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Namibia Issued Only Nine AfCFTA Certificates of Origin
By: Dwight Links International Relations and Trade Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi Namibia has only issued nine Certificates of Origin for exports to destinations including Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. Speaking at the annual Theo-Ben Gurirab Lecture Series, the minister…
Low Quality of Employment Forecast for 2026
By: Dwight Links The 2026 analysis of Labour & Societal Trends by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) revealed that global labour markets are set to have a low quality of employment for workers. “Globally, improvement in the quality…
Senegal Adds to African Cabinet Dissolutions
By: David Shoombe Following months of economic policy disputes, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye relieved Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko of his duties and dissolved the government, potentially worsening matters for the debt-laden nation. The political move has added…
Africa’s Push for a Commercial Sports Product
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The sixth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) is approaching its climax, with the playoffs of Africa’s premier basketball competition currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda, at the BK Arena. The BAL is the brainchild…
International Court of Justice Confirms Workers Have a Right to Strike
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) stated that workers have a right to strike. The court was approached by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 2023 for an advisory opinion on the ILO Convention of 1948 and its…
56,612 Live Sheep Exported, 7,432 Slaughtered Locally in April
In April 2026, 64,044 head of sheep were marketed, and 56,612 of these were exported live mostly to South Africa. The marketing for April 2026, however, showed a decline from the 91,000 head marketed in March 2026, according to…
CRAN to Assess Telecom Service Quality
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) is further assessing the extent to which the current service levels of Telecom align with the applicable quality of service obligations and consumer protection expectations. This comes after several public communication…
WELWITCHIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW: YOUR LEGAL CAREER JOURNEY STARTS HERE
By: Stephanus Pombili Welwitchia University, formerly known as Welwitchia Health Training Centre, has successfully transitioned into a fully-fledged university after attaining university status in 2024. This transformation has positioned the institution as one of the emerging…
Retirement is No Longer an Age – It’s a Phase. Planning for Multi-Stage Retirements in Namibia.
By: Bianca Schmidt For decades, retirement followed a familiar script. You worked until a set age, stopped earning an income, and relied on your savings or pension to support you for the rest of your life. Today, that model…
The Namibian Inflection Point: A Southern African Sleeping Giant Awakens
By: Kirsty Watermeyer For decades, the narrative of African energy has been dominated by the established giants of the West and the North. Yet, a shift is occurring in the continent’s southwestern corner that demands global attention. Namibia, a nation…