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The Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) operates 18 shops in 17 towns covering the 14 regions of the country. This operation is bolstered by two takeaway locations in Swakopmund and Ongwediva that serve as retail points for high-quality and reasonably priced frozen fish and fish products. The Trust, established in 2001, is tasked with...
Camping with your JAC T9 is sure to help you connect with the pristine and serene Namibian landscape. That’s because the least of you or your family’s worries will be the reliability and dependability of your JAC bakkie, particularly if its the top of the range JAC T9 SuperLux, such as the one made available...
The central bank aims to introduce an entirely new Namibian currency series from June 2025, to replace the current banknote series which has been in circulation since 2012 and the coins that have never been upgraded since their first issuance in 1993. The new series is expected to incorporate the latest security features while ensuring...
President Nangolo Mbumba has formally unveiled the commemorative Hage Geingob N$60 note. The new note is legal tender alongside the existing currency. The new banknote will only be printed once-off, designating it as a collector’s item. The central bank plans to release an entirely new range of Namibian currencies in June this year. Johannes !Gawagab,...
After a year of making waves in the domestic market, local demand remains elevated for the increasingly-popular JAC bakkies, specifically its range-topping, eye-popping, head-turning T9 SuperLux. Based on JAC’s third-generation international light commercial vehicle (LCV) platform, the reliable and top-performing T9 still turns heads with its attractive aesthetics, and continues to win hearts with dependable...
The Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia and its joint venture partners have announced more oil and gas discoveries in an entirely new section offshore Namibia in the prolific Orange basin. A statement by Galp revealed that the new discoveries were made in the fifth well within the company’s second exploration and appraisal programme...
The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), on behalf of the PEL 85 joint venture partners Rhino Resources this week announced the completion of drilling operations for an exploration well in the Orange basin. With drilling operations on the Sagittarius-1X well now concluded, the drillship has moved to the next well in the campaign, Capricornus-1X,...
BEIJING – Shares in Chinese automaker BYD jumped this week after it unveiled plans to unroll advanced self-driving technology on nearly all its cars, including budget models priced below US$10 000. The company said it would integrate AI startup Deepseek’s software into its cars, following domestic peers such as Geely, Great Wall Motors and Leapmotor....
Namibia has for the fourth consecutive year maintained a score of 49 out of 100 on the Transparency International’s (TI’s) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). This index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption, providing an annual comparative snapshot of 180 countries and territories. The consistent score for Namibia has kept the country at...
JAC Owners Namibia this past weekend held the first-ever JAC fun drive. Karl-Heinz Eisenberg, sales manager at JAC Motors Namibia, told Woema that the intention is to embark on the initiative annually. “This will be the first of many gatherings. It was quite a successful event, filled with passion. It is always fun when you...