Who is Vehaka Tjimune? The new CEO set to lead Namibia’s livestock industry
Vehaka M. Tjimune has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of...
Standard Bank backs biomass sector as driver of jobs and rural economic growth
Standard Bank Namibia has identified the country's biomass industry as a key driver of rural economic growth, job creation and...
Health Ministry allocates N$1.69bn to regional governments under decentralisation drive
The Ministry of Health and Social Services will channel N$1.69 billion to regional governments in the 2026/27 financial year as...
Households turn to overdrafts as cost-of-living pressures mount
Namibian households are increasingly relying on overdraft facilities to cope with rising living costs, with overdraft borrowing more than doubling...
Corporate borrowing lifts Namibia’s private sector credit growth to 4.5%
Namibia's private sector credit extension (PSCE) growth accelerated to 4.5% year-on-year in June, up from 4.3% in May, as stronger...
ALS acquires stake in Nexus Group
The ALS Group of Namibia has acquired a stake in Nexus Group Holdings. Although the value and terms of the...
A Continental Customs Union: Africa’s next opportunity or its greatest challenge?
By Chilombo Olga Priscila The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has reignited discussions around one of Africa's most ambitious...
Beyond buying shares and bonds: How Namibia’s capital markets can become engines of domestic growth
By Arinze Okafor, CFA, CAIA Namibia's capital markets have long served an important purpose. They have provided investors with access...
Standard Bank Namibia agrees 6% wage increase with NAFINU
Standard Bank Namibia and the Namibia Financial Institutions Union (NAFINU) have concluded their 2026 wage negotiations, agreeing to an average...
Windhoek invests N$203m to expand electricity access and street lighting
The City of Windhoek has invested more than N$203 million in expanding electricity access and upgrading public lighting since 2018,...
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