2021-10-20Maihapa Ndjavera The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has urged Namibian businesses to explore opportunities in e-commerce. View more
2021-10-21Maihapa Ndjavera Auditor General (AG) Junias Kandjeke has questioned a defence ministry expense of over N$3.8 million incurred for salaries paid on behalf of August 26 Holdings during the financial year ended 31 March 2020. View more
2021-10-21Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia will be hosting the Queen’s Baton Relay for the fifth time when it lands here on 13 December 2021, en route to Birmingham, England, where the Commonwealth Games will take place next year. View more
2021-10-22Maihapa Ndjavera The utter despair that envelops a group of undocumented Ovazemba from Angola has caused these women to question whether they are indeed human. View more
2021-10-22Maihapa Ndjavera The industrialisation and trade ministry yesterday inaugurated the Core Group that will be spearheading the implementation of the revised National Quality Policy for 2020 to 2025. View more
2021-10-25Maihapa Ndjavera Agricultural minister Calle Schlettwein has requested for 100% land tax relief for the financial year 2019/2020 to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 on the agricultural sector. View more
2021-10-25Maihapa Ndjavera Mines minister Tom Alweendo has warned that Namibian dimension stone remains vulnerable from threats of synthetic materials, thereby compromising the potential with investors who are becoming reluctant to invest in the industry. View more
2021-10-25Maihapa Ndjavera Bank of Namibia (BoN) governor Johannes !Gawaxab is concerned with the low uptake of credit from commercial entities by small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), noting that there seems to be uncertainty from corporates and households on opting for credit. View more
2021-10-25Maihapa Ndjavera The 2021 edition of the annual MTC Youth Games has been postponed to next year, the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) announced last week. View more
2021-10-27Maihapa Ndjavera Canadian oil explorer ReconAfrica has already benefited financially through the Canadian Stock Exchange from the licence they obtained from the Namibian government for exploration in the two Kavango regions. View more
2021-10-28Maihapa Ndjavera Director of Global Chamber of Business Leaders (GCBL) Shakemore Timburwa yesterday hailed Namibia for having access to all the necessary opportunities to drive economic growth and turn around the livelihoods of its citizens. View more
2021-10-28Maihapa Ndjavera Production in the Namibian fishing industry has been on a declining trend since 2013. Growth in this sector is expected to remain relatively flat going forward, even potentially transitioning into negative territory in the long run. Now, the most recent forecast shows the industry is expected to grow by 2.8% in 2021 and 3.6% in 2022, compared to the dismal -9.4% in 2020. View more
2021-10-29Maihapa Ndjavera In efforts to tackle structural inequality within the Namibian economy, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani said there is a need to establish a basic income grant (BIG) for unemployed Namibians between the ages of 18 to 59 in order to suppress poverty levels. View more
2021-11-01Maihapa Ndjavera The transformation of Karibib as the gateway to the Erongo region looks promising as the town is attracting substantial investments in the mining sector. View more
2021-11-01Maihapa Ndjavera The 11-member Business Rescue Task Force (BRTF), appointed by President Hage Geingob in July this year, on Friday submitted its interim report to the head of state. View more
2021-11-02Maihapa Ndjavera The panel responsible for the recruitment of the Okahandja municipal CEO has settled for Alfons Tjitombo. Tjitombo was appointed for a five-year period effective yesterday. View more
2021-11-02Maihapa Ndjavera The Agra group has nearly doubled earnings in the last financial year, with the company posting a profit before taxation of N$86.4 million, compared to N$42.8 million achieved during the 2019/2020 period. View more
2021-11-03Maihapa Ndjavera CEO of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) Nangula Uaandja has cautioned that more needs to be done to encourage private sector investment in the country. In addition, she advised that government efforts must culminate in the facilitation of private sector investments. View more
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