March 13, 2023
Namibia: New Employment Conditions for Fishing Industry Workers
Certain provisions of basic conditions of employment or service for employees and employers in the fisheries industry have been varied by the labour minister. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Namibia: Namibia to Pocket Oil Billions After 2030
Oil and gas exploration in Namibia are the talk of the global town, following significant discoveries in the offshore Orange Basin last year, which is creating expectations of… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Namibia: De Beers Deals Fair, Says Outgoing Group CEO Cleaver
The outgoing De Beers Group CEO, Bruce Cleaver, said the joint venture partnerships they have with Botswana and Namibia in the finding and sorting of rough diamonds are fair deals… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Namibia: Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia Commences With Frequency Bid Auction
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) gave notice that on Friday, 17 February 2023, it has commenced with the auctioning process for radio frequency spectrum… Read more »
Namibia: Otjinene Experiencing Investor Inflows
Otjinene village in the Omaheke region has been experiencing a relatively high investor inflow for the past years. Read more »
February 21, 2023
Southern Africa: Namibia, Angola Central Banks Formalise Collaboration
Following renewed efforts to strengthen bilateral relations, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) and Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) recently signed an agreement to formalise technical… Read more »
Namibia: Oshikoto Fights Water Woes
In an effort to achieve urgent relief on the water challenges in the Oshikoto region, the agriculture ministry will be introducing three newfangled water supply interventions. Read more »
February 17, 2023
Namibia: Government Catches N$110 Million Hake Windfall
The Namibian government has generated N$110 million from the sale of 15 000 metric tonnes of hake. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Namibia: EU Ready to Support Namibia's Beneficiation Goals... New Partnership to Support Green and Digital Transformation
European Union commissioner for internal market, Thierry Breton, has confirmed the willingness of the EU to support Namibia in further developing a home-grown extractive, refining… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Southern Africa: Air Zimbabwe to Expand Domestic Routes
Air Zimbabwe is promoting more domestic routes, as the airline seeks to expand its operations. Read more »
Namibia: National Housing Enterprise Workers Vote to Down Tools
The National Housing Enterprise's workers are expected to embark on industrial action to force the board and management meet their demands as the collective bargaining process has… Read more »
Namibia: Kanyama's 'Condom Factory' Under Wraps
Health tender magnate Shapwa Kanyama has refused this newspaper entry into his purported condom manufacturing factory, located in the Windhoek northern industrial area, citing… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Namibia: Alarm Bells Ring Over Public Debt
Namibia finds itself in a precarious situation, where public debt has reached maximum levels, as government has been unsuccessful in abiding by its targets for public debt. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Namibia: Shell Reportedly Makes New Oil Discovery
Shell has reportedly made another major discovery of hydrocarbons, the main components of oil and gas in the Orange Basin. Once confirmed, this will be Shell's second major… Read more »
Namibia: Mine Workers Union Concludes Wage Agreement With Osino
The MineWorkers Union (MUN) and Osino Gold Exploration have concluded a wage agreement whereby all Osino employees within the bargaining unit earning a basic salary of N$6 000 and… Read more »
Namibia: SIM Card Registration Beneficial
Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) spokesperson Katrina Sikeni has urged cellphone users to register their subscriber identity module (SIM) cards before the… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Namibia: 47 Fired From UIs Mine Contractor
At least 47 artisans were verbally dismissed on Monday after failed wage negotiations. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Namibia: MTC Empowers Communities, Emerging Businesses
Mobile Telecommunications Limited last week handed over various machinery and equipment to technical and vocational education training (TVET) graduates and for gardening projects… Read more »
Namibia: Nef Optimistic About Economic Recovery for 2023 and Beyond
The Namibian Employers' Federation (NEF) looks forward to the year 2023 with a lot of optimism that the Namibian economy will recover and enable businesses to prosper and… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Namibia: Fishcor Fights Out of Fishrot Deals... Wants De Klerk to Testify
The National Fishing Corporation of Namibia is fighting to rid itself of several agreements that were concluded by some of the key figures in the ongoing multi-million-dollar… Read more »
January 05, 2023
Namibia: Green Shoots Expected to Drive Namibia in 2023
The green shoots on the horizon for Namibia are amplified through efforts to develop a green hydrogen ecosystem, and the recent discovery of commercially viable oil reserves in the… Read more »
Namibia: Rain Brings Hope to Northern Farmers
Residents of northern Namibia are rejoicing over the first raindrops that fell since last weekend. The rain brings hope to farmers who delayed ploughing their fields. Read more »
January 04, 2023
Namibia: Opinion - Why Namibia's Economic Growth Remains Stunted
Namibia, by all comparative standards, has got all the ingredients of a flourishing economy. It has huge deposits of mineral resources, a highly educated youth market and one of… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Namibia: Geingob Leads 'Powerful' Delegation to U.S.-Africa Summit
President Hage Geingob will begin his 14-day visit to the United States of America today, where he is leading a powerful Namibia delegation to Washington, DC, to take part in the… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Namibia: How Namibia Can Avoid the Oil Curse
Namibia needs to build competent and accountable institutions to manage oil revenue and minimise the risk of corruption by closing all legislative loopholes in order to avoid an… Read more »