2023-07-12Maihapa Ndjavera An estimated 390 000 people faced acute food insecurity between January and March 2023. Exacerbating food insecurity were key factors such as high food prices and localised adverse weather that induced severe shortfalls in cereal production in 2022. View more
2023-07-14Maihapa Ndjavera Stagnant salaries versus rampant inflation already has Namibian consumers on the defensive. Now, the City of Windhoek (CoW), with increases in water (4.5%) and refuse removal (5%), is demanding more money from already cash-strapped residents. View more
2023-07-14Maihapa Ndjavera The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) on Wednesday pronounced itself on the proposed acquisition of Triple J Energies Proprietary (GasIT) by Vivo Energy Namibia (Vivo Namibia). View more
2023-07-17Maihapa Ndjavera The Rössing Uranium mine is currently offering voluntary separation packages to employees impacted by the appointment of a new mining contractor at themine. View more
2023-07-17Maihapa Ndjavera The Chief executive officer of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), Nangula Uaandja, says Namibia is the land of many and endless opportunities and is readyto welcome numerous investments. View more
2023-07-18Maihapa Ndjavera Since its introduction, land tax has raised over N$400 million in revenue for the Land Acquisition and Development Fund (LADF), and is currently adding about N$10 million annually to the fund’s coffers. View more
2023-07-19Maihapa Ndjavera Trade ministry executive director Sikongo Haihambo says Namibia is one of a few jurisdictions that still registers and regulates Close Corporations (CCs) as business entities. View more
2023-07-19Maihapa Ndjavera Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will receive training in critical digital skills as well as tools to successfully compete in the global economy. View more
2023-07-20Maihapa Ndjavera Electricity consumers, which is basically every individual and business in the country, were yesterday slapped with another increase in an already challenging economic environment. View more
2023-07-21Maihapa Ndjavera Chamber of Mines CEO, Veston Malango believes the Namibian mining sector supports the overall objectives of the National Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (NEEEF). View more
2023-07-21Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia’s very own official trading barcode, 631, also known as a product identification code, was finally unveiled this week after a protracted finalisation process. View more
2023-07-31Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia’s trade relations with Russia suffered a negative blow in 2022, mainly due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. However, Namibia’s trade minister now believes this depressed state of affairs can be reversed to once again enhance the trade relations. View more
2023-08-01Maihapa Ndjavera Vice President Nangolo Mbumba has invited Russian entrepreneurs and investors to Namibia as potential stakeholders in the development of mineral resources and the production of green hydrogen. View more
2023-08-01Maihapa Ndjavera The Russian government has agreed to work with Africa to counter what it termed manifestations of neo-colonial policies propagated by Western interests. View more
2023-08-08Maihapa Ndjavera TransNamib will soon operate the first dual-fuel locomotive in Africa. If all goes according to plan, two locomotives being converted locally and in South Africa will utilise a combination of green hydrogen to be produced in Namibia and diesel fuel. View more
2023-08-08Maihapa Ndjavera Russian mining companies are convinced of the economic viability and environmental friendliness of the controversial in-situ leach (ISL) mining method. The method is defined as the extraction of uranium from the host sandstone by chemical solutions, resulting in the recovery of uranium at the surface. View more
2023-08-10Maihapa Ndjavera Trade minister Lucia Iipumbu has urged newly appointed board members and management at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to focus on matters that drive economic revival. Speaking at Monday’s inauguration of board members, Iipumbu said there is no room nor time to waste on unimportant issues. View more