Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Nam Consumers Spend N$3,7bn On SA Goods In June
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus For June 2022, Namibian consumers have bought N$3,7 billion worth of goods from South Africa. However, Namibians only managed to sell N$1,5 billion worth of goods to South Africans during the same period, the June 2022…
The Kavango Regions’ Economic Potential Chorus
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Beyond the agricultural sector, the two Kavango regions have been cited for having massive economic potential, especially food security. Despite this lauded potential, the two regions host most of the green schemes (seven of them), with many…
800 Start-Ups Tried Their Luck With Old Mutual SEED Initiative
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Start-ups and potential entrepreneurs from three towns have submitted over 800 applications to the Old Mutual SEED initiatives in the hope for their idea/concept or business to win some seed capital. These entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs…
City of Windhoek Services Delivery Under Significant Threat
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The latest analysis of the City of Windhoek’s finance indicates that it cannot afford to provide the necessary services and facilitate economic activities for all social classes. Moreover, the councillors’ scrutiny of the latest budget has…
Nam Stuck In Middle-Income Trap
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus To escape the middle-income trap, Namibia must focus on building a diversified private sector, stated World Bank researchers in their Country’s Private Sector Diagnostic report. Namibia, which transitioned from a lower-middle- to an upper-middle-income country in…
65,936 Jobseekers Registered Since 2019 Only 2,282 Placed
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the last three years and six months, 65 936 unemployed and underemployed Namibians have digitally flocked to the ministry of labour’s online system in the hope of securing jobs or a better one. However, in…
MTC Seeks Partners to Upscale the Internship Initiative
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus After assisting 600 students on a budget of N$7 million, the country Mobile Telecommunication has indicated that it will upscale the programme to a national level. Last week the mobile operator indicated that together with the…
Water Demand to Increase by 30 per cent by 2030
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Urbanisation, agriculture and tourism sectors will drive up water demands in the next eight years, according to an analysis by the World Bank in its Country Private Sector Diagnostic Report 2022. The country’s water insecurity risks…
Nam’s Untapped 3,000kWh Sun Radiation and 10m/s Wind Speed
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus An assessment by the World Bank has reiterated that Namibia has a world-class but largely untapped renewable energy resource and is well positioned for development. The bank added its voice to the country’s renewable energy potential…
NSI N$36 million Coastal Center to Expand Inspection
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Standard Institution has expanded its services to the economy through its newly expanded office on the coast. According to the Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, the inspection centre has expanded its operations…