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Nam Generated Only 40% of its Energy in September
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala In September 2025, the country’s own generation provided 39.9 percent (160,531 MWh) of the total electricity supplied to the domestic economy as compared to July 2025, while imports accounted for the remaining 60.1 percent (242,151 MWh). This…
Pig Farmer Notes Rising Demand for Pork
By: Loise Shiimi Hilda Namwenyo, a pig farmer from Okahao in the Omusati Region, passionately affirms that demand for pig meat is on the rise and believes that venturing into this sector is commercially viable. In an interview with Eagle…
Nam-CSIRT Yet to Assess Depth of NSFAF Breach
By: Nhiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Namibia Cyber Security Incident Response Team (NAM-CSIRT), has yet to determine the root cause of the incident involving the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund’s (NSFAF) data breach. The response team shared communication that they are conducting…
Windhoek Marks Health and Hygiene Promotion Month
By: Patemoshela Lukolo The City of Windhoek has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting hygiene and sanitation as part of efforts to strengthen public health and reduce preventable diseases. This was highlighted during the official commemoration of the 2025 Health…
Fish Consumption Gala Raises Over N$300,000 for Education
By: Annakleta Haikera The 13th National Fish Consumption Day Gala Dinner, held on Friday in Rundu, successfully raised N$324,800, which will be donated to the Kavango East Regional Directorate of Education to support local schools and learners’ needs. This was…
Fitness Club for Middle-Aged at Khomasdal Community Hall
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Men aged 50+ women 40+ have been granted access to engage in low-impact physical activity at the Khomasdal Community Hall through the Young Ones Football Club’s fitness project. The Windhoek municipality announced this during last week’s…
It Often Begins With a Single Click
By: Tanya Hopker A staff member at a small business in Windhoek receives what looks like an urgent email from their bank. Within minutes, sensitive data is compromised—and the business is left scrambling to recover. Stories like this are becoming…
IUM Changing Lives and Reshaping Namibia’s Future
By: Stephanus Pombili The International University of Management (IUM) stands as one of Namibia’s most transformative institutions, dedicated to changing lives and reshaping the country’s socio-economic landscape through education, innovation, and leadership development. Since its establishment, IUM has defied…
Banks Agree to Reduce the Cost of Money
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Local commercial banks have collectively agreed to reduce the cost of money by narrowing their margin by a total of 25 basis points (0.25%). The reduction will be done in two phases, with the first reduction of…
DFIs Commit More Capital to the Youth Fund
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala and Patemoshela Lukolo Various development financial institutions (DFI) have committed to add more money to capitalise the just-launched National Youth Fund (NYF). Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare updated that the country’s reinsurance entity, NamibRe, has committed N$5 million…