Adolf Kaure Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said a thriving, agile and resilient economy requires a compatible public service. Speaking at the opening of the inaugural two-day Namibia Public Sector Innovation Conference in Windhoek, Ngurare said that economic transformation cannot occur without institutional transformation. “It requires rapid transformation in government operations in line with Vision 2030...
Two senior executives at the Roads Authority (RA) who were dismissed this week over an alleged N$16 million tender irregularity have filed appeals and rejected claims that they were involved in fraud. Johan Boois, Executive Officer for Transportation, and Richard Milinga, Divisional Manager for the Transport Inspectorate, were fired following an internal disciplinary process concluded...
Trade between Namibia and Belgium reached unprecedented levels, with total trade topping N$8 billion in 2024, positioning the western European country among Namibia’s top five export markets globally. Namibia’s ambassador to Belgium Alfredo Hengari disclosed these figures shortly after presenting his letters of credence to His Majesty King Philippe at the Royal Palace in Brussels...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and De Beers Group CEO Al Cook yesterday met at State House for much-anticipated crunch talks, as the country’s diamond industry continues to face unprecedented external macroeconomic pressures and market volatility. The in-depth discussions focused on how government and De Beers can jointly tackle emerging challenges facing the natural diamonds sector, which...
ONGWEDIVA– Several schools in the Oshana region are battling a bat infestation that is severely disrupting lessons and potentially putting the health of thousands of learners and teachers at risk. At least 45 schools across various education circuits in the region are reportedly affected. School principals and department heads have raised alarm over the growing...
Pricilla Mukokobi Edgar Brandt Many Namibians expected yesterday’s national budget, tabled in the National Assembly by Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah, to focus on economic sustainability, personal prosperity, social safety nets and the country’s self-reliance. When reading her 2026/27 budget speech, Shafudah admitted that drawing up this national appropriation bill was not an easy task as...
As government tables a budget anchored on restoring balance between ambition and affordability, one provision stands out not as a revenue grab, but as a pragmatic instrument of fiscal repair: the Tax Amnesty Programme. Launched in 2017 and extended at various stages, the programme now carries a firm deadline of 31 October 2026. Extensions will...
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on the private sector to play a stronger role in growing Namibia’s energy industry, saying the sector is key to fighting unemployment and boosting economic development. The President made the remarks during a recent courtesy visit by Selma Shimutwikeni, Chief Executive Officer of RichAfrica and founder of the Namibia International Energy...
Lahja Nashuuta The Ohangwena Regional Council has failed to submit required financial statements and sufficient supporting documentation to account for funds allocated to the region for the financial years ended 31 March 2020, 2021 and 2022. This is contained in a report by the Office of the Auditor General, recently tabled in the National Assembly....
Adolf Kaure Namibia is set to pioneer Africa’s first salmon farming industry with an aquaculture farm worth N$41 million at Lüderitz. The investment was made possible through the Norwegian company African Aquaculture Company (AAC). Speaking at the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) investment conference in Windhoek on Tuesday, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and...