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Govt provides N$297m subsidies for housing
The government has allocated N$297 million in subsidies to local authorities and regional councils for the...
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Namibia’s population increases by 114% over 32 years
Namibia’s population has significantly increased by 114.4% over 32 years to 3,022,401 in 2023 from 1,409,920...
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Namibian households surge to 756,000, occupancy drops to 3.8 persons
Namibian households tripled to 756,339 in 2023 compared to 254,389 recorded during the 1991 Population and...
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Namibia’s population increases by 43.9% to over 3 million
Namibia’s population has increased by 43.9% to 3,022,401, according to the 2023 preliminary results of the...
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APRM red-flags institutional duplication on corruption
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has expressed concern about Namibia's anti-graft institutions with overlapping roles....
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Food, non-alcoholic beverages continue to drive inflation despite decline in prices
Namibia’s annual inflation rate for the broader goods category was estimated at 6.4 % in February...
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EIF, SDAC launch 4th Sustainable Development Awards
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) and the Sustainable Development Advisory Council (SDAC) have officially...
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Inside Namibia’s N$100 billion 2024/25 financial year budget
The Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Iipumbu Shiimi unveiled Namibia’s largest budget ever, amounting to...
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Govt increases old-age grant to N$1,600
Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi has announced an increase in the Old Age and the Disability Grant...
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Remembering the legacy of President Hage Geingob, a true African giant
On Monday morning, February 4, many of us woke to the news of the tragic passing...
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