The High Court has authorised the attachment and possible sale of shares in Swapo-linked Hodago Fishing over a N$7.5-million fish supply debt. The commercial dispute also involves Naras Investment (Pty) Ltd and its subsidiary Kuiseb Fishing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd. The…

Swapo-linked Hodago Fishing faces a US$3 million (about N$49 million) legal dispute after allegedly breaching a horse mackerel quota agreement involving a Democratic Republic of Congo entity. It is alleged that the company failed to meet agreed delivery volumes under…

Breakwater Offshore Services and Investments has become the first wholly Namibian-owned operator to secure a direct offshore vessel charter, supporting Rhino Resources’ latest deep-sea oil-drilling campaign. The company says it has been awarded a vessel charter to support offshore operations…

The Ministry of Finance has rejected the Social Security Commission’s (SSC) request for a procurement exemption to fast-track a N$43.8-million fund management system project. Documents seen by The Namibian show that the SSC requested an exemption in a letter dated…

Wet-landed horse mackerel sector companies are under pressure to outline how they will sustain operations after a temporary policy shift opened about 700 jobs in the sector. Hundreds of women gathered to register for work ahead of Workers’ Day, following…

The government will formalise the prohibition of trawling inside the 200 metre isobath by September, turning what has been used as a management tool into law. Agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform minister Inge Zaamwani made the announcement yesterday during…

Iceland’s finance minister, Daði Már Kristófersson, has said corruption in the Fishrot case is a reflection of Namibia and not Iceland. He made the remarks in an interview with Danish newspaper Berlingske while responding to questions on Icelandic fishing company…

The fishing industry is divided over Cabinet’s decision to relax the 200-metre isobath rule. Cabinet last week approved the temporary relaxation of trawling limits for the wet-landed horse mackerel subsector from 200 metres to 150 metres for a 12-month period…

Former United Fishing Enterprises workers say they have been without jobs since 2018 and are now calling on the government to intervene and help them return to work. The group submitted a petition to Erongo governor Natalia Goagoses on 9…

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will de-proclaim a section of the Walvis Bay landfill from Dorob National Park to enable full management of the site by the municipality. Environmental commissioner Timoteus Mufeti on Tuesday said the move is necessary…

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has admitted that the country’s fish stocks are declining. Delivering her state of the nation address yesterday, Nandi-Ndaitwah said there is a general downward trend in the main regulated species for total allowable catch (TAC), signalling pressure…

The Erongo Widows Association is calling on the government to introduce support similar to social grants or disability benefits, particularly for young widows and those caring for children alone. “Why are widows left out when there is support for orphans…