Namibia: Namibia Competition Commission Investigates Unfair Property Valuation Practices

The Namibia Competition Commission will continue to investigate if there are further unfair practices within the property valuation industry. Read more »

Namibia: Kavango West Poverty Still Rife

Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku reports that more services have become available there over the past 10 years, as more institutions opened offices there but multidimensional… Read more »

Namibia: Nampower U-Turns On Electricity Cuts

National power utility NamPower management and board members resolved to put its plans on hold to disconnect defaulting customers until the end of August 2023. Read more »

Namibia: Shoe Project Keeps Learners in School

Project Never Walk Alone continues to give hope to vulnerable children and keep them in schools. Read more »

Namibia: Brics to Build Bigger Bloc

India's foreign affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has refused to be dragged into a discussion around the arrest warrant hovering over Russian president Vladimir Putin's… Read more »

Namibia: Service Delivery Will Win Votes - Nandi-Ndaitwah

Swapo party vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the party is facing a big battle in the coming 2024 presidential election and, therefore, urged the party's members to work… Read more »

Namibia: Oryx and Scania Make N$1.4 Million Solar Move

Oryx Properties and long-term tenant Scania Namibia installed 218 state-of-the-art solar panels on the roof of the Scania building in the Northern Industrial area, representing a… Read more »

Namibia: Deadly Concoction 'Prophet' Denied Bail

A self-proclaimed prophet who last week used tree roots to brew a potion that claimed the lives of two women in the Kavango East region, has been denied bail by the Rundu… Read more »

Namibia: Cabinet Puts Foot Down On Beneficiation

Cabinet has resolved to prohibit the exportation of Namibia's critical minerals in raw form in a bid to create more local jobs and more local value. Read more »

Namibia: NSA Provides Chance for the Unemployed...Over 2 800 Private Vehicles Needed

Statistician general of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Alex Shimuafeni, had pleaded with those already employed to give a chance to unemployed persons during the 2023 census… Read more »

Namibia: Food Poison Deaths Preventable - Kapofi

Defence minister Frans Kapofi, who was delegated by Cabinet to represent central government at the mass burial of the 16 members of the Shishugho family from Kayova village, said… Read more »

Namibia: Nampower Again Ordered to Halt Switch Off

After being ignored last week, Cabinet again directed national power utility Nampower to discontinue the suspension of electricity for local authorities in arrears. Read more »

Namibia: Supreme Court Grounds Menzies

Three judges of the Namibia Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal brought by British-owned Menzies Aviation against a High Court decision that ordered it to vacate the Hosea… Read more »

Namibia: Abanga to Construct Fertiliser Factory

Thomas Abanga, the founder and chief executive officer of Abanga Farms & Food Systems, shared during the recent Omaheke Employment-Creation Conference that his company is in… Read more »

Namibia: Untapped Investment Opportunities Abound

Development Bank of Namibia CEO Martin Inkumbi has said there are immense untapped opportunities in all sectors for Namibians, especially the youth, to explore. Read more »

Namibia: Residents Owe Kamanjab N$13m

Residents and businesses owe the Kamanjab council a staggering N$13 million in rates and taxes stemming from its proclamation as a village council. Read more »

Namibia: Over N$500 000 Pledged Towards Seed Capital Fund

The much-anticipated Omaheke Employment Creation Conference officially got underway in Gobabis on Tuesday night with the launch of the region's Seed Capital Fund. Read more »

Namibia: Zambezi Educators Threaten to Boycott Future Education Meetings

The Zambezi education directorate continues to host consultative meetings to improve academic results, but some principals and teachers are now threatening to not attend such… Read more »

Namibia: Schlettwein Calls for Urgent Attention On Redline

The incoming board of directors at the Meat Board of Namibia has been urged to consider equalising market opportunities and prospects of farmers for the entire country, including… Read more »

Namibia: Digital Literacy Programme Reaches Zambezi

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Namibia: MPs Appeal for Autonomy for Conservancies

Members of Parliament have bemoaned tendencies by international organisations to dictate how African countries should manage their natural resources without fully understanding the… Read more »

Namibia: Shiimi Calls Nampower to Order

Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Iipumbu Shiimi yesterday shocked the national power utility company NamPower, ordering the company not to proceed with the planned power… Read more »

Namibia: Repo Rate Evokes Fear...As 'Banks Increase Interest Rates for Profit'

Interest income has been the main contributor to profits made in recent years by Namibia's commercial banks. However, these local commercial banks are definitely not compelled to… Read more »

Namibia: Swapo CC to Unpack Same-Sex Brouhaha

An extraordinary Swapo central committee meeting will be convened in the coming days to deliberate on the recent Supreme Court judgment on recognising same-sex marriages solemnised… Read more »

Namibia: Lichtenstrasser Calls Foreign Forensic Expert

Admitted double-accused murderer Ernst Josef Lichtenstrasser will call a forensic expert from South Africa to testify in his defence when his trial resumes at the end of July. Read more »