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.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, have urged the private sector to seize opportunities created through closer regional integration.
Presidents Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Cyril Ramaphosa have challenged businesses in Namibia and South Africa to turn decades of diplomacy into tangible economic opportunities, calling for stronger partnerships that create jobs, drive industrialisation and improve the lives of ordinary citizens.
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.
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.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has arrived in Pretoria, South Africa this afternoon to co-chair the Fourth Session of the Namibia-South Africa Bi-National Commission - BNC.
Namibia is turning to China's agricultural expertise to revive local research institutions, strengthen seed production and improve access to the Chinese market.
This follows President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's visit to the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Sichuan Province, China.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah commissioned Christine ||Hoebes as the High Commissioner designate to Malaysia for four years.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah arrived in Windhoek today after concluding a state visit to China.
The President and her delegation spent a week in China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Upon her arrival, Dr Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasised the significance of the state visit.
The National Assembly has unanimously approved President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's nominations of Bryan Eiseb as Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for a five-year term and Advocate Erna Lorraine van der Merwe as Deputy Director-General for a period not exceeding 12 months.
