Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Govt Debt up by N$66 Billion in 5 Years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala As of Friday last week, local investors have lent N$139.7 billion to the Namibian government to fill its budget shortfall for the past five financial years through bonds and treasury bills. This is an increase from N$73.8 …
Cancer Apple Project Raises N$38.4 Million Since 2000
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Since its inception in 2000, the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project has raised N$38.4 million for the Cancer Association of Namibia. The project involves sourcing, distributing, and mobilising dedicated teams that work behind the scenes to…
401 Bids Received for N$2 Billion Borrowing Plan
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The government managed to raise N$2 billion domestically this week, through its 14 listed bonds, instead of the outside market. This is according to the auction outcome as released by the Bank of…
Domestic Markets Filled With Capital
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Bank of Namibia, on behalf of the country treasury, has announced that it has changed its plan to borrow N$2 billion from outside because the domestic market is full of capital looking for growth avenues. The…
National Budget and Procurement Too Rigid to Fund Green Schemes
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that the current Public Procurement Framework and the country’s Budget Appropriation approach are failing the green schemes in terms of funding. In a statement released last week, the Ministry stated that…
First Sustainability-Linked Bond Attracts Half a Billion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Bank Windhoek’s new 3-year Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) has attracted N$525.5 million in bid values during its auction on 19 August 2025. The auction was 1.75 times oversubscribed, Bank Windhoek revealed in a press statement last week….
Govt to Keep N$839,3 Million of GC26 Bond
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Some of the investors in the GC26 government bond have opted to have the government keep N$839,3 million of their investments for more years. This will be done by switching to the other 10 long-term bonds that…
Breeding Bull Sells for N$157,000 at Genetics Auction
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Competitive bidding at the Namibia Genetics Auction drove prices for breeding bulls and heifers, with the highest-selling bull reaching N$157,000. An overall average bull price of N$67,129 was recorded at the auction. The 2025 Namibia Genetics Auction…
CRAN Assessment Reveals Deep Internet Connectivity Gaps
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A comprehensive site verification exercise across nine regions under the Universal Service Fund (USF) revealed a picture of little or no connectivity in these areas. The verification process targeted 25 institutions, comprising 23 schools and two clinics,…
Poland and Spain Meat Imports Dominate Local Market
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia has imported 51.8% of its chicken meat from Poland and 64.3% of its pork meat from Spain in the second quarter (April-June) of 2025. This is according to the second quarter statistics and analysis compiled by…