Category: National
Eenhana Sports Complex Nears Completion
By:Justicia Shipena The Eenhana sports complex, which has been under construction for almost ten years, is nearing completion and will be in the hands of the Sports Ministry by June of this year. This was revealed by the Minister of…
Standard Bank Namibia Raises N$400 Million In 2022 For Renewable Projects
By:Justicia Shipena Standard Bank Namibia Holdings Limited raised N$400 million in debt capital markets funding in 2022 through a green bond sale, said its outgoing Chief Executive Officer Mercia Geises. The bank has released its annual report for 2022 in…
Faith in ‘cheap solutions’ as sanitation sector fails
By: Frederick Clayton and Sonja Smith XhukaShorty and his family are San, an indigenous group of people in southern Africa. Eight years ago, he and 16 members of his family were evicted from the farmland where they had lived and…
How To Do More With Less
By:John Saunderson In 2007 I joined the City of Windhoek as Head of Passenger Transport Regulation. At the time, the City had experienced poor public transport infrastructure, bus services and budgets. Now, the public bus transport service is essentially a…
Connectivity Is Vital For Desert Lions Conservation And Human Protection
By:Staff writer The technology and communication provided by Paratus Namibia has been the key element in preserving the balance in the ecosystem of the Skeleton Coast and northwest Namibia. The area is home to the once near extinct desert lions….
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…