Category: National
Mines Ministry Overpaid Staff Placed on Wrong Salary Notches
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Mines and Energy overpaid five of its staff members who were placed on wrong salary notches between 2016 and 2020. The overpaid amounts vary between N$46 000 and N$87 000. This was…
NBL Invests N$3 Million in Local Rugby Development
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) has allocated N$3 million towards the development of rugby in the country, aiming to facilitate participation in local, regional, and global tournaments. This investment was announced in a recent press…
NDTC Graduates 3 Local Diamantaires
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) graduated its first cohort of local diamond cutters and polishers under its Enterprises Development Programme (EDP). The company revealed this last month during its financial year (2023) performance update….
Cleanergy Solutions to Start Green Hydrogen Production By Year’s End …as phase one of the project gets launched
By: Justicia Shipena A Belgian shipping company called Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB.TECH), expects Namibia to start producing green hydrogen by the end of the year in Namibia. The company plans to work with the Ohlthaver & List Group (O&L)…
Namibia’s Reliance on Avocado Imports Revealed
By: Loise Shiimi Namibia’s dependence on imported avocados has been highlighted in recent data released by the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB). According to the report, Namibia brought in 756 tons of avocados valued at N$14.5 million in the…
About N$1.4 Million to Revive Bernafay Resettlement Farm
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) in conjunction with the United Nations World Food Programme has officially inaugurated the Bernafay Farm Integrated Food System Project. Bernafay is located approximately 35 kilometres outside of…
Livestock Marketing Activities Surge in First Quarter of 2024
By: Hertha Ekandjo A recent analysis has unveiled a significant increase in livestock marketing activities during the first quarter of 2024, with a total of 318,017 activities recorded. This figure marks a notable rise from the 259,743 activities reported…
Namibia’s Trade Deficit Widens to N$4.5 Billion
By: Staff Writer Namibia’s trade deficit expanded slightly in March, with exports falling short by N$1.9 billion compared to the same period last year. Export earnings increased from N$6.1 billion in February to N$8.3 billion in March, while imports…
First Salmon Farm Targets 2026 Harvest
By: Justicia Shipena The Benguela Blue Aqua Farming, which yesterday held its groundbreaking initiative for the continent’s first salmon farm at Lüderitz, is targeting an inaugural harvest by December 2026. The initiative marks the establishment of Namibia’s first…
How the Spirit of Samba can Help Namibia
By: Dwight Links Pedro da Silva was part of the Brazilian delegation that paid a visit to Namibia and to State House last month. Da Silva is the president of Superliga – a federation of Samba schools in…