Namibia Minute.
Friday, 24 April 2026
A daily Namibian brief · Est. 2026
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Organization

Roads Contractor Company

Also known as: RCC · Roads Construction Company

State-owned enterprise awarded N$140-million regional sports facilities project and N$500-million stadium loan request without public tender process.

Business

President pledges N$10,000 to Ondangwa Trade Exhibition

The News

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has pledged N$10,000 towards the upcoming Ondangwa Trade and Industrial Exhibition scheduled for 24 April to 2 May, with Vice President Lucia Witbooi describing it as an investment in the country's economic future. Local businesses and individuals have pledged about N$885,000 in total support for the event, themed "Connecting Local Trade to the World," which aims to empower local enterprises and develop Ondangwa into a world-class convention and events destination.

17 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Tuesday 17 March

  1. President pledges N$10,000 to Ondangwa Trade Exhibition

    President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has pledged N$10,000 towards the upcoming Ondangwa Trade and Industrial Exhibition scheduled for 24 April to 2 May, with Vice President Lucia Witbooi describing it as an investment in the country's economic future. Local businesses and individuals have pledged about N$885,000 in total support for the event, themed "Connecting Local Trade to the World," which aims to empower local enterprises and develop Ondangwa into a world-class convention and events destination.

    17 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Sunday 15 March

  1. Usakos multi-purpose sport facility construction begins under N$140m programme

    Construction of a multi-purpose sport facility in Usakos has begun as part of the government's N$140-million national sport infrastructure programme directed by the president to develop facilities across all 14 regions. The project will include a football pitch, athletics track, spectator seating and changing rooms, with completion expected to enable the town to host regional sporting tournaments and support youth development.

    15 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Friday 13 March

  1. Rehoboth breaks ground on five-million-dollar sports facility

    Rehoboth Town Council marked the groundbreaking of a new N$5 million sports facility on a 10-hectare site in Block H, which will accommodate six sports codes and create approximately 45 local jobs. The project has been welcomed as long-awaited community development, though some residents raised concerns about the location near a cemetery and questioned why it is being built while an older partially constructed stadium remains unused.

    13 March 2026 · New Era →

Sunday 8 March

  1. Editorial: Government tender exemptions sideline small businesses

    The Construction Industries Federation warns that direct appointment of state-owned enterprises for public contracts—such as the N$140 million sports facilities project awarded to the Roads Construction Company—systematically excludes small and medium enterprises and emerging contractors from public work. The editorial argues that tender exemptions create pathways for corruption and cronyism, citing examples including the cancelled Lüderitz Bay port tender, and contends that this pattern of bypassing competitive processes suffocates legitimate private sector participation.

    8 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Thursday 5 March

  1. Government hand-picks RCC for N$140m regional sport facilities project

    The government has awarded Roads Contractor Company (RCC) a N$140-million project to build sport facilities across Namibia's 14 regions, bypassing standard public procurement rules under a presidential fast-track exemption. The decision has drawn criticism from industry groups and opposition politicians over transparency and accountability, though officials argue the project follows existing legal frameworks and incorporates oversight mechanisms.

    5 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Tuesday 3 March

  1. Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of Divundu sports field project

    Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka officially broke ground on Saturday for construction of a basic sports field in Divundu village, Kavango East region, describing it as a strategic investment to nurture grassroots talent and address rural sports infrastructure gaps. The project, awarded to Roads Construction Company, is aligned with the Sixth National Development Plan and emphasises local employment and community upliftment.

    3 March 2026 · New Era →

  2. Government cuts funding to state-owned enterprises in 2026/27

    The finance ministry plans to reduce subsidies and capital transfers to state-owned enterprises from N$1.3 billion in 2025/26 to N$615.7 million in 2026/27, citing fiscal consolidation and high public debt. Several SOEs including TransNamib and the Agricultural Bank of Namibia will receive no government transfers, while priority support goes to the National Housing Enterprise and Road Fund Administration.

    3 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Sunday 1 March

  1. Minister warned Namport against sidelining president's son's company

    Transport minister Veikko Nekundi reportedly warned Namport bosses at a January meeting not to take business from Tradeport Namibia, co-owned by President Nandi-Ndaitwah's son Nande Ndaitwah, which Namport said stood to lose about N$20 million in annual income if it brought in a competing South African operator. Nekundi denies favouring the president's son, saying his duty is to protect local companies over foreign ones.

    1 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Tuesday 24 February

  1. Government plans to revive Roads Contractor Company in three to five years

    The government aims to financially revive the struggling Roads Contractor Company through a recapitalisation strategy involving equipment procurement and project allocations. Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi said the company, which lost capital assets through auctions between 2016 and 2024, will be supported via a lease-to-own equipment plan that has already delivered multiple vehicles and machinery.

    24 February 2026 · The Namibian →

Friday 20 February

  1. Cabinet approves Angola-Namibia power link, road safety measures

    Namibia's cabinet approved the Angola-Namibia Interconnector project to support energy security and industrial development, and endorsed stakeholder recommendations from the festive season road safety campaign including increased traffic enforcement, driver education, and use of body-worn cameras by traffic officials. The cabinet also approved extension of a repatriation programme for persons of Namibian descent from Botswana and accepted Namibia's bid to host the Global Water Partnership Organisation Secretariat in Windhoek.

    20 February 2026 · New Era →

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