STAFF REPORTER
ThE Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) is engaging local investors in Ohangwena,Omusati, Oshana and Oshikoto to promote inclusive economic participation. The regional engagement will run from 25 May to 3 June. The investment board’s Senior Manager: Marketing, Branding and Communications,Catherine Shipushu in a statement on Tuesday said the targeted regional outreach forms part of their strategic intent to drive inclusive economic development.
Shipushu said the engagement is also aimed at ensuring that local investors, Small to Medium Scale Enterprises, traditional leaders and regional authorities are positioned to become active participants in the investment-led economic transformation of their regions. “These engagements are also aimed at strengthening collaboration across various regional structures while deepening the NIPDB’s understanding of local investment environments. A diverse programme of activities has been curated, including strategic engagements with various Governors, Regional Councils and traditional authorities, as well as roundtables with the business community,” Shipushu said.
She said emphasis is also on investor retention and aftercare strategy. “These visits are intended to strengthen relationships, identify operational challenges and provide targeted support to ensure sustained investment performance and long-term value retention in the regions,” Shipushu said. Shipushu said the board will visit Tuno Foods (Oshakati), Ndaka Mushrooms (Oniipa), Tulongeni Twahangana Women Cooperative (Okongo), Eudafano Women Marula Manufacturing and others.
She said these businesses are part of the NIPDB’s High Potential Pool and MSME database. “The regional visits will include public youth engagement sessions, called Oxungi. The first session took place in Okongo on Sunday, 25 May 2025, to be followed by similar events in Oshakati, Outapi and Omuthiya, providing a platform for the NIPDB Chief Executive Officer, Nangula Nelulu Uaandja, to interact with young Namibians on matters of economic empowerment, innovation, and self-employment,” she said.
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