2023-06-08Maihapa Ndjavera The directors and management of the national power utility have resolved to proceed with planned power suspensions that commenced on Monday for indebted local authorities as per its debt collection plan. View more
2023-06-09Maihapa Ndjavera National Planning Commission director general Obeth Kandjoze, who is also Namibia’s green hydrogen (GH) council chairperson, has made it clear the GH project is an executive project. View more
2023-06-09Maihapa Ndjavera Nedbank Namibia employees yesterday showed their dissatisfaction, frustration and disappointment with the current state of affairs at the company through an hour-long peaceful demonstration in the capital. View more
2023-06-09Maihapa Ndjavera The inclusion of a digital trade protocol within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should minimise many already existing challenges across the continent. View more
2023-06-12Maihapa Ndjavera After being ignored last week, Cabinet again directed national power utility Nampower to discontinue the suspension of electricity for local authorities in arrears. View more
2023-06-12Maihapa Ndjavera Statistician general of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Alex Shimuafeni, had pleaded with those already employed to give a chance to unemployed persons during the 2023 census recruitment. View more
2023-06-13Maihapa Ndjavera National power utility NamPower management and board members resolved to put its plans on hold to disconnect defaulting customers until the end of August 2023. View more
2023-06-13Maihapa Ndjavera Lawmakers are investigating how they can rescue ordinary consumers from high interest rates and exorbitant charges at commercial banks. View more
2023-06-14Maihapa Ndjavera The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) continues to pour millions of dollars into office rental and parking. View more
2023-06-14Maihapa Ndjavera The Bank of Namibia is expected to throw yet another jab at consumers with the third repo rate announcement of the year this morning. View more
2023-06-14Maihapa Ndjavera The Chamber of Mines of Namibia welcomed Cabinet’s decision to prohibit the exportation of Namibia’s critical minerals in raw form in a bid to create more local jobs and more local value. View more
2023-06-15Maihapa Ndjavera Namibians were yesterday slapped heavily after the Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab announced that the repo rate has increased by 50 basis points, from 7.25% to 7.75% with immediate effect. Bringing the prime lending rate to 11.50%. View more
2023-06-16Maihapa Ndjavera The City of Windhoek is owed a staggering N$1.2 billion as at May 2023. City spokesperson Lydia Amutenya stated the amount also includes the current accounts that are due for payment in June 2023. View more
2023-06-16Maihapa Ndjavera The difference in repo rates between South Africa, which currently stands at 8.25%, while Namibia is at 7.75%, amounting to a difference of 50 basis points, continues to be the reason that many investors chase better returns in South Africa. View more
2023-06-19Maihapa Ndjavera Benefits from the current fixed one-to-one exchange rate arrangement between the Namibia Dollar and the South African Rand outweigh the costs, and delinking is not an option, as it would severely negatively impact the domestic economy in various ways, the Bank of Namibia governor has said. View more
2023-06-19Maihapa Ndjavera The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia said competition in Namibia’s information and communications technology sector may promote market efficiency, encourage innovation and ultimately benefit consumers. View more
2023-06-22Maihapa Ndjavera While Namibia continues its quest to become one of the world’s leading green hydrogen production hubs, questions linger about the country’s decision to acquire a stake in the vaunted project. View more
2023-06-22Maihapa Ndjavera The shortage of pork on the local market due to a ban of imports from South Africa owing to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has pushed up prices for meat processors and consumers. View more
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