Category: National
94-Year-Old Walks to Vote, Hoping for Change
By: Annakleta Haikera The local and regional elections held on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, came with surprises as more pensioners than youth were seen at different polling stations to cast their votes in the Kavango regions. …
Windhoek Road Maintenance Backlog to Cost Over N$2.7 Billion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala An assessment of the City of Windhoek road maintenance backlog is estimated to be more than N$2.7 billion, with insight indicating that the bill could be higher with increasing potholes and road damage. This…
Namibia Can Benefit from Qatar’s Energy Sector Expertise – Nandi-Ndaitwah
By: Mathias Hangala President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia stands to benefit from Qatar’s extensive experience in the oil and gas sector as the country prepares for a new era of petroleum development. She made the remarks last…
Comply With Minimum Wages to Get Tenders
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations has indicated that it will be assessing the National Minimum Wage and recommend to offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) whether to award tenders to selected bidders or not….
Nekundi Warns Contractors Against Slavery on Construction Projects
By: Annakleta Haikera About 80 local residents will be employed during the construction of the long-awaited Mbeyo–Erago road, announced Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi on Tuesday during the groundbreaking ceremony in the Ncamagoro Constituency, Kavango West Region….
Govt Plan to Switch N$2.3 Billion on Tuesday
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The government, through the central bank, will attempt to persuade investors to switch their N$2.3 billion investment in the GC26 Bond to other long-term bonds to avoid repaying the borrowed money next year. The…
NAB to Halt Importation of 15 Horticultural Products for December
By: Loise Shiimi As the year comes to an end, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) will prohibit the importation of 15 horticultural products listed on the 20-crop special list for the period 1-30 December 2025. This year’s closure…
Kavango River, The River That Bites
By: Annakleta Haikera The once life-giving Kavango River in the Mukwe Constituency has turned into a zone of death, with four people killed in just three months and several others injured as crocodile attacks intensified between September…
75 Boreholes Activated in Rural Water Supply Interventions
By: Annakleta Haikera The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has intensified efforts to improve water access across Namibia, confirming the activation of 75 boreholes as part of a nationwide push to address persistent water…
Unlisted Capital Commitments Can Fill Key Investment Gaps
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s triple challenges of housing, energy insecurity, and water can be addressed through unlisted investment in the private sector by leveraging local capital. This is according to Christoff Bauernschmitt, senior investment professional at Old…