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FNB enables swiping at Magistrates’ Courts with 42 payment devices

Standard Bank commits N$600,000 to youth skills, health innovation programmes

Petrol to rise by N$1.50 a litre as diesel prices remain unchanged

Windhoek electrification reaches 1,173 households, but only 66 switched on

Six professionals in business attire posing for a photo at a ceremony, with a man in the center holding a certificate.

NTA signs AI, robotics partnerships to build future-ready TVET workforce

The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) has signed strategic partnerships with institutions in China and South Africa...

Two businessmen in suits shake hands in front of a blue Standard Bank backdrop at a corporate event.

Standard Bank Namibia becomes first local bank to offer direct access to China’s CIPS

Standard Bank Namibia has become the first bank in the country to offer clients direct access...

Front entrance of the Ministry of Finance, with a large sign reading 'MINISTRY OF FINANCE FISCUS BUILDING' above glass doors.

Finance Ministry flags major obstacles to government’s local procurement ambitions

Namibia's efforts to use public procurement to support local businesses continue to face major implementation challenges,...

Digital future stalled by old-school thinking

Corporate Namibia must stop killing the entrepreneurs it claims to support

Namibia says it wants entrepreneurs. It wants small businesses to grow, employ young people, innovate and...

Johannes !Gawaxab to step down as BoN Governor in December

The week that was: Markets, policy and Namibia’s growth moment

By Dr Johannes Gawaxab Global risk assets enjoyed a strong week: technology stocks rallied, oil prices...

Metro Basket Cost Jan–Jul 2026: data points with monthly values (Jan 831.81, Feb 821.81, Mar 856.81, Apr 870.81, May 848.81, Jun 975.8, Jul 990.8).

July hyperstore snapshot: Metro grocery basket

As Windhoek's only hyperstore surveyed, Metro (Kleine Kuppe) offers consumers a wide range of grocery and...

Bar chart showing wholesalers' total basket cost for July 2026: Metro 1,341.92; Windhoek C & C 1,297.89; Wecke & Voigts 1,252.92; NAMICA 1,290.93.

Wecke & Voigts offers the cheapest wholesale grocery basket in July 2026

Wecke & Voigts emerged as the most affordable wholesaler in July, recording the lowest overall basket...

Infographic: July 2026 basket costs (N$) across stores, with logos and numerical values (e.g., Food Lovers Market 1,729.80; Super Spar 1,628.30; Checkers 1,570.79; Model 1,498.80).

Premium Stores: Model records the lowest basket cost in July 2026

Model (Auas Valley) recorded the lowest overall premium grocery basket cost in July at N$1,498.80, followed...

Bar chart comparing total basket cost by retailer in July 2026, with retailer logos (OK Foods, Spar, Shoprite, Checkers, Model, Choppies) along the bars on a dark gradient background. Y-axis shows cost in N$ from about 900 to 1,200.

Retailers: Choppies offers the cheapest basket in July 2026

Choppies (Otjomuise) recorded the lowest overall grocery basket cost in July at N$1,008.78, followed by Shoprite...

Impact Property Fund listing signals new depth for Namibia’s capital market

How far can a well invested N$100 a month really go?