Companies

Namibians take out N$1.1bn in microlender loans in three months

October 2, 2026

NamRA lowers customs guarantees in push to cut trade costs

October 2, 2026

BoN grants Access Bank Namibia full banking licence

October 2, 2026

Namibia banking sector grows 10% as deposits reach N$174bn

October 1, 2026

White storefront sign reading 'FARMERS MEAT' with 'PURE NAMIBIAN LAMB' text, palm trees, and tall promotional flags outside the shop.

Farmers Meat closure hits Namibia’s sheep slaughter volumes

The wind-down of Farmers Meat Mariental has hit Namibia’s sheep slaughter volumes, with throughput at export-approved...

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Health

Social Security raises maternity benefit ceiling to N$20,000

The Social Security Commission (SSC) has increased the maternity benefit ceiling from N$15,000 to N$20,000, effective...

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Technology

60 selected from over 800 applicants for Bloomberg financial journalism programme

Sixty participants have been selected from more than 800 applicants for Namibia’s first Bloomberg Media Initiative...

Man in a blue shirt standing barefoot as a green tractor digs a long trench in a tilled field under a blue sky.

Govt pushes farm mechanisation drive ahead of 2026/27 cropping season

The government is stepping up efforts to improve farmers’ access to machinery ahead of the 2026/27...

Namibia’s non-bank financial sector assets climb 5.3% to N$528.2bn in Q3

Financial institutions face new inspection requirements under FIMA

Financial institutions and intermediaries may now be inspected or investigated by both NAMFISA officials and external...

SSC MSD Fund pays N$250.5m in claims over the year

Namibia misses deadline to implement National Pension Fund

… Pension contribution, benefit rules also still pending Namibia's long-awaited National Pension Fund (NPF) has missed...

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Govt steps in with N$40m to buy farmers’ unsold grain

The government has stepped in with N$40 million to purchase unsold grain from local farmers after...

A herd of brown cows standing in a sunlit pasture with yellow ear tags visible on their ears

Cattle marketing rises 32% to 29,389 head in August

Namibia’s total cattle marketing increased by 32.48% year-on-year to 29,389 head in August 2026, driven largely...

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Health

MVA Fund calls for rail revival as truck crashes claim 48 lives

The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has called for the accelerated revival and expansion of Namibia’s...

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