Namibia: 'Namibia Is in a Better Position Than It Was a Year Ago' - Geingob

The President HE Dr Hage Geingob in his 2019 State of the Nation address in Parliament this week, said that Namibia is in a better position than it was a year ago Read more »

Nigeria: Namibia Opens Visa Processing Office in Lagos

The Namibian High Commission to Nigeria in partnership with Air Namibia recently opened a Namibian Visa Processing office in Lagos. Read more »

Africa: Mountain Bikers Test Their Mettle Against Best of Africa At Continental Championship in Windhoek

A serious cycling event is scheduled for this weekend on the outskirts of Windhoek. Starting on Friday 12 April, the Mountain Bike African Championship takes place at the IJG… Read more »

Namibia: Rebuttal of the Namibian Ports Authority's Hysterical Outburst to Sound Financial Analysis

Statement by the Economic Association of Namibia. Read more »

South Africa: Navara Production Shifts to Rosslyn Factory Next Year

Nissan announced this week that as of next year, its flagship bakkie, the Navara will be built at its Rosslyn plant near Pretoria in South Africa. The group will invest N$3 billion… Read more »

Namibia: Baby Warriors to Play Two Friendly Games Against the Westphalia Regional Team

The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has called up 30 players to the Baby Warriors camp which starts Wednesday in preparations for two friendly games against the inbound… Read more »

Namibia: International Meeting On Women, Peace and Security to Take Place in Windhoek

In her capacity as Chair of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Point Network, Namibia will host the third annual capital meeting, from 10 to 11 April. Read more »

Namibia: City of Windhoek Approves 172 Building Plans in February

A total of 172 building plans were approved by the City of Windhoek in February, showing a slight increase in the number of plans approved when compared to the 162 building plans… Read more »

Namibia: Dairy Producer Gets 800 Kwp Solar Power Plant

Cronimet Mining Power Solutions recently completed the construction of an 800 kWp solar power plant located in Windhoek to cover the energy needs and cut operational costs of… Read more »

Namibia: Transnamib, Ascon Energy Ink New Agreement

National rail operator, TransNamib and Ascon Energy (Pty) Ltd signed a Rail Transport Agreement mid March, for the transportation of coal, containers and various commodities… Read more »

Namibia: Breweries Sends Tiny Lot of Local Barley As Relief for Drought-Stricken Farmers

The Dare to Care Disaster fund received a truckload of barley this week from the commodity's producer, Namibia Breweries Ltd. The barley was grown on the Breweries' Rietfontein… Read more »

Namibia: Policy Implementations Key to Economic Recovery - Schlettwein

Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein delivered the 2019/20 Budget totaling N$66.5 billion on Wednesday, 27 March in Parliament. Read more »

Namibia: Namas Officially Launched, New Category Added

The Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) 2019, were officially launched this week by MTC and NBC. The two entities will jointly host the best of the best in the local music… Read more »

Namibia: Farmers Get Drought Relief From Old Mutual

Old Mutual supported drought stricken farmers with N$385,000 through the 'Dare to Care disaster Relief Campaign'. Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC to Avail U.S.$500,000 to Countries Ravaged By Cyclone Idai

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) in response to the devastation caused by the recent tropical Cyclone Idai has contributed a total of US$500,000 to assist the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Council of Ministers Reviews Gender Progress in SADC Member States

By Thenjiwe Sisimayi from the Council of Ministers meeting of the Southern African Development Community. Read more »

Namibia: Elgin Brown & Hamer to Extend Assistance to Retrenched Workers

Following the recent retrenchments of 50 employees, Elgin Brown & Hamer Namibia (EBH) announced that a specified number of the retrenched bargaining unit employees will be… Read more »

Namibia: National Renewable Energy Policy Finalised

The National Renewable Energy Policy for the country has now been finalised and is set to lean heavily towards the use of the renewable power generation options as main electrical… Read more »

Namibia: Depleted Stocks At Skopiorn Zinc Refinery Result in Temporary Closure

Skorpion Zinc on Friday in a statement confirmed the temporary closure of its refinery for a period of five weeks. Read more »

Namibia: Kenyatta to Grace 29th Independence Celebrations

Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta will be the guest of honour at this year's Independence Day commemorations which will take place on 21 March. Read more »

Southern Africa: Women Participation in Innovation and Science Remain Low

The state of women participation in innovation and science globally and in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region remain low, according to SADC Executive… Read more »

Namibia: First Apology From a German Govt Official for Atrocities

The return of Nama Captain, Hendrik Witbooi's personal Bible and whip, has produced the very first semi-official apology from a German government official, for the atrocities… Read more »

Namibia: Fitch Rating Unlikely to Improve - Expert

FirstRand Namibia Group Economist Daniel Kavishe has said that Fitch's recent drowngrade of the country's ratings from Stable to Negative, is unlikely to improve. Read more »

Namibia: More Funding for Non-Communicable Diseases Required - Minister

The country's disease burden is gradually transitioning from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCD) and this trend is reflected in the shares of health expenditure,… Read more »

Namibia: Gipf Branches Out to Ohangwena Region, Opens Eenhana Office

In an effort to make its services more accessible services in the Ohangwena Region, the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) opened a branch in Eenhana, situated in the… Read more »