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Headline inflation slows
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Headline inflation slows

FNB Namibia analysts have revised their inflation trajectory marginally lower, now predicting headline inflation to reach 3.5% year-on-year (y/y) by December 2025. This is slightly lower than FNB’s earlier projection of 3.7% and comes as the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows that headline inflation slowed to 3.2% y/y in August 2025, from 3.5% in...

E-signatures to be rolled in February next year
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E-signatures to be rolled in February next year

The Electronic Transactions Act (Act No. 4 of 2019) gives legal recognition to electronic communications and transactions.  It ensures that electronic signatures hold the same weight as traditional handwritten signatures.  In this regard, Salt Essential IT, in partnership with leading regulatory and technology experts, recently hosted an exclusive E-Sign Breakfast at the Avani Stratos. The...

RFAs ge N$371 miljuns auto lesensin di mâǂoa hâsa go xoaǁnâ
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RFAs ge N$371 miljuns auto lesensin di mâǂoa hâsa go xoaǁnâ

2021ǁÎ ge a tsoatsoa-ūhe ǁgamǁaredi khao!gâs ge Daogu ǂGaes !Khōdanasa (RFA) ǂoa ge wekheb !nâ ge ǂanǂan, ǁguisa ǂhanub ge ǁkhawa a kō!gâhe tsîn hoa māǂoa hâ lesensidi surudegu, !nona kurin xa !nāsa kuriga māǂoa hâna nî xoaǁnâhe !khaisa. Nēs ge ra ǂâibasen N$371 miljuns hoa ǀoro surudegu ǀhaob ais dis nî xoaǁnâhe tsîn !aruǀî...

Goreangab Mall to open in May next year
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Goreangab Mall to open in May next year

The much-awaited Goreangab Mall is scheduled to open in May next year. The new retail development in an area historically underserved by formal commercial infrastructure will span 14 500 square metres and accommodate over 40 tenants, including anchor retailer Shoprite.  The new retail development, eagerly anticipated by residents in the surrounding communities, is part of...

Namibian beef a hit in Germany 
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Namibian beef a hit in Germany 

Patrons at all Block House steak restaurants in Germany can dine on Namibian beef.  The meat is globally renowned for exceptional quality, prized for being free-range, grass-fed and sustainably produced in the country’s vast natural farmlands.  As of Saturday, Namibian rumpsteak is being featured as a monthly special at the Block House steak restaurants, which...

Cran urges responsible telecommunications use
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Cran urges responsible telecommunications use

The communications authority has cautioned that the circulation of private content without consent constitutes a criminal offence only when it breaches the provisions of the Communications Act.  Violations of the Act provisions can lead to serious legal consequences, including imprisonment for up to five years, a fine of up to N$20 000, or both, according...

Capricorn Group’s profit after tax eyes N$2 billion
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Capricorn Group’s profit after tax eyes N$2 billion

Capricorn Group Limited’s annual results for the year ended 30 June 2025 indicate year-on-year growth of 14.8% in profit after tax, from N$1.74 billion at the end of the 2024 financial year to N$1.99 billion, quickly approaching the N$2 billion mark. With a final ordinary dividend of 74 cents per share, together with an interim...

RFA writes off N$371m in licence fee debt
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RFA writes off N$371m in licence fee debt

After a rigorous process that commenced in 2021, the Road Fund Administration (RFA) this week announced that the law has been amended for all vehicle licence fee debts older than three years to be written off. This will result in more than N$371 million in prescribed debt automatically written off, freeing thousands of vehicle owners...

Letshego suspends government payroll deductions
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Letshego suspends government payroll deductions

Letshego Holdings Namibia and its subsidiaries, Letshego Bank Namibia and Letshego Micro Financial Services Namibia, have, effective immediately, suspended all new Deduction at Source (DAS) loans for government employees. Letshego’s action is in response to a directive from the finance ministry.  “Moving forward, all new micro-lending loans will be issued through debit order arrangements and...