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Wealth Creation Can’t Come From Resource Extraction Solely – NCCI
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has indicated that wealth creation and sustainable economic growth cannot come from resource extraction but rather from industrialisation and innovation. The Chamber’s CEO, Titus Nampala, stated this during the Namibia-China Fair for Investment & Trade, which was held last week in Windhoek. […]
Namibia Lacks Up-to-date Picture on Skills Landscape
By: Dwight Links and Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala There is no comprehensive up-to-date picture of Namibia’s current skills landscape. Moreover, the number of Namibians who are equipped to participate meaningfully in emerging industries, according to Dino Ballotti, the Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts & Culture speaking at the launch of Mapping Namibia’s Talent for […]
Meatco to Slaughter 75,000 Cattle for FY25/26
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala One of the country’s main beef processors, Meatco, has indicated that it has budgeted to slaughter 75,000 cattle for the Financial Year (FY) ending January 2026. So far, the company has slaughtered more than 25,000 animals from the South and the North of the Veterinary Cordon Fence. Meatco revealed its plan last […]
212MW Worth of Solar Panels Imported Since Last Year
By: Dwight Links Namibia has imported 212 megawatts worth of photovoltaic (PV) panels from China from 2024 to June 2025, according to the renewable energy think tank, Ember. According to the report on renewable energy equipment import data that is based on Chinese export data for solar panels to African countries, at least 25 nations […]
Namibia Doesn’t Transform its Re-Exports
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Observations from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) have revealed that Namibia has been importing products, mostly raw commodities, and exporting them immediately with no transformation. This is shown in the country’s monthly trade statistics that include re-exported products, values, and their destinations. Re-exports are commodities imported by residents who […]
Domestic Markets Filled With Capital
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Bank of Namibia, on behalf of the country treasury, has announced that it has changed its plan to borrow N$2 billion from outside because the domestic market is full of capital looking for growth avenues. The central bank announced the move during a tender auction for 16 internal registered bonds, including […]
National Budget and Procurement Too Rigid to Fund Green Schemes
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that the current Public Procurement Framework and the country’s Budget Appropriation approach are failing the green schemes in terms of funding. In a statement released last week, the Ministry stated that the two funding tools are not well-suited to the dynamics and seasonal nature of agriculture. […]
Govt to Keep N$839,3 Million of GC26 Bond
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Some of the investors in the GC26 government bond have opted to have the government keep N$839,3 million of their investments for more years. This will be done by switching to the other 10 long-term bonds that the government uses to borrow, as revealed by the auction result, which the Bank of […]
Poland and Spain Meat Imports Dominate Local Market
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia has imported 51.8% of its chicken meat from Poland and 64.3% of its pork meat from Spain in the second quarter (April-June) of 2025. This is according to the second quarter statistics and analysis compiled by the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN). The analysis shows that Namibia’s pork […]
Green Schemes Production Slowed by Electricity Costs
By: Annakleta Haikera Government-operated green scheme projects in the Kavango regions are currently struggling with electricity expenses, threatening production and food security. This was revealed by various farm managers during a courtesy visit by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources this week. The Sikondo, Uvhungu-Vhungu, Ndonga Linena, and Shadikongoro green schemes are all struggling […]