President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants the newly established Namibia-South Africa Business Council to turn the tide on the widening trade imbalance by driving shared investment between the two countries.
Business leaders from South Africa and Namibia used the Namibia-South Africa Business Forum to urge their governments to back a new joint business council with concrete measures on industrialisation, green energy and faster, cheaper cross‑border trade.
Namibia and South Africa have elevated negotiations over the long-running Orange River boundary dispute to the highest political level.
Presidents Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Cyril Ramaphosa have agreed to hold a dedicated meeting next year after ministerial efforts stalled in a bid to resolve the issue.
The Zambian High Commission to Namibia has opened a book of condolences for its late former vice president, Guy Scott.
As declared by incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday, the Zambian flag is flying at half mast.
The environment is sombre.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will continue strengthening its immigration laws as immigration increasingly becomes a global challenge, while upholding the country's constitutional values.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ambassador to Botswana, Patrick Mutombo, has positioned the country as a strategic hub ripe for investment despite the raging war in other provinces.
SADC leaders have called for greater regional cooperation to address conflict, terrorism and other emerging security threats facing Southern Africa.
Brazil donated N$1.9 million to the Namibian Chapter of the World Food Programme (WFP) to strengthen food systems in the country.
The programme supports communities across Namibia in building stronger, more resilient and sustainable food systems.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has stressed Namibia's call for the conclusion of the long-standing Orange River boundary dispute, describing it as a critical step towards completing the country's decolonisation process.
Namibian entrepreneurs visited several South African businesses and institutions to exchange knowledge and explore opportunities for collaboration, investment and partnerships, ahead of the South Africa-Namibia Business Forum.
