8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (553+ words) The Oshana region is set to tighten coordination of land allocation and development following the handover of a regional land-use plan intended to guide the expansion of towns, infrastructure, agriculture and other activities across the region. Minister of agriculture, fisheries,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (609+ words) Three out of four Namibian children are not considered ready for school, according to a national early childhood development (ECD) study cited by Development Workshop Namibia (DWN), raising concerns about the foundations being laid before children enter formal education. The…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (980+ words) Namibia cannot eat its scenery. That may sound deliberately provocative, particularly in a country that has rightly built an international reputation for protecting its wildlife, landscapes and biodiversity. But it is an important reality as Namibia attempts to transform its…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1085+ words) Paul T. Shipale (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant technological concept reserved for Silicon Valley laboratories. It is rapidly entering workplaces, classrooms, businesses and public institutions, forcing countries to confront a question that…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1029+ words) As a Namibian entrepreneur, I welcome the 2026 National Fisheries Indaba and, particularly, the strategic direction articulated by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. There is value in bringing government, industry, workers, communities, financiers and other stakeholders into one room to confront the future…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (743+ words) The growing controversy surrounding United States Ambassador to Namibia John Giordano deserves considerably more sobriety than the increasingly heated calls for his recall or for him to be declared persona non grata. At the heart of the matter is a…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (828+ words) The South African government recently hosted the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission Business Forum. The discussions centred on firming trade, industrialisation, and the development of regional value chains. With agriculture accounting for 9.5% of the Zimbabwean GDP, according to the latest…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (317+ words) Cashbuild’s revenue increased by 6% for the period ended June 2026, but earnings were dragged down by a R34.9 million loss linked to the disposal of its Malawi subsidiary. The southern African building materials retailer said revenue from its 297 pre-existing stores rose by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (796+ words) Livestock owners in Judea Lyaboloma are facing a sharp rise in attacks on their animals, with reported incidents surging from one in May to nine in June and 14 in July. This comes after the constituency’s conservancy in the Zambezi region…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (492+ words) Simonis Storm has lowered its outlook for private sector credit extension (PSCE), warning that weaker corporate borrowing could keep headline credit growth below its previous forecast through the end of 2026. The research firm now expects headline PSCE growth to remain…...