The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html What a 25-basis-point repo rate hike could mean for your home or car loan FNB warns govt’s N$21.1bn borrowing plan could limit private-sector lending Namibia markets 217,000 cattle in first nine months Nedbank backs technology skills development for 5,000 Namibian youths Inside the NIP’s turnaround – from 59% to 93% TAT Health data will power Namibia’s AI future. Who will govern it? The dichotomous foundation of Namibia’s economy Your policies are not the problem. Your culture is Govt fast-tracks construction of four new public hospitals Govt increases internship allowances to N$3,769 for graduates, N$2,692 for students Namibia generates N$583.8m from visa-on-arrival platform Nandi-Ndaitwah urges local firms to prepare for govt’s local-content policy LLPB to recruit 36 veterinary graduates for internship programme BoN briefs President Nandi-Ndaitwah on economic outlook, financial stability risks Meatco to temporarily resume slaughtering for local market Namibians could pay more for sugar as govt reviews VAT exemption Arandis Dry Fish Factory drives value addition in Namibia’s fishing industry The AI policy gap: Are parastatals being left behind? China’s zero-tariff policy creates a new export opportunity for Namibia Not all truth needs to be voiced Eos Capital partially exits Kadila Poultry investment with 19% return Govt mobilises N$369m to contain foot-and-mouth disease outbreak Namibia’s public debt to reach N$201.7bn Govt seeks N$700m budget increase NSFAF pays out N$2.15bn in student funding in six months NamRA collects N$42.4bn in six months, reaching 51.4% of annual target Alweendo warns weak financial oversight threatens Namibia’s economic growth Govt urges traditional leaders to unlock communal land for investment and jobs N$70m Western Bypass pedestrian bridge costs come under scrutiny How a pre-independence interaction grew to a ‘city to city’ development collaboration The heartbeat of an organisation: Why compliance deserves a seat at the centre of business Agriculture at a turning point: From resilience to value creation Govt moves to revive Zambezi Waterfront after N$200m spent on stalled project Windhoek to restart tender for N$420m solar project Govt calls for human oversight as AI enters justice systems Namibia, Angola prioritise energy, water and digital infrastructure projects Namibia, Angola prioritise N$941m power interconnector to strengthen energy cooperation MTC calls for increased investment in early childhood education across Namibia No new FMD cases outside Zambezi’s designated disease zone Namibia’s AI usage policy for civil servants needs more than rules FNB, DHL partner to improve SME access to finance and international markets Namibia is too small to let opportunity slip away Payment of pension death benefit by retirement fund Namibia’s digital services imports triple to N$4.5bn amid AI uptake Shafudah to table Mid-Term Budget Review on Thursday The Brief amplifies its reach through key conference partnerships Namibia’s luxury lodges record brisk business as occupancy tops 83% Namibia, Angola target joint industries to end reliance on raw commodity exports Old Mutual appoints Alovise Frey as Finance and Operations GM Home