Ultimate Safaris, one of Namibia’s leading conservation-driven tourism companies, is proud to announce its evolution into ultimate.earth, a new brand identity that reflects the organisation’s growing commitment to conservation, community empowerment, and purposeful travel across Africa. While the name has changed, the heart of the company remains the same. For almost two decades, Ultimate Safaris has built aContinue Reading
In a decisive move that transcends mere housing provision, the City of Windhoek has approved the creation of 1,108 residential and commercial erven across Otjomuise and Hadino Hishongwa, laying the groundwork for what economists are calling a foundational shift in the capital’s informal economy. The approval, granted at Thursday’s OrdinaryContinue Reading
While global oil markets buckle under the weight of Middle East tensions and spiralling freight costs, Namibia has quietly executed a fiscal masterstroke that keeps its pump prices the cheapest in the Common Monetary Area. The government’s decision to channel N$1.3 billion through the National Energy Fund (NEF) over justContinue Reading
Namibia has successfully transformed what could have been a debilitating external debt crisis into a demonstration of domestic financial resilience, permanently altering the structure of its sovereign funding in a way that strengthens local capital markets for the long term. The October 2025 redemption of the US$750 million Eurobond –Continue Reading
In a striking economic pivot that has gone largely unnoticed, Namibia has quietly repositioned itself as a strategic gateway for African trade, with re-export values skyrocketing 86.4 percent in a single month – a development that signals the country’s emergence as a manufacturing and logistics powerhouse rather than merely aContinue Reading
Behind a misleading headline slowdown in Namibia’s private sector credit extension lies what analysts are calling the most consequential shift in the country’s borrowing landscape this year: households have quietly taken the baton from corporates, driving a rebalancing that may prove more durable for the wider economy than the corporate-ledContinue Reading
Bank Windhoek recently announced the appointment of Hermanus Grobler as Head of Commercial Banking within its Business Banking department, effective 1 March 2026. His responsibilities include driving portfolio growth, strengthening client relationships across key commercial segments, and delivering tailored, value-adding solutions to business clients. He will also contribute to shapingContinue Reading
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, Bank Windhoek announced the appointment of Bronwyn Moody as Head of Strategic Communication and Social Impact. This role includes Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sponsorships, and Events, strengthening the Bank’s ability to deliver consistent messaging, deepen stakeholder partnerships, and drive meaningful social impact.Continue Reading
By Doran Doise In Namibia, many of us grow up understanding responsibility far earlier than we expect. The moment you start earning a salary, that income begins to carry more than just your personal needs. It supports children, siblings, parents, extended family members and sometimes even entire households, whether youContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Siyabango At some point in adulthood, something shifts. Not in a dramatic way, but quietly. You become the person others check in with. The one who sorts things out. The one people rely on when something needs doing, paying, fixing or deciding. It happens slowly, almost without notice,Continue Reading
