Category: Top Stories
Average Goods and Services Prices Movement Stand at 3.5%
By: Dwight Links The overall price movement for goods and services of daily commodities such as food, energy, housing, transportation, and recreation has increased at the rate of 3.5% by the end of July 2025. The Namibia Statistics…
Erongo Illegal Mining Affects Copper Exploration
By: Mathias Hangala A local small-scale miner has raised concerns over illegal mining activities in the Karibib District, claiming they obstruct legitimate exploration efforts at Farm Khunubes, a resettlement farm located in the area. Hango Skombero, who has engaged in…
Ministry of Agriculture Falls Short of Achieving SDGs
By: Dwight Links The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) tabled a report in the National Assembly illustrating how the Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Land Reform (MAWLR) was not track to meeting targets in the United Nations Sustainable…
Govt Seeks to Keep N$1.5 billion in Treasury Bills Auction
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus On Thursday this week, the government will auction four of its Treasury Bills borrowing instruments as it seeks to borrow N$1.5 billion, according to a tender invite released by the central bank. These are…
Global Business Travel Costs To Stabilise Through 2026
By: Shawn Uiseb Following years of price surges, supply chain disruptions, and pandemic-era volatility, global business travel costs are finally showing signs of stabilisation, according to the newly released 2025 Global Business Travel Forecast by CWT and the…
Daures Green Hydrogren Village to Train 250 Youth
By: David Shoombe The Daures Green Hydrogen Village plans a knowledge-dissemination programme targeting about 250 youth in 2 years through its newly-launched science laboratory. Chief executive officer, Jerome Namaseb, revealed this during the laboratory inauguration last week….
Namdeb Rare Earth Element Deposits Promising
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namdeb non-diamond exploration is continuing in the south, with rare earth elements deposits showing promising results. This was revealed in the Chamber of Mines 2024 Annual Review, released earlier this month. The Annual…
Neckartal Dam Fertiliser Green Scheme Feasible
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus An assessment has positively determined that it is commercially viable for the country to competitively produce ammonia and fertiliser near the dormant Neckartal Dam. A framework is currently being developed to operationalise the feasibility…
Garlic Grower Targeting Commercial Success
By: Loise Shiimi Inonge Mutwa, a dedicated farmer who has conducted extensive research on garlic cultivation and completed various courses to enhance her expertise, has the ambition to become Namibia’s first commercial garlic producer on a national scale….
Public Institutions Must Procure Locally – Farmer Demands
By: Annakleta Haikera Medium-scale farmers at the Sikondo Green Scheme are urging the government to implement strong policies that compel public institutions to procure food directly from local producers. This demand was voiced during a visit by…