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Allexer Namundjembo  The government will offer policy and financial incentives to attract investors to the planned Namibia Film and Creative City. The senior manager for marketing, branding and communications at the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), Catherine Shipushu, said the project will provide land within a special economic zone (SEZ), fast-tracked permits and visas, and one-stop investor services. She made the announcement on Tuesday, confirming the official call for expressions of interest (EOI). The project, worth billions, will be developed under a public–private partnership model and will include world-class film production studios, casting agencies, accommodation, and hospitality services. …

Justicia Shipena  Finance minister Ericah Shafudah says amendments to the Public Enterprises Governance Act (PEGA) will soon be tabled in Parliament.  She said the amendments will shift oversight functions from central government to line ministries. “This process has advanced very, very well, and soon we are going to see the tabling of the amended public enterprises governance bill in parliament,” Shafudah said on Monday during a cabinet briefing at the Government Information Centre. PEGA, passed in 2019, provides rules for the governance, restructuring, and monitoring of state-owned enterprises.  It was initially administered by the Ministry of Public Enterprises, which was…

Renthia Kaimbi The United Democratic Front (UDF) regional candidate for the Daures constituency, Amingo Honeb, has denied making tribal remarks after a screenshot of a conversation attributed to him surfaced online. The screenshot shows Honeb responding to criticism that  “Tatamutsi in its current form is a total mess. Erongo Regional Council failed to properly demarcate plots.”  Honeb, who is the chief administrative officer at the Erongo Regional Council’s settlement office in Uis, responded that the council was in an “advanced stage with the formalisation of Tatamutsi” and that a company had been appointed to begin the process. He allegedly added,…

Renthia Kaimbi “Shared prosperity and progress remain a dream for the majority of Namibians,” said Harald Hecht, chairman of the Forum of German-Speaking Namibians.  Hecht made the remarks at a public dialogue on Namibia’s business competitiveness, where he contrasted the country’s “world-famous and well-respected constitution” and reputation as an “oasis of calmness” for foreign investors with the economic struggles faced by citizens. He noted that Namibia’s ease of doing business ranking has dropped from 54th globally in 2008 to 104th today, which he described as a clear sign of decline. The forum hosted the dialogue to promote Namibia as a…

Justicia Shipena President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said Namibia’s biggest challenge in advancing gender equality is the economic exclusion of women, particularly those in rural areas. “There are areas where there is room for improvement. In our national context, this is mainly in the area of the economic inclusion of women, especially rural women who still remain on the margins of economic activity,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said at the High-Level Meeting on the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in New York this week. She said economic challenges continue to limit access to credit, land, and markets, with 70% of…