Category: Economic Development
Funeral Cover Leads Nam’s 2.4 million Long-term Insurance Covers
Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala As of the second quarter of 2026, Namibians have taken out or are putting money aside for 2.4 million long-term insurance covers. From the first quarter of 2026 to the second, they increased by 2.8%. This is according…
Local Businesses Pushed to Find Markets Beyond Local Borders
By: Erastus Andreas Namibian businesses are being pushed to look beyond the local market for customers as the government seeks to increase exports. Ministry of International Relations and Trade Executive Director Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati made the remarks at the…
Finance Alone Cannot Transform Agriculture – Zaamwani-Kamwi … Minister comes to the defence of Agribank
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala According to the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reforms, Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi, accessible and affordable finance alone cannot transform agriculture. She said it will take a coordinated approach to establish sustainable agricultural growth. Through coordination…
Windhoek’s Informal Beef Traders to Keep Waiting
By: Nghiinomenwa-valia Hangala As part of the measures to control the spread of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD), the City of Windhoek has updated that livestock slaughtering at informal markets remains prohibited. Windhoek’s mayor, Sakarias Uunona, provided the…
Parliament Committee Presented with Housing Realities Across the Country
By: Dwight Links Five local authorities – City of Windhoek, Rundu Town Council, Oshakati Town Council, the municipalities of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay – and two governmental authorities presented their strategies and current programs to meet the rising housing…
Namibia’s Capital Market Not Fully Unlocked
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala It has been noted that the Namibian capital markets can be expanded further to deliver for the country. Capital markets are platforms through which long-term funds are raised and invested. They connect those who have capital…
Market Access Remains a Challenge for Namibian Farmers
By: Peneyambeko Jonas While Namibia continues to encourage youth participation in agriculture and seeks investment in the sector, farmers and economists say the country’s biggest challenge is not production but access to reliable markets. Across the country, farmers are producing…
Swakop Property Market Nears N$10 Billion
By: Staff Reporter According to analysis by urban development specialist Francisco Neshila on Swakopmund’s Property Market, Swakopmund recorded 8,209 property transactions over the last decade with a cumulative transaction value of N$8.93 billion. The market currently reflects a median residential…
Angola’s Kwanza Now a Settlement Currency in SADC…Botswana Pula is next
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Angolan kwanza has become the second settlement currency to be introduced in the SADC real-time gross settlement (SADC-RTGS) system, which has settled transactions exclusively in South African rand since its inception in 2013. The South African…
Resources Matter, so Does Deployment Knowhow – ECA
By: Helmut Mahogo General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Claver Gatete, called for domestic resource mobilisation as the foundation of Africa’s economic transformation. Gatete said this as he addressed the 49th Ordinary Session of the…