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Beef Value Chain Faces Tough Test…income, jobs, export markets and outbreak costs
By: Peneyambeko Jonas Despite limited information on the extent of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the south, the nationwide suspension of movement and marketing of cloven-hoofed animals has set in motion panic across the economy. Livestock producers, cattle transporters, abattoirs, retailers, livestock sector employees, meat consumers and international buyers are currently in panic mode, waiting […]
Nasan Energies Completes First Phase of Service Station Rebranding
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Nasan Energies has completed the first phase of its service station rebranding programme, as the new fuel retailer builds its presence across Namibia. The company announced this last week. Nasan bought and took over operations of fuelling stations around the country as part of the conditions of the […]
Law-Making House Turns into Chaos: Speaker Loses Control
By: Pandeni Lenga The National Assembly descended into unprecedented scenes yesterday afternoon as Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila lost control of the House, prompting a handover to Deputy Speaker Phillipus Katamelo. The Scene What began as a routine parliamentary sitting quickly unravelled when tensions boiled over. SWAPO chief whip Hamunyera Hambyuka erupted in the chamber, […]
Rundu Launches Council Owned Commercial Subsidiary
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Town Council has launched its wholly council-owned commercial subsidiary, Rundu Town Council Commercial Services (RTCCS), as the town grapples with rapid population growth, rising demand for basic services and limited municipal revenue in the Kavango East Region. The newly launched company is expected to unlock commercial opportunities, attract investment […]
Geology Cannot Be Commanded, and Capital Cannot Ignore Economics
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The government of Namibia, through the Minister of Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, has an understanding that it cannot command geology to become commercial or ask capital to ignore economics. Amutse expressed this at the Occasion of the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) Programme that was held in Norway. This comes at […]
Road Accidents: A Public-Health, Socio-economic, and Development Crisis
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The National Council Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Housing has declared the country’s road accidents a national public-health, socioeconomic, and development crisis. The Committee has also attributed driver behaviour as the main cause of accidents. From 2024 to mid-2026, the country has recorded 3,020 crashes that caused 2,330 serious injuries. The […]
Zambezi Bream Becoming Scarce in the Region’s Rivers
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Assessment done on the streams of the Zambezi rivers has revealed the depletion of Zambezi bream and other fish species in the region’s river systems. It has resulted in a call to restock fingerlings for the bream and tilapia species. This was revealed in the Zambezi Regional Council Annual Report, which […]
Around 40KM of Rail Line to be Constructed Every Year
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Ministry of Works and Transport has revealed that it will construct more than 40 KM of railway line every year for the next 5 years. This will translate into a new 250 KM railway line across the country. The Works and Transport Ministry Executive Director, Jonas Sheelongo, presented […]
Swakop Property Market Nears N$10 Billion
By: Staff Reporter According to analysis by urban development specialist Francisco Neshila on Swakopmund’s Property Market, Swakopmund recorded 8,209 property transactions over the last decade with a cumulative transaction value of N$8.93 billion. The market currently reflects a median residential property price of approximately N$650,000, while serviced land averages are at N$1,040 per square […]
Ondangwa Records N$1.1 Billion in Property Transactions Over Last Decade
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Speaking on Eagle FM’s land and property development programme, Ulwazi, former President of the Namibia Institute of Town & Regional Planning, Fransisco Neshila, provided some insight into the land and property development environment of Ondangwa. Ondangwa has totalled 1,993 land & property transactions since 2016 worth a total market value of […]