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Taxation Needs Representation, Especially for SMEs
By: John Steytler As we kick off the new year, an intense energy fills the halls of the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises. We find ourselves in the heart of “budget season,” that critical window where the Minister…
Nam Diversified its Hides Market Beyond SA
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For November 2025, Namibia’s hides and skins have been exported to 5 countries, diversifying from the usual primary market, South Africa, according to the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia updates. These products…
Farmer Encourages Frog Farming
By: Loise Shiimi Tomas Kanime, a researcher and farmer, is encouraging the public to explore the potential of frog farming during the rainy season, as this is when frogs thrive. In an interview with Eagle FM, Kanime…
Kavango East Schools Hit by Placement, Fee, and Infrastructure Challenges
“They tell us education is free, but when you arrive at the school, they ask for contributions. Some of us are unemployed and simply cannot afford these fees.” By: Annakleta Haikera Parents in the Kavango East…
iShowSpeed: The Intersection Between Socialisation, Globalisation, and Sport
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Darren Jason Watkins Jr, better known as iShowSpeed, is a 20-year-old American internet streamer from Cincinnati, Ohio, who has taken the world by storm with his high energy & unpredictable YouTube live streams. Watkins…
Uranium Production Slows In November 2024 as Bullion Rises
Sectoral updates from the extractive sector show that Namibia extracted an amount of 870 tonnes of uranium during the month of November 2025. This is, however, lower compared to the previous month’s production of 970 tonnes. Meanwhile, gold…
419,761 Live Chickens (Mostly Chicks) Imported in 11 Months
By the end of November 2025, Namibia had imported 419,761 live chickens. Most of these are day-old chicks from South Africa. In November 2025 alone, the country imported 43,600 live chickens. As at the end of November 2025,…
Letshego and NedBank Charge the Lowest in Mobile Money
A comparison of the cost of sending via cellphone banking (USSD) channel by Bank of Namibia across the country’s seven banks has revealed that only two banks charge less than N$5 on a Basic Bank Account (BBA). Every…
Namibia’s Savings Above Half a Trillion
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The assets of non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) are trickling above half a trillion, reaching N$528.2 billion as of the end of the third quarter of 2025 (30 September 2025), NAMFISA revealed. These NBFIs include…
Diamond Production Fell Monthly and Yearly
Staff Reporter The local Diamond Production Index declined by 23.9 percent in November 2025, following a growth of 25.2 percent witnessed in the preceding month. Furthermore, the index decreased by 36.4 percent year-on-year. During the review…