Companies

Banks warn low incomes are driving Namibians deeper into debt

Property

Oryx portfolio value tops N$5bn as revenue rises 17.8%

FNB warns of rising inflation risks from El Niño, global tensions

Transport costs push Namibia’s inflation to 5%, highest since February 2024

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Agriculture

Namibia’s 70% food import dependence exposes households to El Niño price shock

August 17, 2026

Namibia’s reliance on imports for about 70% of its food requirements could leave households increasingly exposed...

RMB Namibia appoints Tim von Hase as Head of Trade and Treasury Solutions

August 17, 2026

RMB Namibia has appointed Tim von Hase as Head of Trade and Treasury Solutions, effective 1...

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Standard Bank Namibia appoints Jerome Namaseb as Personal & Private Banking Executive

August 17, 2026

Standard Bank Namibia has appointed Jerome Namaseb as Executive Officer: Personal & Private Banking, effective 3...

Standard Bank posts N$556.9m six-month profit, up 10%

SBN Holdings profit rises 4.1% to N$580m in six months

SBN Holdings Limited recorded a 4.1% increase in profit after tax to N$579.7 million for the...

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Property

Safland’s Lüderitz mall targets October 2027 opening with Shoprite as anchor tenant

Safland Property Group is targeting an October 2027 opening for its N$220 million Buchter Village Mall...

Man in a dark suit and glasses gives a speech at a wooden podium with a microphone and tablet in front, Bank of Namibia backdrop behind him.

Namibia’s capital outflows drop N$8bn as interest rate gap narrows

Capital outflows from Namibia fell by about N$8 billion year-on-year to approximately N$10 billion so far...

Passenger traffic at Namibian airports falls in May

Tourism

Namibia airport passenger traffic drops 8.9% to 90,834 in June

Passenger movements across Namibia’s airports fell by 8.9% month-on-month to 90,834 in June 2026, extending a...

Close-up of a hand preparing an Ozempic diabetes injectable pen, with the blue cap removed and the needle exposed.

Health

Namibia cracks down on sale of unregistered Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

The Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) has ordered healthcare professionals and establishments to immediately stop procuring,...

Indoor Standard Bank lobby with a blue-lit ATM on the left and a service desk visible in the background.

Standard Bank ATMs to show foreign visitors cost of Namibia dollar withdrawals in home currency

International travellers using Standard Bank Namibia ATMs will now be able to see how much a...

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FNB honours Namibia’s leading real estate agencies and realtors