Category: National
Sub-Saharan Africa Recorded FDI Retreat
By: Shawn Uiseb World Bank research shows that Sub-Saharan Africa received the lowest foreign investment inflows of all developing economy regions during the 2012–2023 period, accounting for only about 5% of cumulative foreign investment flows. Foreign Direct…
Commonwealth Congregates in Windhoek
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The inaugural Commonwealth Business Summit is currently taking place in WIndhoek and concluding this afternoon. The summit is occurring alongside the Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting, which is being hosted outside of London, United Kingdom for…
Zimbabwe to Ban Lithium Exports Starting 2027
By: Joseph Jeremia Zimbabwe is Africa’s top lithium producer, with 2.4 million tons of concentrate in 2024. The SADC nation plans to stop exporting lithium concentrate from January 2027. The goal of this move is to develop…
IEA Stresses Energy Efficiency Through Commitments From World Governments
Dwight Links Global leaders and governments recently aligned with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to achieve an efficient way in which energy is distributed, stored, used and generated. This commitment comes as 47 governments and companies indicated they would endorse…
NAB Encourage Focus on Winter Vegetables
By: Loise Shiimi Certain regions of Namibia experience extremely low temperatures during winter, which can devastate many plants and vegetable crops, ultimately leading to poor harvests. Frost typically occurs at temperatures between zero and two degrees Celsius….
Nedbank Gives Back Through Sport
By: Staff Writer Over the weekend, Nedbank Namibia handed over 40 bicycles to Beautiful Kidz, a Namibian non-profit organisation dedicated to uplifting vulnerable children and families. The bicycles were purchased with funds that were raised during the…
N$135 million in Electrification Subsidies for Distributors
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In an effort to increase access to electricity nationally from 59% to 70% by 2030, the government will allocate N$135 million and more in subsidies to electricity distributors. This includes N$8 million in subsidy for…
Namibia’s Financial Reform Efforts Overlooked as EU Maintains High-Risk Status
By: David Shoombe The EU’s decision to place Namibia among the high-risk jurisdictions, despite its efforts to address various regulatory weaknesses, has been frowned upon locally. The country’s financial system watchdog, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) responded…
eSIM to Replace Physically SIM Cards
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the wake of the eSIM (embedded SIM) replacing traditional physical SIM cards globally, one of the local telecommunications facilitators has indicated that eSIM will be adopted gradually. Mobile Telecommunication (MTC), Senior Data Executive,…
Windhoek Ranked Among Africa’s Top 10 Cities
By: Shawn Uiseb Windhoek has been ranked among the top 10 African cities in the 2025 Oxford Economics Global Cities Index , an annual report that assessed over 1,000 cities worldwide. The assessment is based on five…