By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Sole Distributorship agreement between Goal Maize and Ondangwa Farmers Market has been found to be contravening the Competition Act section 23(1) for entering into an exclusive distributorship agreement. According to the General Notice by the Namibia Competition Commission, number 8639 was gazetted in May 2025. The Commission found […]
By: Annakleta Haikera In a recent operation conducted between 12 and 23 May 2025, the Rundu Town Council temporarily shut down 58 businesses operating without valid registration or certificates. The inspection covered a total of 504 businesses in Rundu. Fransiska Kupembona, the council’s Strategic Executive for Community Services, told The Villager Newspaper […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz have handled a total of 253,996 TEUs of container throughput between March 2024 and 2025 representing a substantial 33% year-on-year increase. Marking the highest container throughput in over a decade, a surge in cargo volumes, as reported by the port authority, Namport, this week. For […]
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Globally, Namibia is ranked 85th when it comes to creating a conducive environment for startups up out of 118 countries. The Global Startup Ecosystem Index by StartupBlink has been updated annually since 2017 and currently ranks the startup ecosystems of: 1,473 cities and 118 countries. It is built using hundreds of thousands […]
By: Annakleta Haikera The manager of the Shadikongoro Green Scheme irrigation project, Mutero Joseph, has raised concerns over a persistent lack of essential agricultural tools and equipment. Saying the shortage is significantly hindering production at the scheme which is located in the Mukwe Constituency of the Kavango East Region. Joseph made these remarks on Tuesday […]
By: Dwight Links A standing committee on Health, Social Welfare, and Labour Affairs of the National Council released their report on the impact of the 2008/2009 basic income grant pilot project that was conducted in the Otjivero-Omitara area. Members of the community confirmed that the poverty levels significantly dropped when the basic income […]
By: Loise Shiimi President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged the Namibian Police Force, along with all stakeholders in the criminal justice system, to work tirelessly and vigorously to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice and that peace is restored in communities. Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks during the graduation ceremony for Police Basic Training Intake […]
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. […]