Hyundai’s much-anticipated all-new compact crossover sport utility vehicle, the Exter, is now available at local showrooms in three derivatives. With a full digital display, a full spare wheel and impressive fuel economy amongst a host of features, the Exter’s attractive retail price is sure to interest local drivers as a stylish and attractive option. According...
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has expressed renewed concern and frustration regarding a spate of incidents that disrupted airline operations over the summer peak travel season and throughout January. The incidents are primarily related to the reliability of refuelling infrastructure, electrical power supply and redundancy systems at the OR Tambo International Airport and...
Future Energies Services, a Namibian-owned company at the forefront of sustainable energy solutions, has appointed Aron Shindubu as general manager, effective 1 February 2025. Future Energies Services operates as the corporate wing of the Namibia Youth Energy Forum, a Section 21 registered non-profit organisation. Shindubu is an accomplished business development and strategy expert. He has...
KATIMA MULILO – Twenty selected entrepreneurs from Zambezi region’s eight constituencies will receive two-weeks training in tailoring and fashion design. The training is an initiative of the Zambezi Regional Council and is funded by the Community Skills Development Foundation (Cosdef) Oyetu Project. Addressing the participants, Zambezi Regional Council chairperson Matengu Simushi stated that the training...
The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points (bp) at its February 2025 meeting. This would bring the repo rate to the 2017-2019 average of 6.75%, and would spell some marginal relief for Namibian households. The Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) MPC has expressed confidence in...
Namibia, akin to numerous other nations, is progressing towards a more authentic multiparty democracy. Certain democratic factions are contesting the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), opposing the ruling party that triumphed in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. These factions assert their entitlement to steer the nation towards a more favourable trajectory, while simultaneously...
On 30 October 2024, the minister of finance tabled the mid-term budget review. In it, he provided additional relief in mitigating the effects of climate change by availing an additional N$698.8 million for drought relief. To date, more than N$1 billion has been spent by the government to attenuate the effects of climate change on...
President Nangolo Mbumba reflected on Cabinet decisions made in 2024, urging politicians that these must lead to economic growth, employment-creation and poverty eradication for all citizens, including the youth. Yesterday, he presided over the first Cabinet meeting for 2025, and highlighted the importance of ethical leadership, transparency and effective governance. Heaping praise on his executive...
Paulina Ndalikokule Stefanus Nambara NKURENKURU – The health ministry is mobilising resources for the construction of the long-awaited Nkurenkuru District Hospital during the 2025/2026 to 2028/2029 financial years. The hospital is included in the ministry’s broader health system plan, which will be executed in phases over a five-year period. This was revealed by the ministry’s...
WALVIS BAY – Nine countries have launched a coalition and announced joint legal, economic and diplomatic actions against Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. The Hague Group, consisting of Belize, Bolivia, Cuba, Colombia, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, has pledged bold measures against Israel’s occupation of Palestine, including blocking arms...