When the Second International Conference on Finance and Sustainable Business opened at the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s Mining Auditorium last week, the nation’s industrial policy architect delivered a pointed message that cut through the green finance rhetoric: sustainability is tested in national reality, not in international conference rooms.Continue Reading
Namibia’s ambitious vision to become a global powerhouse in renewable energy, green hydrogen and petroleum production faces a formidable hidden threat that has already drained tens of billions from the economy—illicit financial flows that government estimates now quantify for the first time. The release of Namibia’s inaugural Illicit Financial FlowsContinue Reading
When Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus stood before a packed hall at NIPAM on Wednesday to launch three government communication documents, she was not merely unveiling administrative protocols. She was, in effect, announcing a fundamental shift in how Namibia’s economy communicates with itself and the world. TheContinue Reading
Namibia’s manufacturing sector has emerged as an unlikely bright spot in an otherwise gloomy trade picture, with exports from the industry surging past the mining sector for the first time in recent memory, even as the country’s overall trade deficit ballooned to N$5.9 billion in July 2026. The Namibia StatisticsContinue Reading
The Namibian government has launched a comprehensive digital overhaul of its disability assessment framework, a reform that stands to fundamentally reshape how the country administers what has become a N$258 million monthly social protection obligation and potentially unlock significant economic participation from a growing demographic segment. Vice President Lucia WitbooiContinue Reading
The joint venture behind Petroleum Exploration License 93 in Namibia’s onshore Owambo Basin has formally applied to enter a second renewal exploration period, committing to drill at least one well over the next two years. The application — submitted ahead of the current license expiry on October 2, 2026 —Continue Reading
SDG Namibia One, which is part of Climate Fund Managers’ Climate Investor Three Fund, has announced the signing of a Development Funding Agreement with energy company Enersense Energy Namibia, to advance the development of the Dâures Green Fertiliser Project in Namibia’s Erongo Region. The project will use renewable energy andContinue Reading
Kendrick Resources has reported positive mineralogical and metallurgical findings from its Teufelskuppe Carbonatite Complex rare earth project in Namibia, including unusually low levels of radioactive elements that could simplify future processing and reduce development costs. Independent laboratory analysis has confirmed that the project’s rare earth elements are predominantly hosted withinContinue Reading
Vestige Collection has opened reservations for Vestige Xaudum, the first of four lodges that will form the new Vestige Namibia circuit in the country. Vestige Xaudum, which sits deep within Khaudum National Park in northern Namibia, will welcome its first guests from 15 March 2027. The lodge is perched onContinue Reading
LHU broke ground on a new boundary wall at Usakos Junior Secondary School, reinforcing the company’s commitment to sustainable community development and its values of integrity, respect, courage and community. Valued at N$873,584.85, the project will deliver an 880-square-metre boundary wall around the school, providing a safer and more secureContinue Reading
