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
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
Dunlop Tyres manufacturer and distributor Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA) says it is the first tyre manufacturer in South Africa to launch truck tyre insurance. As of April, the company extended its Dunlop Sure value-added tyre insurance – previously available for only certain passenger tyres, all sport utility vehicle tyresContinue Reading
Currently, Paratus Namibia is investing approximately N$10 million per month on infrastructure expansion, including both fibre and Mobile LTE roll-out, Managing Director of Paratus Namibia, Andrew Hall has said. “In addition to building the landing station for the new Equiano submarine cable and a new data centre in Windhoek, anContinue Reading
