Namibia: Presidency Looking At Reviving Investment Promotion Amid NIPDB Shake-Up

The government has downgraded the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) to a department at the Ministry of International Relations and Trade.

The change means NIPDB boss Nangula Uaandja will no longer report directly to the Office of the President and the board will be dissolved.

The board term is expiring at the end of the year, and the Cabinet has suggested that Uaandja be given notice together with the board.

The NIPDB was established in 2020 as a not-for-gain Section 21…