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Nam Imports 47% Of Cereal Grain From Poland
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus After another dismal grain production at the end of June 2023, Namibia had to spend N$142 million to import cereal grain from Poland, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said. In the second quarter of 2023, the country’s…
Dates Dominate Export Earnings
By: Justicia Shipena Dates were the biggest export earner of horticulture goods during the second quarter of 2023, recording N$25.8 million in export revenue. Tomatoes and vegetable seeds came in second, reporting N$3.3 million and N$1.4 million in revenue,…
Resurgent Namibia Consumer Prices Point To Rough Route For Inflation
By: Josef Kefas Sheehama Namibia is still some distance away from where we would like to be to sustainably meet the 3.6% or below inflation goal. Although annual inflation has been trending downwards since the turn of Q2 2023, it…
Africa Development Bank Pumps N$9 Million Into Namibia
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibia has secured a N$9 million grantfrom the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to kickstart putting together of the country’s Investment Plan for the design of its Nature, People and Climate (NPC) Programme. The funding was secured…
Namibia Seeks Indian Millet Expertise
By: Flora Katutiramambo Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water ans Land Reform has embarked on a learning trip to India, especially for millet seed improvement,to boost food security in the country. As part of the trip to that…
Alleged Savanna-Linked Meatco Board Appointment Raises Eyebrows
By:Hertha Ekandjo, AnnakletaHaikera Lands Commissioner, Martin Hilbert’s appointment to Meatco Board, has raised concerns, over what is alleged to be his proximity to rival meat company, Savanna Beef Processors. This comes after sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed…
Polytechnic Closure Widened Vocational-University Education Gap – Report
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia’s public education sector has a big gap between vocational education training providers and universities. A GIZ-funded report titled,“Enhancing Employability: Skills Needs and Gap Analysis in Namibia’s PtX Sector and Recommendations for a Skills Development Programme”, said this…
Beer Production Dwindled For 2023
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The country’s alcohol brewing sector has recorded dismal and gloomy production figures for the past seven months of 2023. The Alcoholic Beverage Production Index, which tracks beer production in the country, has not reached 100 for the…
Creative Oasis: Addressing Regional Artistic Gaps
By:Sarah Anghuwo “African art embodies the spirit of community, with each creation representing a collective effort and shared wisdom.” – Ben Okri As an ardent advocate for the arts, it is disheartening to witness the profound artistic void that exists…
No Room For Those Abroad In Census
By:Josefina Lukas People who will be outside Namibia on 24 September2023, would not be counted as part of the country’s population, said the Statistician-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), Alex Shimuafeni. The NSA provided an…