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FMD and Ebola to Test Namibia Trade Policy
By: David Shoombe As Namibia advances its ambition to be an industrialised nation by 2030, its trade policy is facing a series of global and domestic challenges. These challenges are testing the country’s ability to protect markets, sustain economic…
Various Kavango West Health Facilities Receive Sanitation Upgrade
By: Annakleta Haikera Namibia Water Sector Support Programme (NWSSP) has delivered newly constructed sanitation facilities to four clinics and one health centre in the Kavango West Region. The facilities are Mupini Health Centre, Kapako Clinic, Mburu-uru Clinic, Nzinze Clinic…
Beef Value Chain Faces Tough Test…income, jobs, export markets and outbreak costs
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Despite limited information on the extent of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the south, the nationwide suspension of movement and marketing of cloven-hoofed animals has set in motion panic across the economy. Livestock producers, cattle…
AfCFTA Members Struggling to Negotiate Textiles and Automotive Rules
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala To date, African states are failing to reach a consensus on the rules that can enable them to trade locally manufactured textiles and automobiles despite years of negotiations. This is according to the 14th Edition of…
Columbia University Professor Warns Namibia to Take Charge of Oil Future
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Professor Jenik Radon of Columbia University, who teaches at the School of Public and International Affairs of the Ivy League school, has urged Namibia to take a long-term approach to managing its natural resources as the…
Crop Farmers Help Push 2nd Quarter National Output
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Namibian economy has recorded the second-fastest quarterly growth since the first quarter of 2024. According to the latest quarterly (2nd Quarter) report, total production of the country has expanded by 4.8%, a nominal expansion of…
Govt Agrees to Keep N$483.9 Million of GC27 for Longer
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala During the switch auction on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the government has switched/agreed to keep N$483.9 million, which was borrowed through the GC27 bond. The GC27 is maturing on 15 January 2027, and the government is supposed…
Ministry of Gender Reports Shortage of Social Workers: Study Social Work at Welwitchia University.
By: Stephanus Pombili Namibia is facing a growing demand for qualified social workers, particularly in rural communities where access to social services remains limited. The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare has reported challenges relating to…
The Fence That Wasn’t There
By: John JP Lenga Namibia has a veterinary cordon fence along its border with South Africa. It is 185 kilometres long. One hundred and fifty-five kilometres along the Orange River. Thirty kilometres between the Klein Menasse and Mata Mata…
Businesses and Investors Asked to Expand to Rural Areas
By: Annakleta Haikera Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged Namibian businesses and investors to invest beyond urban settings and into rural communities to improve livelihoods. A large percentage of commercial entities in Namibia are established in or within the…