Category: National
Various Kavango West Health Facilities Receive Sanitation Upgrade
By: Annakleta Haikera Namibia Water Sector Support Programme (NWSSP) has delivered newly constructed sanitation facilities to four clinics and one health centre in the Kavango West Region. The facilities are Mupini Health Centre, Kapako Clinic, Mburu-uru Clinic, Nzinze Clinic…
Beef Value Chain Faces Tough Test…income, jobs, export markets and outbreak costs
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Despite limited information on the extent of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the south, the nationwide suspension of movement and marketing of cloven-hoofed animals has set in motion panic across the economy. Livestock producers, cattle…
Columbia University Professor Warns Namibia to Take Charge of Oil Future
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Professor Jenik Radon of Columbia University, who teaches at the School of Public and International Affairs of the Ivy League school, has urged Namibia to take a long-term approach to managing its natural resources as the…
Crop Farmers Help Push 2nd Quarter National Output
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Namibian economy has recorded the second-fastest quarterly growth since the first quarter of 2024. According to the latest quarterly (2nd Quarter) report, total production of the country has expanded by 4.8%, a nominal expansion of…
Govt Agrees to Keep N$483.9 Million of GC27 for Longer
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala During the switch auction on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the government has switched/agreed to keep N$483.9 million, which was borrowed through the GC27 bond. The GC27 is maturing on 15 January 2027, and the government is supposed…
Businesses and Investors Asked to Expand to Rural Areas
By: Annakleta Haikera Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged Namibian businesses and investors to invest beyond urban settings and into rural communities to improve livelihoods. A large percentage of commercial entities in Namibia are established in or within the…
Hyphen to Receive N$96.22 Million to De-risk its Hydrogen Project
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s landmark hydrogen project in the south has received another grant for de-risking the project and preparing it for a Financial Investment Decision. The African Development Bank Group will provide reimbursable grants worth N$96.22 million to…
Kavango West Malaria Cases Surge by 2,360
By: Annakleta Haikera Kavango West has recorded a rise in malaria cases, with 24,360 cases reported from January to September this year, compared with 22,000 cases during the same period in 2025, an increase of 2,360 cases. The figures…
Transitioning Informal Traders More Difficult Than Believed
By: Dwight Links A recent report of the National Assembly Standing Committee for Economy & Industry, Public Administration and Planning identified that the ability to transition informal traders across the country poses a unique challenge. This is due to…
Namibia’s Cybersecurity Breached Again…defence sector hacked
By: Nghiinomewa-vali Hangala Telecom, Namibia Air Company, Otjiwarongo, and now the country’s defense force have been hit by cyberattacks threatening to expose its secrets. The latest attack has laid the country’s cyber defenses bare as more institutions become victims….