Promising 500,000 jobs requires an active economic machine, not speeches, ministerial flights, or ceremonial photo opportunities. Sustainable employment is created when factories produce, farms reach export markets, and infrastructure carries commercial freight. Namibia formally launched trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in June 2025, yet reports indicate only nine Certificates of Origin have been issued for exports to date. Meanwhile, state tra

The IPC supports calls for Namibian businesses to utilise the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). However, government policy continues to be undermined by a severe lack of operational capacity. At the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair, 1,872 local businesses applied for exhibition space, yet only 485 were accommodated. Leaving nearly three out of four entrepreneurs outside the gate demonstrates a clear failure to provide market access our local economy desperately needs