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Father and son clash over Ongwediva hotel management

Hertta-Maria Amutenja A high-stakes family feud has erupted over the management and ownership of the Afrika Stadt Haus Hotel and apartments in Ongwediva. Harold Schmidt, a prominent businessman...
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NSA requires N$50.8 million for income and expenditure survey

Stefanus Nashama In preparation for conducting the 2025/2026 Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey (NHIES), the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) requires N$50.8 million from the governmen...

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NamRA cracking down on tax evasion in fishing industry

Niël Terblanché The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has intensified efforts to combat deliberate tax evasion within the fishing industry. Yarukeekuro Ndorokaze, NamRA’s spokesperson, said in a s...
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IPPR flags non-compliance with procurement

Martin Endjala The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has identified non-compliance with the government’s procurement system as a major problem in Namibia. The IPPR released a report o...
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Uutoni unaware of Zambezi Regional Council troubles

Martin Endjala A Judea Lyaboloma Constituency councillor accused the urban and rural development minister, Erastus Uutoni, of failing to intervene in the issues of the Zambezi Regional Council. ...
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British High Commission denies links to IPC‘s London funds

Stefanus Nashama The British High Commission in Namibia has refuted allegations that a London-based entity funded the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC). The British High Commissioner, Charl...
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More than 730 million people experienced hunger in 2023

Stefanus Nashama According to estimates, 733 million people, or one in eleven people worldwide and one in five in Africa, experienced hunger in 2023. This is according to the latest State of Fo...
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Swakop Uranium investigates truck incident at Husab Mine

Martin Endjala Swakop Uranium which owns the Husab Mine in the Erongo region, has launched an investigation into an incident involving an employee of Beifang Mining Services, a company that provid...

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Ten cent coin under pressure

CHAMWE KAIRA Although several retailers have said there is a shortage of five cent and 10 cent coins in circulation, the Bank of Namibia maintained this week that there is not a shortage of 10 cen...
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Otjikoto to increase renewable consumption

CHAMWE KAIRA B2Gold Namibia is expecting to increase its consumption of renewable energy at its Otjikoto Mine to 30% to 35% when a 10MW renewable power plant is completed in December this year. Th...
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MICC Properties valued at N$1bn

CHAMWE KAIRA Vukile Property Fund, which has a 36% stake in MICC Properties in Namibia has said its property assets in MICC Properties Namibia is currently valued at N$1 billion. The company contr...
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Rössing given ‘new lease of life’

CHAMWE KAIRA Rössing Uranium Limited Managing Director, Johan Coetzee has said Rössing received a new lease on its operational life with the ‘life of mine’ expansion that was approved in February ...
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MTC announces new non-executive directors

Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has appointed Andrew Kanime, Trophimus Hiwilepo and Fabiam George as non-executive directors of MTC with immediate effect. The appointments will be ratified...
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Tourism showing green shoots

Namibia's tourism sector has shown remarkable resilience and growth, buoyed by a diverse blend of regional and international visitors, Simonis Storm Securities has said. Simonis said in a report t...