The domestic economy is expected to expand by 3.7% in 2024 and is forecast to further grow by 4.1% in 2025, indicating a positive trajectory for the country’s economic landscape. This projection was given in the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) Economic Outlook update for March 2024, shedding light on the nation’s economic prospects. On a […]
President Nangolo Mbumba says the new industries of oil, gas, and green hydrogen require graduates to rise to the challenge and play their part in the advancement of Namibia’s development agenda. Dr. Mbumba, in his capacity as Chancellor, delivered the keynote address at UNAM’s 104th graduation ceremony in Windhoek. The graduation ceremony saw students from […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has conferred the honour of National Hero on late struggle stalwart Ida Jimmy !Ha-Eiros and directed that a State Funeral be held in her honour. Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros will be buried on a date and place to be agreed upon with the family. President Nangolo Mbumba visited the family home on April 5, in […]
Prospective homeowners in the property group Save Namibia Project, under the leadership of Michael Amushelelo, are demanding the payment of their deposits on plots following a long delay on housing promises. The project, which promises affordable housing in Brakwater, about 20 kilometres north of Windhoek, has been on ice for almost four years since its […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has extended condolences to his Mozambican counterpart, Filipe Nyusi, and the people of Mozambique following a ferry tragedy that killed more than 90 people, including children. The ferry capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast in Nampula Province, en route to a nearby island, on Sunday. According to local media reports, some survivors managed […]
The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) says most farmers are faced with severe forage scarcity due to the poor rainfall experienced this year. Speaking to nbc News, the union’s Marketing and Public Relations Officer, Tanja Dahl, says the situation is expected to get worse as the normal dry season is setting in. Dahl says there is […]
Brazil would like to deepen its cooperation and economic and trade relations with Namibia. Its Ambassador to Namibia, Vivian Loss Sanmartin, says possibilities to increase trade between Brazil and Namibia are almost without a limit. She was speaking to nbc News against the backdrop of the visit of a 10-member business community delegation from Brazil […]
The Nama Traditional Leaders Association Chairperson, Johannes Isaack, has stressed the need for the inclusion of the Nama people in green hydrogen development at Luderitz. He shared his sentiments at the workshop organised by the association in collaboration with the Society for Threatened Peoples. The workshop, themed’ Indigenous Reflections on Green Hydrogen Production in Southern […]
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says the increase in population has implications for the healthcare system. Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says the current infrastructure, unlike in the past, cannot handle the increased demand for public healthcare services. The population of Namibia has grown to just over three million inhabitants in the last twelve […]
The challenge of skill-mix imbalance remains a concern for the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS). Minister Kalumbi Shangula pointed out that this shortage of health professionals in the labour market is the cause of the imbalance. The shortage is in the areas of optometrists, cardiologists, dieticians, speech therapists, sonographers, prostheticians, and psychologists, among […]
