board chairperson, Mihe Gaomab II has been appointed the chief executive officer of the state-owned Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) for five years. Read more »

Namibia: The Struggle to Light Up the North

SOME 3 710 opportunities to have access to electricity have been created at the end of June last year, yet only 46% of these potential power connections have been realised. Read more »

Namibia: Power Line Africa Wins N$660 Million Nampower Tender

THE Tsumeb-based electricity infrastructure construction company Power Line Africa (Pty) Ltd has won a tender to design and construct a power line for the national power… Read more »

Namibia: Revenue Agency Finally Sees Light of Day

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob will today launch the long-awaited bureau for tax law enforcement and collection - the Namibia Revenue Agency after years of postponements. Read more »

Namibia: Nored Ex-Staff Members Charged With Fraud

THE northern electricity distributor (NoRED) has instituted criminal and civil cases against served of its former employees. Read more »

Namibia: Fragile Fishcor in Herunga's Hands

THE National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) is left with temporary board member Ruth Herunga as interim caretaker. Read more »

Namibia: Worker Dies At Spar Construction Site

A MAN died in a freak accident at the Welkom Spar site at Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region on Saturday. Read more »