The School Environment Clubs (SEC) Namibia successfully hosted the Primary Schools Quiz 2025 at Pioneerspark Primêre Skool (Parkies), bringing together 14 schools from the Khomas Region under the theme: “Protecting What Sustains Us: Food, Water, Environment, Energy and Life.”The quiz, held in partnership with Namdeb Diamond Corporation (NAMDEB), Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE), and Ministry [...]
A FIRST FOR AFRICA – DESIGNED AND BUILT BY AFRICANS NamPower successfully commissioned and energised its new indoor 132/66/33 kV Sekelduin Substation, located east of Swakopmund, on 24 September 2025. Sekelduin Substation is distinguished as the first fully digital substation on the African continent, with a total project investment of N$ 394 million.This newly commissioned [...]
Namibia is known for its export quality meat, good tourism potential and unique hunting opportunities. A person visiting Namibia might want to take some of the meat back to South Africa. One headache, however, for the many visitors to Namibia, particularly hunters, is the restrictions on the export of meat from Namibia to SA. Animal [...]
The Ministry of International Relations and Trade (MIRT) in conjunction with the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME) is undertaking regional engagements with the Namibian business community, designed to facilitate Namibia’s integration into the continental trade framework under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The upcoming business engagements are scheduled to take [...]
Source: Business ExpressThe Bank of Namibia (BoN) marked a signifcant milestone last week, celebrating 35 years of steering the nation’s monetary policy and safeguarding financial stability. A high-profile event in the capital, officiated by President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and hosted by Governor Johannes !Gawaxab, served not only as a tribute to the institution’s legacy but [...]
Source: Business Express In a landmark address delivered last week, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah launched Namibia’s national campaign under the African Union’s “End Learning Poverty for All in Africa” initiative, placing a massive economic wager on foundational education as the cornerstone of the nation’s future prosperity. The launch, backed by a record N$24.8 billion education [...]
Source: Business Express Namibia’s newly formed Upstream Petroleum Unit is currently in the process of conducting a review of the country’s existing regulatory framework with a view to propose policies for the governance of the rapidly evolving petroleum industry. Speaking during the second edition of the Youth in Oil and Gas Summit in Walvis [...]
Source: Business ExpressIn a signifcant stride towards transforming Namibia’s communal agriculture, the European Union (EU) and the Government of the Republic of Namibia last week broke ground on a state-ofthe-art N$78.9 million (approx. EUR 3.9 million) cattle feedlot at the Etunda Irrigation Scheme.The ceremony, attended by national and regional leaders, farmers, and development partners, marks [...]
Source: Business ExpressThe world’s hottest postcode for oil exploration is Namibia, attracting a who’s who of the petroleum industry. So far, the African nation has generated lots of promise, but little in barrels or dollars. That’s beginning to change: The contours of its prize are now taking shape.To understand the excitement, let’s start on the [...]
Source: Business ExpressNamibia’s bold vision to transform itself from a raw material exporter into a continental green industrial powerhouse is rapidly gaining traction, propelled by strategic studies, signifcant funding inflows, and tangible early successes in its burgeoning green hydrogen sector.With over N$2.08 billion already invested and key pilot projects coming online, the Namibia Green Hydrogen [...]
