A Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Covid-19 business relief loan has helped to preserve approximately 950 jobs by providing finance of N$53 million to pay salaries of employees of the well-known tourism and hospitality operation, The Gondwana Collection.The 950 employees are distributed among 28 accommodation establishments and companies that makeContinue Reading
PREMIUMS paid by member institutions amounting to N$5.079 million and a total annual interest income of N$278,496 has led to a 3.8% year-on-year increase in the market value of the Deposit Guarantee Fund to N$10.260 million. This was revealed in the Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority (NDGA)’s second Annual Report forContinue Reading
PANELISTS at the just ended the fourth edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference in Windhoek have told Namibia not to be apologetic about using oil and gas to anchor its industrialisation agenda. Moderated by African Energy Chamber Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk, speakers during the panel included Tom Alweendo, MinisterContinue Reading
Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu has said that the region needs to guard and covet its natural active ingredients sector against undue exploitation, which is the bedrock of both the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sector. Speaking at the SACU ministerial investment roundtable last week, Iipumbu highlighted that efforts areContinue Reading
THE national weighted average house price ended the year 2021 at N$1 181 225, down from N$1 240 943 in 2020, the FNB residential property price index reveals. The index posted a 12-month average growth of 7.1% at the end of 2021 from 10.4% at the end of the priorContinue Reading
ATLEAST 47 000 taxpayers participated in the Electronic Filing Tax Relief Programme that ended earlier this year, Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) commissioner, Sam Shivute has said. A total amount of N$ 11 156 626 675 in penalties was waived while N$1 320 528 999 was collected and paid into the StateContinue Reading
Triple-listed Bannerman Energy will raise A$40.7-million in a single tranche share placement to fund the completion of the Etango-8 definitive feasibility study (DFS) as well as front-end engineering design (FEED) of the Namibian project. Bannerman said last month that it would place 185-million shares, at a price of 22c each,Continue Reading
“The TKC is not only important to Botswana but to the region as it promotes intra – regional and international trade as well as allowing the movement of people for business and tourism,” said Dr. Batlang Comma Serema, High Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana to Namibia. The High CommissionerContinue Reading
Namibia is pressing ahead with the construction of a new desalination plant in the central coastal Erongo region to meet demand for water from uranium mines and other users. A feasibility study for the plant, which will produce 70 000 m3 of water a day, has been finalized and aContinue Reading
Rental prices for houses with more than three bedrooms have continued to sour recording staggering yearly growth, FNB Namibia’s recently released housing index reflects. The Bank’s Market Research Manager, Frans Uusiku last week said that the more than 3-bedrooms segment has consistently kept the rental growth momentum upbeat relative toContinue Reading
