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/Goagoses warns against dividing communities for investors’ gain

/Goagoses warns against dividing communities for investors’ gain

Renthia Kaimbi Erongo Governor Nathalia /Goagoses has warned investors against exploiting divisions within indigenous communities in the region to advance personal or business interests, saying com...
Failed redline bidder was on site before emergency award

Failed redline bidder was on site before emergency award

Renthia Kaimbi Court papers allege that the company later awarded the N$122 million veterinary cordon fencing contract through emergency procurement was already on the project site two days before ...

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TransNamib faces N$850k unpaid work claims

TransNamib faces N$850k unpaid work claims

Sostenus Wilherm TransNamib is facing claims of unpaid work after businessman Rodney Hanganda accused the state-owned railway company of failing to settle an invoice of N$ 851 000.02 for constructi...
Labour ministry scrapes security wage clause

Labour ministry scrapes security wage clause

Sostenus Wilherm The ministry of justice and labour relations has moved to stop construction companies from paying security workers as little as N$12.82 an hour, warning that a recently gazetted wa...
Culture can create jobs and wealth, Etayi festival told

Culture can create jobs and wealth, Etayi festival told

Patience Makwele Residents of Etayi in the Omusati region have been urged to turn their cultural heritage into an economic opportunity by creating jobs, generating income and building wealth from c...
‘We cannot continue to talk about unemployed Namibians’ — NNN

‘We cannot continue to talk about unemployed Namibians’ — NNN

Patience Makwele President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for a closer match between the skills Namibians acquire and the demands of the labour market, saying the country cannot continue to grap...
/Goagoses warns against dividing communities for investors’ gain

/Goagoses warns against dividing communities for investors’ gain

Renthia Kaimbi Erongo Governor Nathalia /Goagoses has warned investors against exploiting divisions within indigenous communities in the region to advance personal or business interests, saying com...
Shityuwete’s burial reignites Heroes’ Acre debate

Shityuwete’s burial reignites Heroes’ Acre debate

Renthia Kaimbi The burial of liberation struggle veteran and former Robben Island political prisoner Helao Joseph Shityuwete has reignited debate over how Namibia recognised its liberation heroes, ...
Failed redline bidder was on site before emergency award

Failed redline bidder was on site before emergency award

Renthia Kaimbi Court papers allege that the company later awarded the N$122 million veterinary cordon fencing contract through emergency procurement was already on the project site two days before ...
Govt allocates 101 farming units in Tsintsabis

Govt allocates 101 farming units in Tsintsabis

Sostenus Wilherm The government has allocated farming land to 101 people in Tsintsabis, bringing an end to a longstanding wait for certainty over farming units at Farm Tsintsabis No. 881 and Farm U...
Geingos calls for tolerance as youth seek space to lead

Geingos calls for tolerance as youth seek space to lead

Patience Makwele One Economy Foundation executive chairperson Monica Geingos has called for greater tolerance of youth organisations that fail, saying young people need trust, resources and space t...
Geingos calls for tolerance as youth seek space to lead

Geingos calls for tolerance as youth seek space to lead

Patience Makwele One Economy Foundation executive chairperson Monica Geingos has called for greater tolerance of youth organisations that fail, saying young people need trust, resources and space t...

MONEY

DBSA holds N$2.16bn in Namibia development loan commitments

DBSA holds N$2.16bn in Namibia development loan commitments

CHAMWE KAIRA The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) had development loan commitments of N$2.159 billion in Namibia at the end of its 2025/26 financial year, according to the bank’s Annual F...
Inflation outlook tilts towards upside risks as price pressures strengthen

Inflation outlook tilts towards upside risks as price pressures strengthen

CHAMWE KAIRA Overall, the latest Consumer Price Index data suggest that inflation is no longer merely rising on account of base effects but is increasingly being supported by strengthening underlyi...
Nasan Energies completes first phase of rebranding programme

Nasan Energies completes first phase of rebranding programme

Staff Writer  Nasan Energies has successfully completed the first phase of its service station rebranding programme, marking another important milestone in the company’s journey to build a strong a...
Angola sets 2050 oil and gas strategy

Angola sets 2050 oil and gas strategy

Angola is looking toward its next phase of oil and gas development, underpinned by a Hydrocarbon Strategy through 2050, more than US$70 billion in projected upstream investment, Sonangol’s expanding o...
Legal presence does not mean legal permission to work

Legal presence does not mean legal permission to work

IAN COFFEE ​ The recent High Court matter involving seven employees of Brilliant Star Diamonds Namibia has sparked considerable discussion about immigration compliance and work authorisation in Nam...
Taking agentic AI beyond the buzzword

Taking agentic AI beyond the buzzword

HENRIETTE HUGO  Artificial Intelligence has become the most talked-about technology of our time. Every day, organisations are pitched new tools promising greater efficiency, lower costs, and smarte...