WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the retaliation they attracted will likely weigh on United States (US) growth and boost inflation. Collectively, these could dent US gross domestic growth by one percentage point and hike inflation by 0.6 points if kept in place for the year, said Nationwide chief economist Kathy Bostjancic.“Tariffs represent a...
LAGOS – The retail price of petrol in Nigeria has dropped to 860 naira (US$0.57) per litre, as a major local refinery drives down prices in a country long forced to import its fuel. The 650 000 barrel-per-day capacity Dangote Refinery cut depot prices twice in February, helping knock down costs from a five-month high...
KEETMANSHOOP – South Africa was Namibia’s largest export destination in January 2025, with a share of 22.8% of all goods exported.This is according to the Namibia International Merchandise Trade Statistics Bulletin released on Tuesday by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). The bulletin also showed that the United States of America was Namibia’s second-largest export destination,...
Initiation Every historic project begins with a visionary leader who clearly defines its purpose, goals, and scope. His Excellency Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, affectionately known as the ‘Founding Father of the Namibian Nation’, initiated Namibia’s struggle for independence with a bold, unwavering vision. From a young age, Nujoma recognised the urgent need to liberate his...
Kuku Helvi Mpingana Kondombolo (1898-2008), affectionately known as Kuku Gwakondo, was the mother of the Namibian Founding President, the late Dr. Sam Nujoma (1929-2025). Often, we hear Kuku Gwakondo’s father is Kondombolo ka Nakathingo; Nakathingo ja Kambulua; Kambulua ka Hango. However, have you ever wondered who the mother of the Uukwambi princess (Gwakondo) was? Where...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security has found most correctional facilities and police holding cells across the country in a deteriorated state. This prompted them to recommend urgent reforms and upgrades at these facilities. In their latest report tabled in the National Assembly recently for scrutiny, the committee said...
KATIMA MULILO – The Zambezi River continues to rise significantly following heavy rainfall over the past few days. As of Monday morning, data from the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) showed that the water level of the river stood at 1.67 metres, a substantial increase compared to the 0.82 metres recorded on the same date last...
The government has allocated over N$100 million under the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework to roll out open-access network infrastructure, ensuring access to digital services for citizens, Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus announced. Theofelus made the remarks during the official opening of the 12th Annual SAPOA Postal Forum, held in Windhoek. According to Theofelus,...
Tommy Katamila Excitement about the cross-border conference of Ovaherero and Ovambanderu descendants this weekend at Karakubis in Botswana is reaching fever pitch. The brethren and sistren, joined at the hip through generations are congregating for an event dubbed the ‘Otutjindo Tjetu History Conference’ from Friday to Sunday. Otutjindo means migrations, movements or relocations from one...
KEETMANSHOOP – Recent rainfall has significantly contributed to the increase in water levels in key dams across the country for the first week of March. NamWater’s head of public relations and corporate communications, Lot Ndamanomhata in a statement on Tuesday, said the Swakoppoort Dam has experienced an inflow of 0.870 million cubic metres (Mm3), increasing...