Telecom on thin ice over network failures
Patience Makwele
Telecom Namibia says it will comply fully with a summons from the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran). This follows repeated nationwide broadband disruptions that...
Tuesday, May 26
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Meatco cranks Liebenberg lawsuit up to N$7.5m …claims Liebenberg ran a cash cow scheme at Meatco
Justicia Shipena
The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) wants to increase its civil claim against former executive for livestock production and procurement Patrick Liebenberg from N$6.1 mil...
National
Telecom on thin ice over network failures
Patience Makwele
Telecom Namibia says it will comply fully with a summons from the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran). This follows repeated nationwide broadband disruptions that...
Chiefs fear loss of ancestral land in land reforms
Patience Makwele
Traditional leaders from Kavango East and Kavango West say government-driven communal land reforms could weaken customary authority and increase pressure on ancestral land.
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Windhoek mayor’s Azerbaijan trip raises eyebrows
Allexer Namundjebo
Windhoek activist Sem David has called on the City of Windhoek and the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to release full details of Windhoek mayor Sackarias Uunona’s trip t...
Journalists’ union vows to tackle exploitation
Allexer Namundjebo
The newly elected Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) president, Shelleygan Petersen, has pledged to defend the rights of media workers and ensure employers comply with lab...
Kamwi to lead Africa’s AIDS and public health body
Renthia Kaimbi
Former minister of health and social services Dr Richard Kamwi has been appointed president of the Society for AIDS in Africa following a leadership handover ceremony and executive b...
Namibians visit uranium mine in Russia
Allexer Namundjembo
A delegation of Namibian farmers, a journalist and employees from Headspring Investments, a subsidiary of Russia’s Rosatom mining group, recently visited the Dalur in-situ urani...
High Court rejects NCIS boss’ bid for secret hearing
Renthia Kaimbi
The High Court has dismissed an urgent application by Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) director general Sinsy Nghipandua to have a defamation case heard entirely beh...
Meatco cranks Liebenberg lawsuit up to N$7.5m …claims Liebenberg ran a cash cow scheme at Meatco
Justicia Shipena
The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) wants to increase its civil claim against former executive for livestock production and procurement Patrick Liebenberg from N$6.1 mil...
Navy crackdown leads to 22 foreigners arrested for illegal fishing
Renthia Kaimbi
The Namibian Navy has intercepted a foreign-flagged fishing vessel suspected of illegal fishing inside Namibia’s waters.
The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs confirm...
Namibia still imports nearly half its mahangu
Justicia Shipena
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says Namibia still imports nearly half of its pearl millet, locally known as mahangu, despite the crop being...
MONEY
TransNamib set to relaunch N$1.7bn tender
Chamwe Kaira
A year after the minister of works and transport, Veikko Nekundi, cancelled TransNamib’s move to buy 23 new locomotives for N$1.7 billion because of what he termed 'single sourcing', T...
Producer prices drops by 1.7% in Q1
Chamwe Kaira
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) says the Namibia Producer Price Index (NPPI) declined by 1.7% during the first quarter of 2026, mainly due to lower prices in the mining and quarryi...
NAM assets climb above N$23 billion
Chamwe Kaira
Namibia Asset Management Ltd (NAM) has reported improved financial results for the six months ended 31 March 2026, supported by higher operating profit, stronger fund management earnin...
NASAN acquires Vivo, Engen assets under strict conditions
Chamwe Kaira
The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has approved NASAN Energies’ acquisition of assets from Vivo Energy Namibia and Engen Namibia, subject to strict conditions aimed at protecti...
Gold, uranium demand helped cushion mining sector
Staff Writer
The Chamber of Mines of Namibia says strong gold prices and steady demand for uranium and energy-transition minerals helped support Namibia’s mining sector in 2025, despite continued w...
Namibia now 53% urbanised — BoN
Staff Writer
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has renewed calls for urgent action to address the country’s growing housing crisis, warning that rapid urbanisation, rising property prices and limited servi...
