The Namibian Competition Commission hosted a stakeholders conference at the Safari Court Hotel & Conference Centre last week pursuant and in terms of section 46 of the Competition Act 2 of 2003, seeking participation from stakeholders on the proposed transaction under review by the Commission involving Heineken International B.V (“Heineken”)Continue Reading
The SACU Secretariat attended the 2nd coordination meeting of the heads of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that was held on 4-7 June 2022, in Arusha, Tanzania. The Meeting deliberated on actionable strategies aimed at enhancing the effective implementation ofContinue Reading
Global supply chain disruptions could keep local inflation rising and a decline is SACU revenues which government relies on, Simonis Storm Securities has said. In a report, Theo Klein, an economist at Simonis Storm stated that in addition to supply chain disruptions from the war in Ukraine, lockdowns in certainContinue Reading
SIM Registration will make number portability which will give SIM card users the freedom of switching between networks while keeping the same number possible, Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua has said. Nghikembua was speaking at the official launch of the National SIM Registration ConsumerContinue Reading
Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Charity Mwiya has affirmed business relations between Namibia and the US highlighting that NCCI considers the USA as an important economic ally to Namibia and that the commercial ties between the two nations must be strengthened in a manner whichContinue Reading
President Hage Geingob has condemned overfishing, particularly Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing, commonly known as IUU as major causes of loss of biodiversity. Speaking on the occasion of the world oceans day celebration, Geingob highlighted that Namibia must endeavour to close down on all possible avenues for illegal fishing inContinue Reading
Where 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is predicated mainly in Artificial Intelligence and where Artificial Intelligence is the technique of making machines intelligent, it has become ever more important to become owners and developers of technology, President Hage Geingob has said. Speaking at the opening of the Namibia fourth industrial revolutionContinue Reading
DStv Namibia scooped two awards, namely the Most Admired Media Brand and the Most Admired African Brand in Namibia, as voted by Namibians, during the Africa’s Best Brands ceremony in Windhoek on Monday, 6 June. Organized by Brand Africa in partnership with TBWA Paragon, the research was conducted based onContinue Reading
Namibia Dairies, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group has announced that it will relocate the production and packaging of its Nammilk Full Cream and Low-Fat Ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk ranges from South Africa to its local Avis Factory in Windhoek, Namibia, as of June 2022. Namibia DairiesContinue Reading
The Namibian market share in live cattle exports to South Africa is in free fall as Botswana cattle continue to provide price competition to Namibia, the Meat Board of Namibia has said. Due to relatively cheaper weaner imports from Botswana, South African feedlots have shifted some of their business toContinue Reading
