Category: National
DFIs Commit More Capital to the Youth Fund
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala and Patemoshela Lukolo Various development financial institutions (DFI) have committed to add more money to capitalise the just-launched National Youth Fund (NYF). Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare updated that the country’s reinsurance entity, NamibRe, has committed N$5 million…
NTLA Claims Win, While Hyphen and RWE Says no link
By: Dwight Links The Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) and Namibia’s hydrogen industry have locked horns over the accuracy of the withdrawal of the German energy company Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerk (RWE). A consortium supporting the NTLA stated that the withdrawal of…
Road between Gwashamba & Sun Square Malls to Cost N$14.5 Million
By: Loise Shiimi The Ondangwa Town Council officially commenced construction on the Extension 7 Road, which will connect Gwashamba Mall to Sun Square Mall and provide access to the main road. Ismael Namgongo, CEO of the Ondangwa Town Council, announced…
SMEs Drowning in Compliance Burdens
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A competition assessment report done for the country’s competition watchdog has found more than 10 laws enhancing compliance burden asymmetry in the Namibian economy. The results of the report were presented to stakeholders last…
Eight Crops Closed for Importation in October
By: Loise Shiimi Following a prolonged period during which frost negatively impacted many crops, resulting in only six varieties being banned from importation in August, a positive development seems to have formed. From 1 to 30 October,…
Nkurenkuru-Nepara Road Open, RA Eyes Second Phase Completion
By: Annakleta Haikera The Nkurenkuru–Nepara road in the Kavango West Region has officially been opened after the completion of the first phase of the project, valued at about N$29 million. Roads Authority (RA) Board chairperson, Martin Kambulu,…
Etosha Fire Attributed to Failed Firebreaks
By: Dwight Links The Charcoal Association of Namibia (CAoN) has placed blame squarely on resettlement farms not adhering to the firebreak standards in the production of charcoal as the cause of the Etosha wildfire. According to the CAoN,…
Central Govt to Borrow N$2.3 billion this October
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the month of October 2025, the government through the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will borrow N$2.3 billion from the market, according to the updates provided by the central bank last week This is…
Nandi-Ndaitwah Advocates for a Fairer Financial Order
By: Loise Shiimi President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for a fairer financial system, highlighting the disparities in borrowing terms faced by developing countries compared to those in the Global North. She pointed out that while both regions…
Outapi Town Council Availed 9.5ha for Flexible Land Tenure
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Outapi Town Council availed land measuring 9.4929 hectares for the establishment of the Flexible Land Tenure Schemes (FLTS), with some of the residentials plots handed over to their respective owners last week. According…