Category: National
Rundu Trade Forum Gala Raises More than Half a Million Dollars
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Trade Fair raised N$552,900 during its annual fundraising gala dinner held on Saturday. This, however, is a sharp decline of almost N$390,000 compared to last year’s total of N$941,000. The gala, which…
The Anti-Competitive Namibian Economy
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A Competition Impact Assessment prepared for the country’s competition watchdog has revealed that 79% of the stakeholders and laws assessed indicate that there are anti-competitive behaviours and practices across various sectors. The report, prepared…
Coalition Encourages Basic Income Grant
By: Dwight Links The Basic Income Grant Coalition believes that the urgency still exists for the use and rollout of a basic income grant. The Coalition revealed this at the recent public dialogue engagement hosted by the…
43 Havana 4-way Households to be Relocated
By: Mathias Hangala The City of Windhoek (CoW) has announced that 43 households and a church currently located at the corner of Matshitshi and Eneas Peter Nanyemba intersection in Havana will be relocated to serviced plots in Havana…
Data Governance from an African Perspective
By: Dwight Links The Mozilla Foundation, in partnership with local civil society partners, recently held an engagement on data governance for media and civil society in the African sphere regarding the state of data governance. Held on…
No More Exclusive Arrangements in Telecommunication Infrastructure
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has stated that the high court ruling on the exclusive infrastructural use arrangement between the two telecommunication giants and NamPower has cemented its stance on telecommunications infrastructure inclusivity….
Farmers Welcome Processing Centres in All Regions
By: Loise Shiimi Farmers expressed their enthusiasm following President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s announcement of plans to establish processing centres in all 14 regions of the country. Shikonda Leader Shivute, a farmer and manager of the Okongo Horticulture and…
No Formula for Allocating Capital Funds to Regions
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala There is no structured format or formula for how the government allocates money for capital projects to the regions and local authorities across the country. This was revealed by the Minister of Urban and…
209 Schools Nationwide Struggling with Overcrowding
By: Annakleta Haikera The government has announced a decongestion initiative targeting 39 overcrowded schools across five regions. This is in an effort to improve learning conditions and reduce strain on teachers and infrastructure. According to government figures, the…
Innovation Meets Trust: Fnb Namibia Celebrated At 2025 World Business Outlook Awards 2025
By: Staff Writer FNB Namibia has recemented its place as a leader in the financial sector after being named Best Retail Bank Namibia 2025 and Most Innovative Banking Solutions Provider Namibia 2025 at the World Business Outlook Awards. …