Namibian delegation in Zimbabwe for TVET benchmarking visit

A Namibian delegation is in Zimbabwe on a benchmarking mission to strengthen cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), with a particular focus on diamond cutting and polishing at the country's only Diamond Training...

Namibia to host world's longest single-stage 24-hour mountain bike race

WINDHOEK, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Namibia on Wednesday officially launched the 21st edition of the Nedbank Desert Dash, renowned as the world's longest single-stage mountain bike race. The 24-hour, 401 km race from Windhoek to Swakopmund across the...

Steenkamp highlights Namibia’s commitment to inclusive education

Staff Reporter THE Minister of Education, Sanet Steenkamp, has reaffirmed Namibia’s dedication to providing quality, equitable, and inclusive education as a key strategy to close skills gaps and prepare the workforce for a rapidly changing labour...

Namibia’s trade deficit improves to N$3.4 billion in September 2025

Namibia’s trade deficit narrowed to N$3.4 billion in September 2025, showing an improvement from the N$5.3 billion shortfall recorded in August 2025. The chief executive officer and statistician general of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), Alex...

Judiciary calls for calm ahead of planned industrial action by magistrates

WINDHOEK, 04 November 2025 - Executive" Competitiveness and Branding at the Namibia Investment and Promotion Board, Margareth Gustavo, speaks at the Team Namibia annual general meeting. (Photo by: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA NAMPA

Windhoek residents make N$1 million selling waste to municipality 

Justicia Shipena Windhoek residents earned about N$1 million in a year and six months selling recyclable waste to the City of Windhoek through its first waste buy-back centre. According to the municipality, the centre helped divert more than 120...

Mahama government sets bold agenda to revive Ghana’s oil sector; Energy Minister outlines new policies

Ghana’s Energy and Green Transition Minister, John Abdulai Jinapor, says government is taking decisive steps to reverse the sharp decline in oil production and restore investor confidence in the petroleum sector. Speaking at the 2025 Local Content...

Call for Namibia to Shift from Non-Transformational Growth

By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The executive director of the Ministry of Finance has consented that Namibia needs to shift from economic growth for its own sake to growth that is linked to economic transformation, adding that the current government...

CoW Must Do More for Light Industries – Shiimi

By: Mathias Hangala The City of Windhoek (CoW) has been requested to do more in availing facilities to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and informal traders. This is according to the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on...

The Battery Belt: How Chinese Investment Could Supercharge SA’s Green Industrialisation

2 For decades, South Africa has been stuck in the same exhausting loop: dig something valuable out of the ground, ship it overseas, then buy back the finished product at a markup. We’ve done it with coal, platinum, and iron ore. We’ve watched the...

Namibia’s trade deficit narrows in September 2025

Business Reporter IN September 2025, Namibia’s trade balance, which is the difference between the country’s exports and imports, recorded a deficit of N$3.4 billion. This reflects an improvement in the trade balance when compared to a N$5.3...

Yinson Production eyes Namibia entry, considers IPO after US$1bil funding, CEO says

SINGAPORE: Yinson Production, the offshore unit of Malaysia's Yinson Holdings, plans to expand into Namibia and is considering an initial public offering within three to five years, its CEO said on Tuesday. The company, which in January received a...

New SAESIR model shows why decarbonisation is SA’s cheapest energy path

During her speech in November 2008 to open a new building at the London School of Economics, Queen Elizabeth II famously asked a simple question about the global financial crisis that was rocking the foundations of the global financial system at...

Why uranium is back on the radar and 3 ASX energy shares in the spotlight

Global demand for uranium is climbing as the world rethinks its energy future. Governments from the United States to Japan are extending the life of existing nuclear reactors and fast-tracking approvals for new designs, including small modular...

Sintana Energy highlights Namibia success, Uruguay opportunity in...

Sintana Energy Inc (TSX-V:SEI, OTCQB:SEUSF) has released a letter to shareholders providing additional details and context about its proposed all-share acquisition of Challenger Energy Group PLC (AIM:CEG, OTCQB:BSHPF), following the publication of...

Windhoek SMEs and vendors call for upgraded facilities, ablution and workshops

The parliamentary committee on the economy has highlighted Windhoek’s urgent need for improved trading facilities, workshops, and ablution services to support small and medium enterprises and informal traders. The committee visited various small...

Namibia ready to co-host 2026 U/19 Cricket World Cup …set to reach one billion global audience

Adolf Kaure Cricket Namibia’s Marketing Manager, Natalia Nauyoma, stated that Namibia is prepared to co-host the 2026 U/19 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket World Cup with neighbouring Zimbabwe in January 2026. She made this...

Call to prioritise Namibian-owned road firms

Namibian-owned road construction companies should be distinguished from and prioritised over foreign-owned, yet still Namibian-registered, firms. This is according to Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi, who is advocating an amendment to...

Al-Kaabi meets Namibia's Prime Minister

HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi met Dr. Elijah Ngurare, Prime Minister of Namibia in Doha. Discussions during the meeting dealt with energy relations and cooperation between Qatar and Namibia and means to enhance...

Yinson Production Looks to Namibia Expansion

Yinson Production, the offshore unit of Malaysia's Yinson Holdings, plans to expand into Namibia and is considering an initial public offering within three to five years, its CEO said on Tuesday. The company, which in January received a $1 billion...