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NamPower Bets on Digitalisation to Build a Smarter, More Efficient Utility
Photo: Patricia Coetzee (NAMPA) By: Staff Reporter NamPower intends to make digitalisation a central part of its transformation over the next five years, according to its Integrated Strategic Business Plan (ISBP) for 2026–2030. It indicated that it will be…
Funeral Cover Leads Nam’s 2.4 million Long-term Insurance Covers
Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala As of the second quarter of 2026, Namibians have taken out or are putting money aside for 2.4 million long-term insurance covers. From the first quarter of 2026 to the second, they increased by 2.8%. This is according…
Sport Helps Police Officers Cope with Job Stress
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Football is proving to be more than a competition. It has become an important outlet for dealing with the psychological demands of law enforcement, where long hours, exposure to difficult situations and the pressure of protecting the…
Local Businesses Pushed to Find Markets Beyond Local Borders
By: Erastus Andreas Namibian businesses are being pushed to look beyond the local market for customers as the government seeks to increase exports. Ministry of International Relations and Trade Executive Director Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati made the remarks at the…
226,777 Individuals with Private Medical Insurance
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Private medical aid through various schemes has covered 226,777 individuals, a 2.1% year-on-year increase as at 30 June 2026, according to Namfisa. These individuals pay monthly premiums to their respective medical aid funds to ensure…
Finance Alone Cannot Transform Agriculture – Zaamwani-Kamwi … Minister comes to the defence of Agribank
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala According to the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reforms, Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi, accessible and affordable finance alone cannot transform agriculture. She said it will take a coordinated approach to establish sustainable agricultural growth. Through coordination…
Windhoek’s Informal Beef Traders to Keep Waiting
By: Nghiinomenwa-valia Hangala As part of the measures to control the spread of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD), the City of Windhoek has updated that livestock slaughtering at informal markets remains prohibited. Windhoek’s mayor, Sakarias Uunona, provided the…
Parliament Committee Presented with Housing Realities Across the Country
By: Dwight Links Five local authorities – City of Windhoek, Rundu Town Council, Oshakati Town Council, the municipalities of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay – and two governmental authorities presented their strategies and current programs to meet the rising housing…
Nam Needs 493,900 Babies to Reach 3.5 Million Population Target by 2030
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Namibian population is projected to increase from 2,9 million in 2023 to 3,5 million in 2030. However, to reach this number, 493,900 babies need to be born by 2030. This is according to…
FMD Breakout Scare Cooled, Partial Lift of Restrictions, Slaughtering Allowed, //Karas remainr locked, Meat products can be transported, No live imports from the south to the north
By: Erastus Andreas and Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The government has cooled and cleared the cloud of uncertainty regarding the extent of the FMD spread after a detection in the south. After holding an information session on Saturday about the ongoing…