Author: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
364-Day TB Attracted N$1.1 billion in Single Auction
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Investors have submitted 32 bids worth N$1.1 billion in an attempt to invest in a 364-Day Treasury Bill (TB) during an auction on Wednesday. The auction result is shown as released by the central banks. The…
Central Banks and Policymakers Must Employ Alternative Data
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Non-traditional data is often timelier or more granular and, as a result, can fill in some gaps in government statistics, wrote former principal economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Claudia Sahm, on the…
Nam Imported N$125.2 Billion Worth of Goods in 10 months
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Cumulatively, from January to the end of October 2025, Namibia has spent N$125.2 billion on goods from outside to meet local demands. At the same time, the country has cumulatively sold N$104.9 billion worth of…
Swakop Uranium and NamWater to Own Desalination Venture 70/30
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Updates on the country’s decision to develop a second large-scale desalination plant have revealed that negotiations between the two developers, Swakopmund Uranium and Namwater, have been finalised. The two entities have agreed to…
Nam Has Potential to Produce Cheaper Green Ammonia
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A comparative study by a German research institution has indicated that Namibia could produce green ammonia more competitively, enabling the production of fertilisers and decarbonisation of the agricultural sector. This can be attributed to Namibia’s favourable location…
1 Billion lbs Global Uranium Demand Predicted
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In a presentation at its annual general meeting, Paladin, the main shareholder in the Namibia Langer-Heinrich Uranium Mine, revealed that for the next 10 years, global nuclear utilities will have approximately 1 billion pounds of…
Local Authorities Requested N$8.4 Billion from the Road Fund
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the current financial year, cities, towns, and settlements (local authorities) have requested N$8.4 billion from the Road Fund Administration (RFA) for road maintenance and rehabilitation. However, according to the RFA, due to revenue constraints,…
Domestic Investors Lend GRN N$145 Billion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala As of last week, the government has borrowed N$145 billion from domestic investors, reflecting an increase of 0.9 percent from the previous month, according to the Bank of Namibia, which borrows on behalf of the…
36,260 Day-old Chicks Imported from SA in 2 Months
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the two months of September and October 2025, Namibia imported 36,260 day-old chicks as inputs for its poultry sector. This brings the year-to-date (January to October 2025) import of live birds to 376,161…
Redesign, Engage, and Enhance Policy Implementation – NPC
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In his address at the 2025 Public Policy Forum, the executive director of the National Planning Commission (NPC) I-Ben Nashandi, has told various offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) not to use excuses that existing…