Instead of a Black Friday, Chery Namibia has kicked off with Black November, and it has started early. This means savings up to N$50 000 on the majestic Chery compact SUVs that continue with an impressive resurgence in the domestic vehicle market. Speaking to Woema, Vincent van Rooyen, sales manager Chery Namibia, said Black November...
Africa has the highest average into-wing fuel price globally. This fact alone is stifling Africa’s aviation sector simply because jet fuel typically constitutes the largest operational cost for an airline, currently at around 30% of total industry budgets. There is no doubt that regions or airlines with higher fuel prices are disadvantaged in terms of...
“We need the national budget to enable small businesses to grow so that we can train more people and employ more people. This way the economy will also be able to grow,” said Jeremia Matheas, a small business owner in Windhoek. “We only hear about the budget, but we don’t see any of its benefits....
1 !Khanni 2025 disa xus ge !hū!nāsise a mîǁguisa ǁ-îs a ǀoro !gôab di hōǂgāmarisa(NWM) hoa Namibibiaǁîn, ǁgâusîsenaon tsî !garo!ā sîsenaon ǀguina ǂoa tsi, N$18 ai ǀgui ira mātarehe. Nēs ra ǂâibasens ge, ǁnā sîsenaon hîa N$18 xa a ǀorose ǀgui iri !aroma ra mātarehen di maris nî ǁnās !oagu unuhesa. Nau ǀkhāb ais ge...
On 1 January 2025 the national minimum wage (NMW) for all Namibians, except domestic and agricultural workers, will be N$18 per hour, meaning wages of workers currently earning less than N$18 must be adjusted to at least that amount. Meanwhile, the minimum wages for domestic and agriculture workers will be increased gradually over a three-year...
Some of the most crucial aspects, besides affordability and reliability to consider when purchasing a vehicle, is the service cost as well as readily available and reasonably-priced spare parts. In the case of JAC Motors Namibia, all these serviceable boxes are ticked as a fully-stocked parts’ warehouse ensures that all wear and tear parts are...
The Namibia Airports Company (NAC)’s recently-concluded annual general meeting marked a significant achievement for the company in that it is now up-to-date and fully-compliant with the submission of its audited annual financial statements (AFS). The recent AGM, held at the end of September, was chaired by NAC board chairperson Leake Hangala, who announced the company...
The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday provided more relief to Namibian consumers when it reduced the repo rate for the second consecutive quarter, this time by 25 basis points from 7.50% to 7.25%. This decision is expected to provide much-needed relief to domestic consumers who have been languishing in a high-interestrate environment for...
Green hydrogen is a complex new industry. Although its projects are not easy to realise, it inevitably holds transformational opportunities for many natural and corporate citizens of Namibia. This was part of the message by the Green Hydrogen Council chair, Obeth Kandjoze. He was responding to concerns that the emerging sector is being used to...
Notable motoring sector growth has enabled M&Z Motors to expand its presence in northern Namibia by opening a new showroom and state-of-the-art workshop in the town of Ondangwa. The opening, which took place last week, was officiated by Oshana governor, Elia Irimari, and M&Z Motors managing director Ekko Eisenberg, in the company of captains of...