Category: Top Stories
Namibia to Get First Female President but Swapo loses ⅔ majority … IPC takes over as official opposition as PDM lose 9 seats
By: Justicia Shipena Namibia is set to inaugurate its first female President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Swapo, following a contentious election period. Nandi-Ndaitwah emerged victorious with 57.31% of the votes from over 1.1 million ballots cast. The announcement, delivered by…
BLNE Not Satisfied with Customs Union Revenue
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The BLNE economies which are Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Eswatini are concerned that they are not getting a fair share of customs union revenue. These countries are part of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)…
Finance Ministry Backs ECN’s Funding Request for Extended Voting
By: Justicia Shipena The Ministry of Finance has committed to providing additional funds to the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) to cover the financial implications of extending the voting process. ECN requested for additional funds following its decision…
ECN Needs More Money for Extended Voting
By: Justicia Shipena The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) may require financial assistance from the Ministry of Finance to fund the extension of voting across the country. This development follows Thursday’s announcement that the Commission has asked President…
Choppies Fined N$2,2 Million for Backdoor Acquisition of Supermarket
By: Nghiinomewa-vali Erastus The Namibia Competition Commission has fined Choppies Retailer N$2.2 million for acquiring Grootfontein Supermarket and Grootfontein Bottle Store without notifying the regulator. Choppies was fined after the Commission’s investigation found that they contravened Section 44…
Namibians to Elect Fifth President and 8th National Assembly … as head of state calls for peaceful election
By: Justicia Shipena and Kavee Vezemburuka Today, Namibians are casting their votes in a pivotal election to choose the country’s fifth President and members of the eighth National Assembly. Over 1.4 million registered voters are expected to participate…
Dominance of Foreign Contractors in Namibia Sparks Industry Concerns … sector loses 35,000 Jobs
By: Kavee Vezemburuka The Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) has raised alarm over the increasing dominance of foreign contractors, warning that it threatens the survival of local businesses and undermines the country’s economy. Key issues highlighted by…
Biostimulant Approved for European Market, Faces Local Registration Hurdles
By: Nghiinomenwa-Vali Erastus Namibian startup Kelp Blue has achieved a major milestone with its macrocystis-based biostimulant, StimBlue+, securing the European Union’s CE Mark certification. This certification allows the biostimulant to be distributed freely across all 27 EU member…
COP29 Reaches Boiling Point in Dramatic Final Hours of Negotiations
By: Dwight Links The evening of 23 November will be remembered as one of the most tumultuous moments in climate diplomacy, as negotiations over climate financing at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, descended into chaos. At the heart of the…
Second Largest Solar Plant Built in Just Six Months
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia HyIron-Oshivela project has invested in a 25-megawatt solar plant to power its plans of producing green iron and start the decarbonising of the steel industry. Built in just six months, the solar facility…