AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDriving Schools Overhaul: Transport minister Veikko Nekundi proposes stricter rules for driving instructors, including mandatory testing even for long-serving teachers, with competence and defensive-driving checks before licences to teach are granted. Regional Development Push: Prime Minister Ngurare urged governors to turn newly available resources into visible results, as NASRIA hands over N$25m to back productive regional initiatives and factories. Housing Crisis Update: Namibia’s housing backlog has topped 270,000 units, while informal settlements now house over 200,000 households; 82 NHE homes were handed over in Swakopmund’s DRC settlement. Mining & Safety: QKR Namibia’s Navachab mine marks four million injury-free hours, while B2Gold reported a fatality at its Masbate Gold Project in the Philippines. Entrepreneurship & Finance: Momentum Metropolitan and Basecamp launch “Founders Ignite” to support entrepreneurs, and Old Mutual Namibia says rewards redemptions now exceed N$5m as points can be converted into unit trusts. Energy Transition: CMB.TECH starts operations at a 5MW solar-powered green hydrogen facility in Walvis Bay, adding to Namibia’s hydrogen momentum. Local Content Agenda: NCDMB calls for pan-African local content partnerships to boost industrialisation across the oil and gas value chain. Sports: Namibia beat South Africa by 18 runs in the T20I tri-series opener in Windhoek.
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