Category: National
Nam Recorded 6 Conglomerate Mergers in Two Months
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Of the 11 mergers and acquisition applications approved between April and May 2026, six were for conglomerate mergers. This is according to the updates (merger notification) from the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) this week….
Export-Approved Abattoirs Induce High Domestic Slaughtering
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A recorded shift in livestock marketing (cattle) has been observed for the first four months of 2026, with domestic slaughtering having significantly increased compared to live exports. This is according to the livestock…
Uvhungu-Vhungu Scheme Fully Utilised Agricultural Land
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Uvhungu-Vhungu Green Scheme in the Kavango East Region has achieved full utilisation of its agricultural land for the first time. This is according to the update from President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s visit to green…
S&P Global Ratings Flag Growing Risk to SA Consumer-Led Economy
The S&P left its South African ratings unchanged at BB on foreign-currency and BB+ on local. Though it had upgraded ratings in November, its first upward move in nearly two decades, citing falling inflation, improving growth, and fiscal…
Namibia Already Protects the Right to Strike
By: Dwight Links The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations says that the Court of International Justice’s (ICJ) opinion on the ‘Right to Strike’ is already protected in the Namibian constitution. The ministry’s executive director, Ben Nangombe,…
Govt Domestic Debt Rose by 17.0 Percent Last Year
The increase in government borrowing through the issuance of both domestic registered Bonds and Treasury bills has increased government domestic debt to N$156.0 billion as at the end of May 2026. Year-on-year domestic debt rose by 17.0 percent,…
Energy Fund Surplus Almost Exhausted
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The National Energy Fund, which held substantial surplus funds, is currently almost exhausted. Going from the ability to absorb the under-recoveries and the premiums charged on top of the Basic Fuel Price, to safeguard our security…
Govt Assures Fuel Supply
The government has reassured the public that the country has sufficient fuel stock and the national fuel systems remain stable. The Ministry of Energy has indicated that it will continue monitoring international market developments to ensure fuel prices…
Treasury Given Green Light to Start Spending the N$87.9bn Budget
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The country treasurer, Ericah Shafudah, has been given the green light by Parliament and the President to start releasing the National Budget funds to various Offices, Ministries, and Agencies (OMAs) for the procurement and fulfilment of…
15 Mergers and Takeovers Given Go-Ahead
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The country’s competition watchdog, the Namibia Competition Commission, has approved 15 mergers and acquisitions, with some between local companies and some involving international companies. Out of the 15 mergers and acquisitions approved, three were approved with…