Africa: African Airlines Record a Decline in Cargo Volumes in August

African airlines had the weakest performance in August 2023, with a 4.7% decline in cargo volumes compared to August 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association… Read more »

Namibia: Windhoek Municipality Mulls Writing Off Debt

During an ordinary council meeting, on 28 September, the City of Windhoek confirmed that they are working on a proposal to write off the debts of residents. Read more »

Namibia: National Broadcaster Launches nbcPlus App

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) recently unveiled a mobile phone app, 'nbcPlus', that provides users with access to 11 radio stations and three television stations. Read more »

Namibia: Suicide Is a Significant Public Health Concern Says Health Minister

623 suicide cases were recorded between August 2022 and June 2023 and out of these, 511 (82%) were male, while 92 (15%) were female. Read more »

Namibia: Drought Relief Programme to Be Launched Next Month

The Prime Minister, Hon Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, asserted that to address the circumstances of drought and food insecurity, the government, through the Office of the Prime… Read more »

Namibia: Voluntary Repatriation of DR Congo Refugees Commences

The voluntary repatriation of as many as 96 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) back to their country has commenced this week following a successful collaboration… Read more »

Namibia: Giraffe Relocated to Angola's Iona National Park Bordering Namibia

The Namibia-based Giraffe Conservation Foundation has just announced that 14 giraffe were translocated successfully to the Iona National Park in the southwestern corner of Angola,… Read more »

Namibia: Electricity Control Board Licensing Kickstarts Building of 100 MW Solar Plant

The Ohlthaver & List energy subsidiary, O&L Nexentury will soon start building a 100 MW solar power station near Windhoek, following approval of the company's generation… Read more »

Namibia: Rosh Pinah to Aussenkehr District Road Re-Opens

The Roads Authority (RA) has said that the road linking Rosh Pinah and Aussenkehr is now open to all traffic after being closed off for days due to rain and fog. Read more »

Namibia: China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) represented Namibia at the 3rd China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in Changsha City, Hunan Province - China,… Read more »

Namibia: Rosatom and Ylb Ink an Agreement On Cooperation in Lithium Mining and Production in Bolivia

Uranium One Group JSC, an entity of the ROSATOM Atomic Energy Corporation and YLB (Lithium Deposits of Bolivia, Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos) Bolivian State Company late last… Read more »

Namibia: Close Corporation Amendment Bill Introduced By Trade Minister

The Minister of Industrialization and Trade (MIT) Hon Lucia Iipumbu recently introduced the Close Corporation Amendment Bill in parliament to modify the Close Corporation Act No.… Read more »

Southern Africa: Regional Inter-Parliamentary Body Urged to Adopt Measures That Can Reduce Carbon Footprint

Regional Inter-parliamentary body, the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Friday called on member parliaments to adopt measures to reduce the… Read more »

Namibia: We Want to Remain Open for Investment Says Namibia's Petroleum Commissioner

Namibia has quickly risen to become a highly attractive E&P market, with three major discoveries made in 2022 and 2023 incentivizing a strong slate of regional and global… Read more »

Namibia: Economy Expands At a Sturdy Pace in Q1 - Bank of Namibia

The economy in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1) expanded at a sturdy pace, the country's central bank said in the June 2023 quarterly bulletin. Read more »

Namibia: Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair Preparatory Committee Gets Boost From MTC

The Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair Preparatory Committee (OATFPC) recently received a boost of N$ 385,000 from mobile telecommunications company, MTC. Read more »

Namibia: Geingob to Attend the U.S. African Business Summit in Botswana

Six African Heads of Government and a U.S. Government Delegation confirmed their attendance for the U.S. Africa Business Summit, to be held from 11 to 14 July at the Royal Aria… Read more »

Namibia: Second Run of the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic, and Empowerment Drive Launched

The Old Mutual Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Lab, launched the second run of the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic, and… Read more »

Namibia: Bank Windhoek Announces Fee Structure

Bank Windhoek announced its new fee structure, effective 1 July 2023. The fee structure considers the current economic outlook, and the impact of rising inflation and introduces… Read more »

Namibia: Shiimi Introduces Banking Institutions Bill in Parliament

The Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Hon Iipumbu Shiimi introduced the Banking Institutions Bill in parliament on Monday to revoke the Banking Institutions Act, 1998, as… Read more »

Namibia: Weak Namibia Dollar Robs Poor Household From Full Benefit of Cheaper Meal and Bread

In some stunning news, Namib Mills announced this week that the prices on a range of their products will come down by between 7% and 14% as of Monday 26 June 2023. Read more »

Namibia: Nature Foundation's Experience in Managing Small-Scale Fisheries Showcased At Continental Level

The Namibia Nature Foundation was represented by two team members of the Freshwater and Inland Fisheries programmatic area at the ECOFISH knowledge fair in mid-June in Kenya. Read more »

Namibia: Telecom Namibia, Cenored Ink Agreement for Several New Joint Research Initiatives

Telecom Namibia and the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (CENORED) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commemorate the beginning of a journey of… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Discusses Development Cooperation With U.S. and Norwegian Envoys

The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Elias M. Magosi on 21st June 2023 met with the Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to… Read more »

Namibia: 40 Crocodiles Up for Sale Via Tender

Forty crocodiles are up for sale via a tender process, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda said in a statement this week Read more »