Namibia and China have signed several agreements following talks between Presidents Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Xi Jinping in Beijing.
The agreements cover phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh Namibian table grapes to China and cooperation in technical and vocational education and training.
Namibia and China have elevated their bilateral relations to a China-Namibia community, opening a new chapter in decades of political solidarity, economic cooperation and shared development.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has called for stronger educational cooperation with China.
Dr. Steenkamp, is currently in China as part of the official delegation accompanying President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on a state visit.
The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, presented Namibia's green hydrogen sector to the Chinese business community, amongst other potential sectors.
Ashipala-Musavyi forms part of the delegation accompanying President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to China.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and a delegation comprising key cabinet ministers and business entities are set to start the week-long visit to China with benchmarking visits to leading Chinese manufacturing plants, innovation centres, and industrial enterprises as Namibia pursues new partnerships to support its de
The National Planning Commission (NPC) hosted the official signing ceremony for a new development cooperation grant today between Namibia and China.
On behalf of the Namibian government, the Director General of the NPC, Dr Kaire Mbuende, thanked China for a grant that totals N$486 million.
Sikosinyana Senior Secondary School has received a contribution of N$300,000 from its patron, who is also the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called for stronger Namibian and Chinese investment partnerships focused on local value addition, job creation, and sustainable economic growth.
Farmers in South Africa's Western Cape province are scaling up production ahead of exports to China after Beijing's zero-tariff policy took effect on May 1. Black farmers, specifically, are urging the government to extend support and ensure fairer access to the new opportunities.
China has announced plans to grant zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that maintain diplomatic relations with it, a move expected to boost trade and economic cooperation across the continent.
