By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Namibian top flight rugby and football seasons are nearing completion. Rounds 26 and 27 of the Debmarine Namibia Premiership and the final round of league play in the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) took place over the weekend. On the football side, African Stars continued their title defense by collecting […]
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Town Council has proposed a capital project budget of N$284,1 million for the 2025/26 financial year, marking a 15% increase from the previous year’s budget of N$245,995,825. This was announced during a recent meeting between council representatives and residents, held in the Kavango East region. The council’s […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A report by the National Council Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT, and Youth Development has revealed that 60 out of 121 proposals under the Constituency Youth Enterprise Initiative are ready for financing. The Committee shared its findings following engagements with the now-dismantled Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Services. […]
By: Shawn Uiseb and Nghiinomenwa-Vali Erastus Over the past five years, Namibia has spent approximately N$328.2 million importing various plant species from around 32 countries, according to data compiled by the Namibia Statistics Agency. The data indicates the potential for local entrepreneurs and investors to venture into plant production for the domestic and […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A Time Release Study (TRS) carried out at the Trans-Kalahari Border Post has revealed that it takes about 5 hours to clear imported goods and 4 hours to clear goods for export. The TRS conducted from 15 – 25 January 2024 aimed to identify trade bottlenecks and establish baseline clearance times for […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus From the 24,207 cattle slaughtered in Namibia in the first quarter of 2025, the country was able to produce another product beyond beef, which is animal hides, which were exported to 4 countries. Updates from the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia show that in the first quarter of 2025, the […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has resolved to maintain its common external tariff despite the United States imposing reciprocal tariffs on SACU member states last month. Lesotho and South Africa have been the most affected by these measures. The decision was announced in a statement issued on […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has committed to invest approximately N$250 million over the next five years, intending to develop the country’s crop value chain. The project will also include crops of citrus varieties. This was announced by NAB Chief Executive Officer Fidelis Mwazi during a strategic engagement […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Cattle valued at approximately N$783,000 were stolen from Shayiwe village in Namibia’s Kavango East Region, Mukwe constituency, and driven across the border into Angola on 10 May 2025. Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu confirmed the incident to The Villager Newspaper. According to Kanyetu, armed suspects confronted a cattle herder […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Pep Stores (Namibia) Proprietary Limited has received approval from the Namibian Competition Commission to acquire the business operations of Audacity Clothing, trading as Big Daddy Clothing, in Namibia. The Commission announced the decision along with several other approved mergers. While the transaction was approved with conditions, it paves the way for […]