The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html NSFAF recovers less than 1% of N$11.7bn student loan book TransNamib plans real-time train and cargo tracking system Bank of Namibia, Bundesbank renew central banking cooperation deal El Niño raises drought risks for Namibia in 2026/27 Gvt moves to regulate AI use across Namibia’s public service Namibia targets deeper Zimbabwe farm trade as exports rise to US$46.3m Risk-based governance under FIMA: Are retirement funds managing the risks that matter most? Mission impossible for our student nurses Tsaone Raboloko appointed Bank Gaborone MD You have a pension fund. Why do you also have a retirement annuity? Affordable houses disappearing from Namibia’s property market Auditor-General flags N$792.4m discrepancy in government accounts MICT pushes for lower data costs to expand digital access in Namibia AI search challenges traditional online visibility for Namibian businesses Namibian SMEs get continental platform to showcase innovation Education is not a competition, it is a defence against illiteracy Namibia’s oil test:Why rejecting stabilisation clauses is the right fight FMD detected in Zambezi Region, triggering livestock trade ban Namibia considers fertiliser plant to cut farming costs, food prices NAMICA records lowest wholesaler basket in September 2026 Checkers records lowest premium grocery basket in September 2026 Shoprite records lowest retailer basket in September 2026 Govt considers cap on NamRA salary deductions for tax debts Namibia’s FDI inflows surge 67.6% year-on-year to N$11.4bn Meatco settles N$31m producer bill despite FMD market disruptions Leadership begins the moment you take responsibility Small stock slaughter marketing plunges 88.5% Grootfontein needs N$108.6m to upgrade informal settlements Germany finances N$372.6m of Karibib-Usakos road upgrade From purpose to practice Fix the journey before you buy the chatbot World Bank flags Namibia’s slow growth Why Capricorn wants Centrafin and its R3bn finance book Technical skills alone not enough for career growth, young professionals told Fuel costs push Namibia’s inflation to 5.4% in September Namibia records N$773m food trade surplus …as fish exports hit N$1.3bn CIF demands fresh scrutiny if Whale Rock-Ohorongo deal returns ECB, NamPower to convene electricity sector forum on industry transformation Pupkewitz Group breaks ground on bigger, modern Pupkewitz MegaBuild branch in Grootfontein A regulator without a minister When financial support matters most Why good strategies fail: Namibia’s execution problem Robert McGregor takes over as Cirrus Securities Managing Director Namibia urged to use oil boom to build wider economy Namibia spends N$516m on water imports in eight months Govt moves to shield Namibian industries from cheap, unfair imports Capricorn Group makes R788m bid  for 81.6% stake in South Africa’s Centrafin There is still meaning in the things we do by choice How AI-related disputes could reach Namibia’s courtrooms Home