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Telecom Namibia has assured its customers, employees, business partners, investors, Government, regulators and the Namibian public that the Company has commenced a comprehensive strategic transformation and restructuring programme aimed at strengthening customer experience, improving operational performance, enhancing competitiveness and securing the long-term sustainability of Namibia’s national telecommunications infrastructure. As partContinue Reading

Andrada Mining has released a further set of drilling results from its Lithium Ridge project in Namibia, with the latest assays continuing to demonstrate high-grade lithium mineralisation from surface and at depth across several diamond drill holes. Notable intersections included 9.05 metres grading 2.28% Li2O, while near-surface zones returned gradesContinue Reading

London-listed Unicorn Mineral Resources (UMR) expects to sign legal documentation for its acquisition of a controlling stake in the Klein Aub copper mine, in Namibia, along with 5.6-million tonnes of slimes and tailings, by the end of June. UMR in November last year signed conditional heads of terms to acquireContinue Reading

Namibia Digital Dollar (NADD) has announced the launch of Endola AI, a new artificial intelligence-powered financial assistant integrated into NADD Pay on WhatsApp. The launch combines OpenAI-powered intelligence with verified financial data, blockchain-native payment infrastructure, NADD digital payments, USDT interoperability, and supported M-Pesa payment services into a single WhatsApp-native experience.Continue Reading

Bank Windhoek welcomed Namibia’s President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, to its Goreangab Mall Digital Banking Hub on Friday, 5 June 2026, during the official opening of Goreangab Mall in Windhoek. The President engaged with customers and staff members. She was accompanied by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and Khomas Governor Sam Nujoma, whileContinue Reading

First National Bank (FNB) has been recognised as Africa’s Best SME Bank for 2026 at the prestigious Global Finance Awards, reaffirming its position as Africa’s largest and most accessible SME banking partner and a key driver of economic growth across the continent. At the heart of this recognition lies aContinue Reading

By Peter Karon We recently saw headlines in regional newspapers about another major cyber-attack disrupting African corporate IT infrastructure. These attacks are not isolated incidents and are on the rise. Namibians are rapidly embracing the digital age, accessing the internet across a variety of personal and corporate devices. While thisContinue Reading

By Johannes Hesekiel For most people, short-term insurance is something they only think about when life goes wrong. A burst geyser, a stolen cell phone, a car accident, a break in, or a sudden storm that damages a home. In those moments, emotions run high. Clients are stressed, frustrated orContinue Reading

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has said that it has received applications for reconsideration following CRAN’s decision relating to the licence application submitted by Starlink Internet Services Namibia (Pty) Ltd. As communicated in CRAN’s media release dated 24 March 2026, aggrieved persons were afforded the opportunity to requestContinue Reading

In a decisive move that transforms routine merger approvals into deliberate instruments of industrial policy, the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has approved twelve major transactions in the first half of 2026, attaching legally binding conditions to two critical mining deals that promise to reshape local participation in the uranium andContinue Reading