HONG KONG – Oil prices fell yesterday while stocks rose on lingering hopes for a deal to end the US-Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran said it had not decided whether to attend peace talks. With the end of a two-week ceasefire approaching, the White House said Vice President JD...
Bank Windhoek became the first in the country to introduce WhatsApp Banking, building on a track record of digital innovation that includes the country’s first cell phone banking launch in 2006. The bank launched its WhatsApp Banking channel on Monday. The brand-new digital service is designed to make everyday banking simpler, more accessible and available...
Nedbank Namibia has been awarded the 2025 Straight Through Processing (STP) Award by Commerzbank AG, reinforcing the bank’s position as a trusted, internationally connected financial institution. This award recognises Nedbank Namibia’s ability to deliver reliable cross-border payment services. The Commerzbank STP Award is granted annually to a limited number of correspondent banking partners worldwide that...
Edgar BrandtAuleria Wakudumo Long regarded as the gold standard for Africa’s road infrastructure, Namibia is doubling down on innovation to protect that status, as the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the Road Fund Administration (RFA) sealed a landmark N$10 million research partnership aimed at future-proofing the country’s road network. Instead, the country...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah reaffirmed that protecting Namibia’s environment is critical to sustaining rural livelihoods, as the Community Conservancy Fund of Namibia (CCFN) revealed major new financing alongside ongoing challenges. Speaking during a meeting with the CCFN delegation, led by CCFN board chairperslast Andrew Corbett at State House on Friday, the President stressed that protecting nature...
BUNYA – The Rossing Foundation invested over N$14.7 million in education and community projects in 2025. The funds were aimed at supporting learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and helping communities improve their living conditions. The funding was used on several completed projects, including N$1 million for scholarships at institutions such as Namibia University of Science and...
Joyce Kamwanga RUNDU – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has cautioned graduates against the temptation of abandoning their communities but instead to use their qualifications to uplift their villages. Addressing 398 graduates at the University of Namibia (Unam) Rundu campus last week, the premier buttressed a message centred on “humility and the power of the beginning”. “The...
Heavy rains and strong winds have dealt a significant blow to agricultural production in Kavango East, with approximately 200 tonnes of maize destroyed at the government’s Uvhungu-vhungu irrigation farm last week. Pontianus Kashokora, a senior worker at the farm, told this publication that the incident occurred after persistent rain covered most parts of the land,...
Auleria Wakudumo A renewed wave of international support is set to strengthen Namibia’s health system as the government of Japan, the United Nations (UN), and global partners unveiled major investments aimed at improving emergency preparedness, disease prevention, and access to quality healthcare. Speaking at the launch of the Japan Supplementary Budget-funded Joint Trilateral project in...
OSHAKATI – The family of slain prosecutor Justine Shiweda during a peaceful demonstration in Ondangwa on Monday, handed over a petition objecting to the granting of bail to suspects in the matter. Six suspects have been arrested so far and are facing murder charges. They are all remanded in custody at Oluno, Grootfontein and Windhoek...