President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has praised local clothing manufacturer Dinapama as a shining example of job creation and industrial growth. He called for urgent reforms and a shift in mindset to drive Namibia’s economic transformation. The President visited the Windhoek-based factory on Tuesday, where she toured operations and addressed more than 500 employees currently working at...
Namibia has called on Chinese investors to move beyond buying raw materials and instead invest in local industries. International relations minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi made the appeal during a Namibia-Shenzhen Networking Cocktail Reception on Monday. This is as the government seeks to reduce a growing trade deficit by promoting value addition, industrialisation and job creation. She...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday met leaders of recognised trade unions at State House in Windhoek. They agreed to jointly host May Day with employers, in a landmark move aimed at strengthening unity, improving workers’ rights and boosting economic growth. The high-level engagement, held just weeks before Workers’ Day, brought together government, labour representatives and key...
Safety and immigration minister Lucia Iipumbu yesterday urged staff members to support the newly-appointed deputy minister Edward Wambo as the ministry pushes to improve service delivery and strengthen national security. Welcoming Wambo at the ministry’s headquarters in Windhoek, Iipumbu said his appointment comes at a critical time when the ministry is facing growing challenges such...
Namibia is repositioning its foreign policy and trade strategy to survive a tougher, more competitive world where economic strength will define its place on the global stage. This the summation of International Relations and Trade Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi message when she delivered the ministry’s budget this week. Motivating her ministry’s N$1.37 billion budget in Parliament...
Namibia is pushing for increased oil investment cooperation, expanded trade through a direct shipping route and stronger food security ties with Brazil, following high-level talks here yesterday. International relations and trade minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi met her Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in discussions aimed at turning decades of political cooperation into concrete economic gains, particularly in...
Three dismissed managers from the Roads Authority (RA) have raised fresh allegations of interference, policy breaches and procurement irregularities in their disciplinary and appeal processes. The dismissed RA officials include Johan Boois (executive officer for transportation), Richard Milinga (divisional manager for the transport inspectorate) and Christopher Mayumbelo (executive officer for legal services). The trio told...
Namibia has called for urgent economic transformation among developing countries, warning that continued reliance on exporting raw materials is costing jobs and weakening economies across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Speaking at the 11th summit of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Namibia’s ambassador to Belgium Alfredo Hengari said the country...
Loide Jason Marythar Kambinda Katima Mulilo – Mueteleli wanaha Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah unyatisize kutotobela kwamayemo amezi amuunda mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, teñi mayemo amezi amuunda apahamile kufita fa6.88 mitazi, mayemo apahami hakubapanywa ni lilimo zacwalecwale. Kanako yakupotela sikiliti, mueteleli wanaha nalemusizwe kimuzamaisi wakulela nizwelopili yalibaka zamatakanyani, Beaven Walubita, yana tolokile mayemo aziyezi nikamo sicaba sitaselizwe. Walubita napatuluzi...
Namibia has placed food security at the centre of high-stakes global trade talks, warning that unfair agricultural rules threaten livelihoods and economic stability in developing countries. Speaking at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference MC14 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, international relations and trade minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi said Namibia is pushing for urgent reforms to global...