Category: National
Woodies Embedding Entrepreneurial Mindset in Skills Development
By: Dwight Links Woodies Creations, stemming from the Waldorf school in Windhoek, is an enterprise that is geared for learners to produce and sell wooden crafts directly to customers in the markets they serve. Magreth Nuru-khom, the teacher and the…
FNB Supports Women’s Basketball with N$333,000
By: Hee-Dee Walenga FNB Namibia, through the FirstRand Foundation, sponsored N$333,000 to the Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) for the upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa Qualifiers set to be held in Windhoek from 6 to 10 November 2025….
Govt Financing Needs to Increase to N$33.6 billion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The gap (budget deficit) between the government’s planned expenditure and its expected revenue for the 2026 Financial Year is expected to widen from N$12.8 billion to N$15.8 billion. As a result, together with other financial…
President Appoints Task Forces for Economic Recovery, Health, and Housing
By: Loise Shiimi President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced her intention to appoint three task forces this week, focused on economic recovery, health, and housing, as part of the Namibia Public Private Forum (NPPF). This initiative…
Kamutjonga Community Raises Alarm on Human-Wildlife Conflict
By: Annakleta Haikera Last Friday, residents of Kamutjonga Village in Mukwe Constituency held a peaceful demonstration to highlight a surge in wildlife encounters. Over the past two months, two minors have tragically lost their lives to crocodile…
ECB Workshops to Deliberate Green Scheme Electricity Tariffs
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Electricity Control Board (ECB) will host workshops to engage the public, including the private sector, regarding the plight of electricity costs being experienced at various green schemes, which hampers production and food security. In an…
Windhoek Continues Kapana Festival Legacy
By: Mathias Hangala Windhoek Municipality continues to host its flagship Kapana Festival, marking another year of celebration for the local tradition. The festival was hosted last Friday, and it has now become an annual event. Speaking at the official opening,…
Prosecute Financial Crimes to be De-Greylisted
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s chance to be delisted as a country susceptible to financial crimes – due to its fragile ability to detect and stop said crimes – hinges on proving that it can investigate and prosecute money…
Cheaper Credit Not Enough to Stimulate Property Sector
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Analysis of the building activities for the month of September 2025 for Windhoek and Swakopmund show that cheaper credit proves insufficient in stimulating more investment in the property sector. Simonis Storm researchers have indicated…
Chinese Ambassador to Namibia Joins Africa and Latin America’s Call for Reparations
By: Mathias Hangala The Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, has joined growing calls from African and Latin American nations for reparations for historical injustices suffered under colonial rule. Speaking to the media in Windhoek on Wednesday,…