Category: National
36,260 Day-old Chicks Imported from SA in 2 Months
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the two months of September and October 2025, Namibia imported 36,260 day-old chicks as inputs for its poultry sector. This brings the year-to-date (January to October 2025) import of live birds to 376,161…
AU Promises to End Africa’s Raw Material Supply Role
By: David Shoombe Just one day after the end of the G20 Summit, African and European heads of state gathered in Luanda, Angola, to strengthen trade relations, claim funding for climate change impacts, and to end…
Redesign, Engage, and Enhance Policy Implementation – NPC
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In his address at the 2025 Public Policy Forum, the executive director of the National Planning Commission (NPC) I-Ben Nashandi, has told various offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) not to use excuses that existing…
DBN Approves N$164 Million for Rosh Pinah Solar Park Expansion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has approved N$164 million to co-fund the expansion of the existing 5.4 MWp Rosh Pinah Solar Park in the //Kharas Region, the local development financier announced this week…
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…