20th June 2025  /  EAGLE FM

[09:31, 20/06/2025] Loise Shiimi: Early Morning Scoop with Loise

1. The tourism sector has proposed a National Spatial Development Master Plan, an ambitious initiative aimed at increasing direct employment in tourism from the current 57,000 jobs to 80,000 by 2030. As tourism is one of the country’s key economic pillars, this restructuring is expected to attract further investment, improve infrastructure, and diversify tourism offerings across various regions.

We will engage with Eude Heita Kambuta, a stakeholder in the hospitality and tourism industry, to explore this topic further and discuss the potential impacts of the National Spatial Development Master Plan.

2. A company and a close corporation owe nearly N$400 million to a subsidiary of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (N…
[09:31, 20/06/2025] Loise Shiimi: Early Morning Scoop with Loise Shiimi

1. Namibia is reaching out to Finnish companies to encourage investment in its burgeoning clean energy sector. This initiative aims to enhance projects related to renewable energy and green hydrogen, facilitating the country’s transition to a more sustainable future while generating much-needed jobs and economic opportunities.

For more insights, Patemashela Lukolo spoke with Gabriel Hipangelwa.

2. 6. EU funding AU and Seating in AU meeting

It has been observed that the EU has the privilege to sit in EU meetings as an observer. Secondly, a big chunk of the AU funding comes from Europe. There a divergent views on the direction of the continent,t with many African leaders taking different economic approaches that differ from the EU. The AU is supposed to spearhead the African developmental agenda, but with the status quo and funding mechanism, is this possible?

We spoke with Edwardus Filippus, an Analyst on this.

3. Yesterday, A Nagerian businessman, Ali Dangote visited Namibia whereas during his visit he mentioned that Africa has all the resources to become one of the most powerful continental economies.

Let’s take a listen to what he has to say more.