Author: David Shoombe
Namibia High Energy Cost: A burden to the National Energy Fund
By: David Shoombe In the first half of 2026, the National Energy Fund within the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy played a central role in shielding energy consumers from bearing the full impact of rising…
Raw Minerals Exploitation Fuels Conflicts – UN
By: David Shoombe The United Nations Security Council Meeting on Natural Resources Governance has taken a stand in stopping the exploration of raw materials and promoting local beneficiation. UN Chief António Guterres has stated that the growing…
Funding Gap in Statistics Weakens Informed Decision
By: David Shoombe In commemoration of Statistics Awareness Day, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) and the Bank of Namibia (BoN), co-hosted an event highlighting the importance of statistics for national development. One of the key issues discussed by the…
Financial Inclusion: An Enabler, Not an Economic Solution
By: David Shoombe The Principal Economist at the Bank of Namibia, Sesilia Nekwaya Okafor, indicated that financial inclusion brings Namibians into the formal financial system, which can enable broader participation in the economy. Commenting on the recently…
Africa needs $ 1.4 Billion to End Ebola
By: David Shoombe African governments have been informed that the continent needs US$1.4 billion to end the Ebola outbreak in central Africa. This was revealed during the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Session Assembly on Ending AIDS by 2030…
APRM Praises Zimbabwe’s Key Economic Reforms
By: David Shoombe Key findings on the Zimbabwe Targeted Review Report presented by Ambassador Aly El-Hefny, highlighted the progress achieved in strengthening economic governance. The strengthening was achieved via improved public financial management, improvement in anti-corruption and anti-money laundering…
Africa: Lowest Recipient of FDIs in 2025
By: David Shoombe The World Investment Report 2026 indicated that there were no African countries among the world’s top 20 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) host economies in 2025. Namibia and its offshore oil exploration flows did…
Mining Sector to Account at Mining Expo on NPFF Commitments
By: David Shoombe The 2026 Mining Expo, which is scheduled for the first week of August, will provide a platform to update the Nation on how the mining sector will account for its 2025 Namibia Public-Private Sector Forum (NamPPF)…
NIPAM Strategic Management Training Fills Gaps for Local Authorities
By: David Shoombe In the heart of the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) lecture hall stands a senior business strategist and trainer with 40 years of experience, implementing the Prime Minister’s vision to train local…
DRC to Launch Kinshasa Stock Exchange
By: David Shoombe The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to launch its first stock exchange, the Kinshasa Stock Exchange (KSE), a move expected to strengthen the country’s financial infrastructure. The move follows the country’s successful…