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PDM set to snatch Okakarara …Tjazerua on path to take constituency
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PDM set to snatch Okakarara …Tjazerua on path to take constituency

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)’s regional elections candidate Uzeraije Kapika Tjazerua is well on course for a historic victory in the Okakarara constituency of the Otjozondjupa region. This is based on preliminary results shared yesterday from 51% of polling centres within the Okakarara constituency, which places Tjazerua firmly in a decisive lead. All projections from the...

UK threatens Namibia with visa ban
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UK threatens Namibia with visa ban

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood yesterday threatened to impose crippling visa sanctions on Namibian citizens, as well as those from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The looming visa ban, Mahmood announced in that country’s House of Commons yesterday, will result in a Trump-style blockade of tourists, VIPs and businesspeople from...

Meatco makes historic export under AfCFTA … enters Kenya’s leather market
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Meatco makes historic export under AfCFTA … enters Kenya’s leather market

The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco), the country’s largest meat and meat products processing and marketing entity, is set to make a historic breakthrough into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) trading framework with exports to Kenya. On Thursday this week, Meatco will dispatch two full containers of Wet Blue Hides from its Okapuka...

LPM petitions ECN over ‘threat to democracy’ 
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LPM petitions ECN over ‘threat to democracy’ 

Members of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) at the southern town of Keetmanshoop, under the stewardship of activist Percy Charlies, have petitioned the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over what they perceive to be “deliberate irregularities.”  A large number of LPM sympathisers and community members took to the streets to air their grievances over the...

‘Only Asoli can address bread and butter issues’
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‘Only Asoli can address bread and butter issues’

Only the Association for Localised Interest (ASOLI) has the understanding, patience and competent leadership to address pressing issues affecting the lives of Namibians in many of the country’s urban centres, its president Joseph Kauandenge has said.  Kauandenge, a veteran who has for decades traversed the width and breadth of the local political landscape, assured supporters...

NNN speaks tough against inflated prices, missed deadlines 
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NNN speaks tough against inflated prices, missed deadlines 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday warned local and multi-national contractors that government will not tolerate the inflation of prices and failure to deliver key capital projects on set deadlines.  Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Oute River Bridge in the Kunene region, where she underscored government’s commitment to infrastructure development as a key...

NNN commissions multi-million-dollar projects …vital bridges, power and water supply 
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NNN commissions multi-million-dollar projects …vital bridges, power and water supply 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will today and tomorrow personally oversee the commencement of various capital projects in the northern parts of the country, as part of government’s push for the speedy implementation of key development projects and programmes Her three-legged site visits will start with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Oute River Bridge today at Etanga,...

Red meat industry shows market resilience  …maintains self-sufficiency, stable supply 
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Red meat industry shows market resilience  …maintains self-sufficiency, stable supply 

Namibia’s beef market continues to demonstrate a strong domestic orientation, with local consumption absorbing nearly two-thirds (69.3%) of total beef production between January and September 2025.  Exports accounted for 30.7%, while imports represented a minimal 3.4% of total supply (4.8% of consumption), equivalent to about 6% of total consumption.  This highlights the country’s continued self-sufficiency...

Agri Series champions genetic diversity, sustainable agriculture
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Agri Series champions genetic diversity, sustainable agriculture

The recent sixth edition of the Bank Windhoek Agri Series brought together leading voices from government, finance and the agricultural sector at the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) in Windhoek.  This year’s focus on genetic diversity is seen as pivotal for improving quality, resilience and yield, securing the future of agriculture in...

Agribank collaborates with AMTA to empower farmers …food production, employment creation prioritised 
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Agribank collaborates with AMTA to empower farmers …food production, employment creation prioritised 

The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has reaffirmed its commitment to empower and upscale smallholder crop farmers countrywide through a strategic collaboration with the Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA).  The two institutions will work together to strengthen and expand collaboration within the agricultural sector, particularly in the areas of support to small scale farmers who...