Author: Peneyambeko Jonas
Ohangwena Maps N$700 Million Investment Pipeline
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Ohangwena Region has identified 16 anchor investment projects estimated at N$700 million, with the potential to create around 5,000 direct jobs over the coming years. The figures were announced during the launch of the Ohangwena Regional…
Why Do We Disrespect Guards So Much?
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Security guards are among the most overlooked and underappreciated workers in our society. Every day, they stand at entrances, patrol buildings, protect businesses, schools, hospitals, and homes, yet many people treat them with little respect. This attitude…
Omusati Farmers Bear Burden of 488 Dead Pigs
By: Peneyambeko Jonas A total of 488 pigs have died in Okalongo Constituency, Omusati Region, leaving more than 59 pig farmers facing losses of livestock, income and investment. The deaths are creating serious financial losses for small-scale…
Trade Figures Continue to Expose Value-Addition Gaps
By: Peneyambeko Jonas As much as value addition and industrialisation conversations dominate national conversation and documentation, trade statistics show the same picture of raw mineral domination. Namibia trade statistics show that the country continues to earn much of its…
DM-For-Price Culture Limits Digital Business Growth
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Upcoming entrepreneurs who post their businesses online without prices and asking potentile clients to direct message them for prices are found to be not serious about trading. “If you are interested in our products, DM for…
Oshikango Cut Off Further by Helao Nafidi’s New Shopping Mall
By: Peneyambeko Jonas The economically declining sub-town of Oshikango has received another dagger as a new shopping center has been opened inland in the old town of Ohangwena, named Times Square Complex. Residents of Helao Nafidi and surrounding communities…
Sports Centre Opens Economic and Social Opportunities … Eeshoke Chula Chula home ground moves to Helao Nafidi
By: Peneyambeko Jonas The new Helao Nafidi Sports Centre is expected to give young people in the area a safer way to spend their time, whilst also developing their sports talent. The Sports Centre is expected to reduce the…
1,417 Businesses Couldn’t Secure Space at the 2026 OATF
By: Peneyambeko Jonas The Ongwediva Trade Fair is facing a shortage of exhibition space, with more than 1,417 businesses unable to participate this year despite applying for space. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the 25th edition of the trade fair…
Ohangwena Agriculture Investments Face Test of Economic Returns
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Agricultural and rural water projects in the Ohangwena region are putting public money into land preparation, farming inputs, livestock markets and water infrastructure, but their economic value has yet to deliver returns for the regional masses….
Parliamentarians Consult on Law’s Ability to Protect Borrowers
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Concerns over rising household debt, loan deductions and lending practices took centre stage at a public hearing in Oshakati on Monday, 17 August 2026. Parliamentarians examined whether Namibia’s existing laws adequately protect borrowers from…