Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Namibia’s economic performance has evolved over time to reflect developments in the real sector. Although growth that averaged 3.3% per year since 1990 is a welcome observation, it has not been without drawbacks. 

Once the commercial viability of Namibia’s first-ever noteworthy oil discoveries off the coast by Shell and TotalEnergies have been verified, these hydrocarbon detections have the potential to benefit the country’s economy by billions of dollars in revenue.

A 30-year-old woman with hearing loss and deafness said her condition has not stopped her from following her dream of becoming a renowned baker.

The Namibian Police Force has made reasonable progress in ensuring that it carried out its mandated functions for the past 32 years.

Namibia’s justice system has grown in leaps and bounds as  government spent millions of dollars in ensuring every citizen has access to justice. 

The Kunene Regional Council is making steady progress in providing basic services and alleviating poverty. 

Namibia’s housing crisis is slowly being addressed by those who have been priced out of the market by banks, developers and local authorities. 

For the financial year ending February 2022, Agribank advanced loans worth N$173 million into the agriculture sector. Out of the total amount advanced, N$10.8 million was disbursed to qualifying clients, specifically under the women and youth loan scheme of Agribank. 

Namibia will be commemorating 32 years of independence from colonial masters and apartheid rule; a dark and morally repugnant part of our history which witnessed and documented scores of Black and Coloured Namibians stripped off their dignity and bereft of substantive resources to establish meaningful and secure futures for themselves. 

It is beyond any doubt that the introduction of the African single currency implied a very important step forward in the long process towards African integration, not only when seen from an economic point of view, but also politically.