Nasan Energies Namibia (Pty) Ltd announced that it has agreed with Vivo Energy Namibia to acquire 53 Engen and Shell-branded fuel service stations, in a landmark transaction. The acquisition, which is subject to approval by the Namibian Competition Commission, marks a historic moment for Namibia’s energy sector. In May 2024,Continue Reading
The 2025 MTC Content Creators Awards officially entered its nomination phase on Tuesday evening, with telecom giant MTC reaffirming its commitment to developing Namibia’s digital creative industry as the event’s headline sponsor for the next three years. The announcement was made during a nominations event attended by content creators, mediaContinue Reading
Diamond company De Beers’ Upstream Technology business, in South Africa, has developed a next generation of advanced subsea diamond recovery crawlers, with the first unit having been installed on Debmarine Namibia’s flagship vessel Benguela Gem, which operates off the coast of Namibia, after nearly four years of development. The unitContinue Reading
As the African continent solidifies its status as a global gold-producing powerhouse, its key players are preparing to converge at African Mining Week (AMW) 2025. Scheduled for October 1–3 in Cape Town, the premier mining event will connect African projects with international investors, with Namibian producers slated to be amongContinue Reading
Letshego Holdings Namibia, one of the country’s leading financial services groups, is facing a significant operational and strategic challenge following a government decision to suspend the Deduction at Source (DAS) code for public sector employees, effective 30 November 2025. The move threatens the core of Letshego’s lending model and hasContinue Reading
In a significant development for Namibian agriculture, the country’s Medjool dates are being used to bridge a critical seasonal supply gap in the lucrative European market. For the first time, high-quality Namibian dates are being offered to consumers in Germany, filling the void between the end of the South AfricanContinue Reading
By Bank Windhoek’s Head of Business Re-Engineering, Hugo Capelao Imagine a scenario: you see an online video of a prominent authority announcing a shocking new policy. The footage looks authentic, the voice is uncannily accurate, and it has already gone viral, so you hit “share”. The catch? It is entirelyContinue Reading
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Hyphen) officially launched its Green Hydrogen Skills Census today at its head office in Windhoek. The Skills Census is a flagship component of Hyphen’s baseline studies and its National Skills Audit, conducted as part of its commitments under the Feasibility and Implementation Agreement (FIA) with the GovernmentContinue Reading
The GreeN-H2-Namibia project has published three new reports that together provide key insights for Namibia’s emerging green economy. Covering topics from Power-to-X (PtX) technologies to regional water infrastructure, the reports address both technical and socio-economic challenges that decision-makers face in building a sustainable hydrogen sector. The PtX report provides aContinue Reading
In a landmark release of data, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has laid bare the profound inequalities in access to basic services across the nation, providing an unprecedented, granular view of the challenges and opportunities that define each region. The findings, drawn from the 2023 Population and Housing Census, showContinue Reading
