The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) announced on Thursday that the country’s economy grew by 1.6% in real terms during the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025). This represents a slowdown compared to the 3.3% increase recorded in the same period in 2024.
Tsumeb town in the Oshikoto Region is among the top 10 towns in the country with the highest urban populations, according to the 2023 Namibia Population and Housing Census.
The town, which ranked last on the list of 10, had a population of 34,960 residents in 2023.
Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has said that plans are underway to transform the Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) into an open university.
The Oshikoto Regional Council is actively working to improve sanitation by constructing 100 new public toilets across the region.
The initiative forms part of ongoing efforts to expand access to sanitation facilities in rural areas.
The Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cautioned drone operators against flying in restricted public areas, citing increasing incidents of reckless use near airports, military bases, national parks, and other sensitive zones.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi will represent Namibia at the Fourth Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025), scheduled to take place from September 4 to 7 in Algiers, Algeria.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday questioned Acting Executive Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ben Haraseb, about a consultancy firm allegedly paid N$4 million to assist in integrating former Agribusdev staff into the ministry.
Namibia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) for the second quarter of 2025 recorded a mixed performance across key sectors of the economy, with manufacturing experiencing significant declines while mining registered positive price growth.
The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) has cautioned the public against unregistered micro-lenders who continue to engage in illegal practices such as confiscating clients’ identity documents.
