Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Africa FDIs Mostly Seek Minerals and Hydrocarbons
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala An analysis of foreign direct investment flows in 2025 shows that they mainly flowed to the extraction of minerals, hydrocarbons, energy infrastructure, and a few selected manufacturing activities. The 2026 World Investment Report broke…
36 KM Naute–Keetmanshoop Water Pipeline Upgrade Begins
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Adaptive Building Land Construction CC, in joint venture with China State Engineering Corporation (Southern Africa), will upgrade the 36 Kilometre Naute–Keetmanshoop water pipeline for the next 18 months. This was revealed during the Groundbreaking…
Commercial Utilisation of Neckartal Dam Not Yet in Sight
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Land Reforms has told the Parliamentary Committee that a lack of finances has prevented them from buying land to develop the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Project. The…
Namibia Spent N$46.2 billion on Consumable Imports
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibian consumers have spent N$46.2 billion importing consumables over the past 5 quarters (2025 to Q1 2026), according to the merchandise account. The Merchandise Account is part of the country’s Current Account and is…
Namfisa, NovaNam, Oshakati TC and AB Inbev Affirmative Reports Rejected
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Employment Equity Commission (EEC) has disapproved Affirmative Action reports of seven companies and public institutions for not meeting the requirements of the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act. According to the updates released by…
Domestic Electricity Sales Stuck Below 340,000MWh Per Month
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Since 2023, domestic monthly electricity sales have only reached 400,000 MWh once, and have been stuck below 340,000MWh for the past 39 months. Electricity sales are one of the main indicators of economic activity in the…
Namport’s Shark Island Port Expansion Application Submitted
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namport has re-submitted a comprehensive application in April 2026 to expand its Lüderitz Port for the National Heritage Council’s consideration, according to the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, updates to Parliament last…
Swakop-Arandis Road has the Highest Daily Traffic in Namibia…dual carriageway to coast N$7.5 billion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The T0202 (Swakopmund-Arandis) road has the highest daily traffic volume in the country, experiencing 3,915 vehicles and 1,054 heavy vehicles, according to Road Authority insights shared with the National Council Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure…
Redeeming Eurobond Saves Govt N$12 bn in Debt Servicing
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Bank of Namibia quarterly updates show that debt servicing for the central government increased by N$550 million year-on-year to N$5.0 billion during the first quarter of 2026. The increase was reflected in domestic debt service,…
Namibia’s Debt Larger Than Real GDP
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Total government debt (foreign and domestic) stood at N$178.4 billion at the end of March 2026. At this level, it is more than the country’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 2025. Namibia’s debt is…