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Agriculture Insurance a Potential Game Changer to the Agriculture Sector
By:John Alugodhi The Namibian Agriculture Sector highly relies on rainfed and supports over 70% of the population who directly depend on it (Livestock and Crops) for their daily livelihood. However, the sector faces challenges of ever-changing climate patterns in the…
Rössing Uranium Donates N$ 50,000 To Namibia’s Small-Scale Miners
By:Hertha Ekandjo Rössing Uranium this week donated N$50,000 to small-scale miners working under the Emerging Mining Association of Namibia (EMAN), to attend an international mining conference slated for 22-23 November 2023 in Luanda, Angola. The 2nd…
Food Waste Challenge Winner Announced
By:Staff writer Ndasilohenda Katangolo-Nakashwa of Ndinandali farm in Opuwo has emerged as the 2023 Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge overall winner. Capricorn Foundation launched the Foundation Food Waste Challenge in April this year, to address the issue of food waste…
Türkiye Seeks Closer Ties With Namibia
By:Dwight Links Turkish ambassador to Namibia, Feral CekerekOruckaptan says Türkiye aims to strengthen the ties between Windhoek and Ankara through trade. “We can contribute to the development of economic and commercial relations between the two countries,” Oruckaptan said. He indicated…
TVET Survey Underway
Dwight Links The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) is currently conducting a Technical and Vocational Educational Training survey for the cohort of vocational and training graduates who were released into the labour market between 2018 and 2020. The period under review…
Economists Foresee Modest Consumption Spending In Future
By:Justicia Shipena Future consumption spending is expected to be modest, according to economists at Simonis Storm Securities (SSS). Real consumption spending fell by 4.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2023, according to the financial research firm’s report…
Namibia Is Ready For Business – Vice-President Mbumba
Justicia Shipena Investors attending the US-Africa Business Summit in Gaborone, Botswana, received assurances from Vice President Nangolo Mbumba that Namibia is prepared for business. Mbumba, who is leading a high-level delegation to the summit, invited potential investors to the country…
Nam Imported N$4,4 Billion Worth Of Goods Within Africa In May
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibiaimported goods worth N$4,4 billion from Africa during May 2023, out of the total N$12.1 billion the country had spent on imports. This is according to the May 2023 trade statistics issued by the Namibia Statistics Agency. Since…
Non-Banking Financial Institutions’ Assets Increase To N$381.8 Billion
By:Justicia Shipena Assets held by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) increased by 4.3% to N$381.8 billion during the first quarter of 2023. An NBFI is a financial institution, such as an insurer, that does not have a full banking licence and…
Youth Need a Voice to Tackle Climate Change
By:Mathias Hangala Environmental Commissioner Timoteus Mufeti says there is a need for youth to partake in decisions and plans which will affect them in the future. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism’s environmental commissoner was speaking on Tuesday on…