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TransNamib CEO, engineering exec suspended over railway failures

TransNamib CEO, engineering exec suspended over railway failures

November 6, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi TransNamib’s chief executive officer Desmond Van Jaarsveld and executive for Engineering and Technical Services Bertus Eksteen have been placed on precautionary leave pending an inde...
Tjombe challenges legality of CoW’s mass utility disconnections

Tjombe challenges legality of CoW’s mass utility disconnections

November 5, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi Human rights lawyer Norman Tjombe has questioned the legality of the City of Windhoek’s planned mass disconnection of water and electricity services. He warned that cutting off ac...

National

Mariental mourns Valery Rooi

Mariental mourns Valery Rooi

November 6, 2026
Desmarius Hansen  The murder of 34-year-old Valery Rooi has renewed concerns over gender-based violence in the Hardap Region, with the governor calling on law enforcement and the Judiciary to ...
Shanghala takes PG and deputy to Law Society over recording

Shanghala takes PG and deputy to Law Society over recording

November 6, 2026
Renthia  Kaimbi Former justice minister Sakeus Shanghala has lodged a formal complaint with the Law Society of Namibia against acting Prosecutor-General Olivia Imalwa and deputy Prosecutor-Gen...
How govt bureaucracy costs Namibia major investments

How govt bureaucracy costs Namibia major investments

November 6, 2026
From Pohamba to Geingob and now Nandi-Ndaitwah, successive presidents have warned about red tape, stalled projects and weak implementation. The near-loss of a N$41.1 billion Dangote investment raises ...
Who will make money from Namibia’s oil boom?

Who will make money from Namibia’s oil boom?

November 6, 2026
Billions of dollars are being committed to offshore exploration, but the question of how much Namibian businesses will earn from the industry remains largely unanswered. Elvis Mboya Namibia is p...
Cabinet approves draft anti-corruption policy …as ministries directed to strengthen accountability and implementation

Cabinet approves draft anti-corruption policy …as ministries directed to strengthen accountability and implementation

November 6, 2026
Staff Writer Information and communication technology minister Emma Theofelus has announced Cabinet’s approval of a draft National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy, while government institutions h...
TransNamib CEO, engineering exec suspended over railway failures

TransNamib CEO, engineering exec suspended over railway failures

November 6, 2026
Renthia Kaimbi TransNamib’s chief executive officer Desmond Van Jaarsveld and executive for Engineering and Technical Services Bertus Eksteen have been placed on precautionary leave pending an inde...
‘Air ambulance not for every patient’ – Luvindao

‘Air ambulance not for every patient’ – Luvindao

November 5, 2026
Patience Makwele Health minister Esperance Luvindao has clarified that Namibia’s newly launched state-owned air ambulance service will not evacuate every patient. She said access will be determi...
‘I urged Dangote to stay’ – NNN

‘I urged Dangote to stay’ – NNN

November 5, 2026
President admits bureaucracy nearly cost Namibia strategic investment Desmarius Hansen  President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has revealed that she personally pleaded with Nigerian billionaire A...
MIRT procures 13 vehicles for visiting diplomats

MIRT procures 13 vehicles for visiting diplomats

November 5, 2026
…as cost and procurement details remain undisclosed Patience Makwele The ministry of international relations and trade has procured 13 vehicles to transport visiting diplomats, but the total cos...
FMD outbreak: How much is Namibia’s beef industry really losing?

FMD outbreak: How much is Namibia’s beef industry really losing?

November 5, 2026
Namibia's FMD crisis is testing more than its veterinary controls. It is exposing the cost of depending on uninterrupted export access without sufficient financial buffers across the agricultural valu...

MONEY

Annual inflation spikes to 5.6% in October

Annual inflation spikes to 5.6% in October

November 6, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA  The annual headline inflation rate for October stood at 5.6%, compared to 3.6% recorded in October 2025.  On a monthly basis, inflation was recorded at 0.7%, up from 0.4% in t...
B2Gold lowers Otjikoto cost guidance after strong performance

B2Gold lowers Otjikoto cost guidance after strong performance

November 6, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA B2Gold has lowered its 2026 all-in sustaining cost (AISC) guidance for Namibia’s Otjikoto gold mine following strong production performance during the first nine months of the year. ...
Langer Heinrich produces one million pounds of uranium

Langer Heinrich produces one million pounds of uranium

November 6, 2026
CHAMWE KAIRA Paladin Energy’s Langer Heinrich Mine in the Erongo Region produced one million pounds of uranium oxide during the quarter ended 30 September 2026, while sales reached 1.16 million pou...
NAC’s strategic plan will cost N$1.7 billion to implement

NAC’s strategic plan will cost N$1.7 billion to implement

November 6, 2026
Namene Kalili, executive of commercial services at Namibia Airports Company, talked to Observer Money about future plans of the NAC. For the financial year ended 31 March 2026, revenue grew by 5.5%...
Investment projects worth N$38bn expected to support growth

Investment projects worth N$38bn expected to support growth

November 6, 2026
Staff Writer Finance minister Ericah Shafudah has listed several investment projects expected to contribute to Namibia’s future economic growth, including the approximately N$8.5 billion Osino Reso...
Government bond yields range from 6.7% to 12%

Government bond yields range from 6.7% to 12%

November 6, 2026
Staff Writer  Government bond yields ranged from 6.74% on short-dated securities to 12.04% on long-dated bonds on Wednesday, according to the Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX). The NSX’s fixed-i...
BUREAUCRACY MUST NOT BECOME AN ENEMY OF PROGRESS
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BUREAUCRACY MUST NOT BECOME AN ENEMY OF PROGRESS

November 6, 2026
Mariental mourns Valery Rooi
National News

Mariental mourns Valery Rooi

November 6, 2026
Shanghala takes PG and deputy to Law Society over recording
National News

Shanghala takes PG and deputy to Law Society over recording

November 6, 2026
How govt bureaucracy costs Namibia major investments
National News

How govt bureaucracy costs Namibia major investments

November 6, 2026
Who will make money from Namibia’s oil boom?
National News

Who will make money from Namibia’s oil boom?

November 6, 2026
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