Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Non-Compliant Telecommunications Devices Not Welcome – CRAN
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Devices such as mobile phones, routers, and modems imported into Namibia must meet domestic technical, safety, and performance standards, says the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN). “This process helps to protect consumers, maintain reliable communication networks,…
24,169 Enterprises Registered in the Past 2 Years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibians and foreigners have registered/added 24,169 enterprises in the past two financial years (2023/24 -2024/25), intending to operate (produce services and goods) in Namibia, including non-profit organisations. This is according to the Business and Intellectual Property Authority…
Nam Exported 49,051 kg of Hides and Skins in September 2025
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The September 2025 statistics on livestock marketing have indicated that Namibia has exported 49,051 kilograms of animal skins stripped from slaughtered animals. These are referred to as hides and skins exports and…
Call for Namibia to Shift from Non-Transformational Growth
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The executive director of the Ministry of Finance has consented that Namibia needs to shift from economic growth for its own sake to growth that is linked to economic transformation, adding that the current government policies have…
Govt Financing Needs to Increase to N$33.6 billion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The gap (budget deficit) between the government’s planned expenditure and its expected revenue for the 2026 Financial Year is expected to widen from N$12.8 billion to N$15.8 billion. As a result, together with other financial…
ECB Workshops to Deliberate Green Scheme Electricity Tariffs
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Electricity Control Board (ECB) will host workshops to engage the public, including the private sector, regarding the plight of electricity costs being experienced at various green schemes, which hampers production and food security. In an…
Prosecute Financial Crimes to be De-Greylisted
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s chance to be delisted as a country susceptible to financial crimes – due to its fragile ability to detect and stop said crimes – hinges on proving that it can investigate and prosecute money…
Cheaper Credit Not Enough to Stimulate Property Sector
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Analysis of the building activities for the month of September 2025 for Windhoek and Swakopmund show that cheaper credit proves insufficient in stimulating more investment in the property sector. Simonis Storm researchers have indicated…
Only 37% of Nam’s Power Produced Locally in August
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In August 2025, own generation contributed 37.4 percent (141 962 MWh) of the total electricity supplied to the domestic economy, while imports made up the remaining 62.6 percent (237 734 MWh). The preceding month, July 2025, the…
Omburu Battery Storage Received its Power Conversion System
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s first utility-scale battery storage project has received some of its eight (8) Power Conversion Systems (PCS), the country’s power utility updated last week. According to NamPower updates, the PCS containers will be used to convert Alternating…