In a striking economic divergence, Namibian consumers are experiencing a rare pocketbook benefit: the cost of filling the kitchen cupboard is rising at its slowest pace in a year, even as the price of filling the fuel tank spikes dramatically. This dynamic, revealed in the latest Namibia Consumer Price IndexContinue Reading
While Namibia’s overall exports remain heavily reliant on just four mineral products, its trade relationship with the European Union has quietly evolved into something far more significant for the country’s labour market: a diversified engine of employment spanning fishing nets, orchards, and charcoal kilns. Fresh data from the Namibia StatisticsContinue Reading
Old Mutual Namibia has reaffirmed its commitment to employee well-being through its partnership with Eureka Psychological Services for the upcoming 2026 Employee Wellness Indaba, scheduled to take place on 20–21 May 2026 at the Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino. Hosted under the theme “Well-being by Design: Building the FutureContinue Reading
When 2,962 graduates file across the stage at the Namibia University of Science and Technology this week, they will carry more than degrees into the economy. They will carry a blueprint for keeping Namibia’s mineral wealth on Namibian soil. For the first time in a graduation address, the strategic repositioningContinue 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
By Hanks Saisai Allium cepa, commonly known as onion, is a controlled crop conventionally produced during the cooler months of the year in Namibia. At present, onions are produced across all seven (7) production zones of Namibia at varying scales, with some farmers producing at small-scale for their own consumptionContinue Reading
Namibia’s retirement funds held N$46.1 billion in domestic government bonds by the end of 2025, a 19.8 percent increase from the previous year, transforming the country’s long-term savings industry into the sovereign’s most reliable source of funding while insulating the economy from global financial turbulence. The latest Financial Stability Report,Continue Reading
President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has issued a strategic call to action for the University of Namibia to urgently begin training graduates for the country’s imminent oil production and green hydrogen sectors, signalling a fundamental shift in the nation’s economic trajectory from resource-rich potential to industrial reality. Addressing the April 2026Continue Reading
A massive, untested 800-metre diameter magnetic anomaly in northern Namibia’s Otavi Copper Belt has the potential to transform the country into a significant source of critical rare earth elements (REEs), according to a new quarterly activities report released by Australian firm Cazaly Resources Limited. The report, covering the period endingContinue Reading
The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has announced the appointment of Professor Frednand Gideon as its new substantive Vice-Chancellor, ending months of acting leadership at the institution’s helm. The appointment, effective from 1 August 2026, was unanimously approved by the NUST Council following a rigorous and transparent recruitmentContinue Reading
