Category: Top Stories
N$229 Billion Required for the Country Climate Change Plan
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Ambition has a price. Implementing the third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) will require an estimated N$229 billion in investment from now to 2035. The NDC is the country’s climate change plan but also a development, resilience,…
Beef Value Chain Faces Tough Test…income, jobs, export markets and outbreak costs
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Despite limited information on the extent of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the south, the nationwide suspension of movement and marketing of cloven-hoofed animals has set in motion panic across the economy. Livestock producers, cattle…
Businesses and Investors Asked to Expand to Rural Areas
By: Annakleta Haikera Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged Namibian businesses and investors to invest beyond urban settings and into rural communities to improve livelihoods. A large percentage of commercial entities in Namibia are established in or within the…
Namibia’s Cybersecurity Breached Again…defence sector hacked
By: Nghiinomewa-vali Hangala Telecom, Namibia Air Company, Otjiwarongo, and now the country’s defense force have been hit by cyberattacks threatening to expose its secrets. The latest attack has laid the country’s cyber defenses bare as more institutions become victims….
Telecos Made N$6.7 billion in Data Sales in 27 Months…TikTok and WhatsApp Usage Drive Data Revenue
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala and Peneyambeko Jonas Between April 2024 and June 2026 (27 months), the telecommunication companies of made N$6.7 billion from data sales alone, making more than half a billion every quarter. The data revenue was driven by…
TVET Education Must Support Economic Transformation – NNN…President demands regular skills audits
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Skills development and youth programmes are being placed at the centre of efforts to improve employment and economic participation. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia needs a stronger technical and vocational skills base as the economy moves…
3,487 New Jobseekers Registered in 2nd Quarter; 706 Vacancies Reported…256 Placed by Labour Services
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangla From April to June 2026, the Directorate of Labour Market Services has registered a total of 3,487 new jobseekers, comprising 1,414 males and 2,073 females. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations Quarterly Report…
Angolan Vendors Turn to Rundu for Survival, Call for Designated Market
By: Annakleta Haikera Rundu’s busy streets are increasingly becoming a trading hub for vendors from Angola, with some saying the town has become their main source of income and calling on the Rundu Town Council to provide a…
Trade Figures Continue to Expose Value-Addition Gaps
By: Peneyambeko Jonas As much as value addition and industrialisation conversations dominate national conversation and documentation, trade statistics show the same picture of raw mineral domination. Namibia trade statistics show that the country continues to earn much of its…
Businesses Borrowed N$2.2 Billion this Year
By: Nghiinomenwa Hangala From January to July 2026, the business community has borrowed N$2.2 billion from commercial banks. This is lower than the N$2.8 billion borrowed at the same time last year, according to the monetary and financial statistics,…