Category: National
Central Govt to Borrow N$2.3 billion this October
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the month of October 2025, the government through the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will borrow N$2.3 billion from the market, according to the updates provided by the central bank last week This is…
Nandi-Ndaitwah Advocates for a Fairer Financial Order
By: Loise Shiimi President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for a fairer financial system, highlighting the disparities in borrowing terms faced by developing countries compared to those in the Global North. She pointed out that while both regions…
Outapi Town Council Availed 9.5ha for Flexible Land Tenure
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Outapi Town Council availed land measuring 9.4929 hectares for the establishment of the Flexible Land Tenure Schemes (FLTS), with some of the residentials plots handed over to their respective owners last week. According…
Rundu Trade Forum Gala Raises More than Half a Million Dollars
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Trade Fair raised N$552,900 during its annual fundraising gala dinner held on Saturday. This, however, is a sharp decline of almost N$390,000 compared to last year’s total of N$941,000. The gala, which…
Coalition Encourages Basic Income Grant
By: Dwight Links The Basic Income Grant Coalition believes that the urgency still exists for the use and rollout of a basic income grant. The Coalition revealed this at the recent public dialogue engagement hosted by the…
43 Havana 4-way Households to be Relocated
By: Mathias Hangala The City of Windhoek (CoW) has announced that 43 households and a church currently located at the corner of Matshitshi and Eneas Peter Nanyemba intersection in Havana will be relocated to serviced plots in Havana…
Data Governance from an African Perspective
By: Dwight Links The Mozilla Foundation, in partnership with local civil society partners, recently held an engagement on data governance for media and civil society in the African sphere regarding the state of data governance. Held on…
No More Exclusive Arrangements in Telecommunication Infrastructure
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has stated that the high court ruling on the exclusive infrastructural use arrangement between the two telecommunication giants and NamPower has cemented its stance on telecommunications infrastructure inclusivity….
Farmers Welcome Processing Centres in All Regions
By: Loise Shiimi Farmers expressed their enthusiasm following President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s announcement of plans to establish processing centres in all 14 regions of the country. Shikonda Leader Shivute, a farmer and manager of the Okongo Horticulture and…
No Formula for Allocating Capital Funds to Regions
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala There is no structured format or formula for how the government allocates money for capital projects to the regions and local authorities across the country. This was revealed by the Minister of Urban and…