Category: National
Who Are The Namibian Czechs? New Doc Explains Lesser-known Chapter Of Czechoslovak History
By: staff writer A group of 56 children came to Czechoslovakia in the 1980s but had to leave after six years; many would like to return.Many of them still consider Czechia to be their home, and they would like to…
Poultry Big Players Allegedly Starving MSMEs With Certain Stock
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus An assessment will be carried out by the country’s competition watchdog to confirm if the Namib Mills and Namibia Poultry Industry(NPI) are truly refusing to supply Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)with certain products, it was announced last…
Diesel Price Decrease May Help Food Prices
By:Hertha Ekandjo First Capital Namibia CEO and economist Martin Mwinga says that a reduction in diesel price will have a beneficial impact on general prices, such as food prices. This comes after the Mines and Energy Ministry announced on Friday…
Agricultural Sector Continues To Perform Poorly … but the livestock sector recorded a positive growth
By:Justicia Shipena Despite all industry subsectors’ outputs increasing in 2022, the agricultural sector continues to perform poorly, according to Simonis Storm’s Agricultural monthly report for March. The agriculture industry saw an overall growth of 2.6% in 2022, with animal farming…
Continued Inflation Puts Pressure On Households …may increase financial stability risk
By:Justicia Shipena Inflationary pressures continue to mount on households, potentially affecting their ability to service debts. This is according to the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) and Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority’s (Namfisa) latest financial stability report. The report emphasises unique…
Hike Fuel Levy Not Solution, Tollgate Not Economically Viable, RFA Find Alternative
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama The fuel levies are unfortunately intended to target motorists’ pockets, but in most cases, the poor are affected the most. OPEC is considering an oil cut of about 1.15m barrels. As such, Namibians see themselves being caught…
Old Mutual Injects N$300k Into National Internship Programme
By:Justicia Shipena Telecommunication giant MTC has received an additional N$300,000 from Old Mutual Namibia for its Namibia National Internship Programme (NNIP). Old Mutual’s sponsorship for the internship programme comes after Standard Bank Namibia contributed N$200,000 to the programme in January…
Swapo, PDM Exposes Each Other Over “Baffling” Past Land Dealings at Opuwo
By:Uakutura Kambaekua The previously dubious land dealing in the town of Opuwo are, according to Swapo’s regional leadership, due to the town’s former leadership under the stewardship of both the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) and the ruling Swapo party councilors….
Namibia SMEs Need Development Before Thinking About Africa
By:Fransina Nghidengwa, Hertha Ekandjo Dinapama’s Managing Director David Namalenga says that Namibian SMEs first need to be developed locally in order for them to be ready for the African market. This comes as Trade Minister Lucia Ipumbu, during the General…
AfriBlocks Leverages KyckGlobal’s Cross-border Payments To Connect African Freelancers To Global Firms
By:Staff writer AfriBlocks, the Pan-African freelance talent marketplace, has recently integrated with KyckGlobal to offer the Visa push-to-card payment method for freelancers in four African countries – Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, and Namibia. This move aligns with AfriBlocks’ mission to provide…