Category: National
Women And Youth Faced Challenges In Trading Across Borders
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Women and youth face various challenges in trading across borders and are confronted by many barriers to trade. This is according to Industrialisation andTrade Minister Lucia Ipumbu who was officiating the Southern Africa Youth Consultative Workshop on the…
Meatco increases revenue by 15%
By:Staff writer Meatco increased its revenue by 15% (from N$752 million to N$865 million) and a gross profit by 950% (from -N$ 2.8 million to $ 24 million), the country’s meat sector regulator has announced. This is according to the…
Namibia Mulls Law Amendments To Strengthen Food Production, Reduce Imports
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia is making changes to its Meat Industry Act to include dairy and poultry, aiming to strengthen the country’s food production and reduce reliance on imports. On Wednesday, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein presented…
Namibia’s Fish Product Trade Surpluses Reach N$3.8 Billion In Q1 2023
By:Justicia Shipena Trade of fish products showed surpluses in the first quarter of 2023, increasing from N$2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022 to N$3.8 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)….
EIF And Dutch Partners Announce Joint Effort To Catalyse Green Hydrogen Investments
By:Justicia Shipena Namibia’s Environment Investment Fund (EIF) will collaborate with two Dutch entities in the establishment of the sovereign wealth fund SDG Namibia One. The two entities are Invest International and the Climate Fund Managers. Invest International is providing grant…
Why Namibia Must Act Now To Guarantee Fiscal Stability For Energy Investors And Avoid Delays
NJ Ayuk The world is watching Namibia. To be more specific, the energy world is watching. Ever since oil and gas majors Shell (United Kingdom) and TotalEnergies (France) announced massive hydrocarbon discoveries in Namibia’s offshore Orange Basin in 2022,…
Namibia’s Honorary ConsulUrges Ugandans To Invest In Namibia
By Staff Writer : The Honorary Consul of Namibia to Uganda, Ambassador Godfrey Kirumira, has urged that country’s local investors to expand their investments to Namibia after the creation of an enabling economic environment. Ambassador Kirumira made the remarks while…
Nevonga Says Parliamentary Committee Has Has No Judicial Power Over Napwu
By:Fransina Nghidengwa Proceedings did not go as planned during the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development consultative meeting with NAPWU on the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) strike on Tuesday. The chaos erupted after the Secretary General of…
Our Current Laws Are Too Rigid, Says Mines Executive Director
By:Dwight Links When speaking at a recent panel discussion on governance on natural resources in Windhoek, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Bryan Eiseb said Namibia’s laws around its natural resources are too outdated. “If you…
Illegal Betting To Face Fines And Imprisonment
By:Hilya Ngolo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Tuesday declared betting in the country as illegal, further warning against illegal lottery activities taking place in the country. Minister Pohamba Shifeta said it is a concern to continue observing…