Selma Paulus (38) has turned a N$200 investment into a growing street business at Windhoek Central Hospital. She sells sweets, cool drinks as well as fruits and vegetables to patients, visitors and staff. Just over a year ago, she had no source of income. To survive, Paulus started selling sweets and dry chips from a...
GROOTFONTEIN – They say, ‘Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back’. However, for Frans Katjimune (50), curiosity gave life to a business journey that continues to grow. In a world where many people wait for the perfect opportunity or the right time, Katjimune has proved that asking the right question and taking a...
The 12th edition of the Mining Expo ended at the Windhoek Showgrounds on Friday after three successful days of activity, marking the biggest event in its history. Organised by the Chamber of Mines of Namibia, this year’s Expo attracted a record 198 exhibitors and featured 335 exhibition booths. Held over three full days for the...
The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) opened its doors to a new solo exhibition by local artist Pedro Vorster, titled Memorabilia, which started yesterday. The exhibition is a powerful blend of oil paintings, photographic prints, and carefully curated personal items. Vorster, a painter, photographer, and writer, brings more than 20 years of experience to...
Three years ago, the Miss Namibia pageant was a fading sparkle and a beauty contest struggling to find its place in a modern and constantly changing pageantry world. When veteran journalist and media executive Umbi Karuaihe-Upi assumed the role of CEO of the Miss Namibia organisation, she did more than revitalise the brand. She...
Namibia’s inflation rate has slowed, offering some relief to many households across the country. However, while the overall rise in prices has eased, the cost of living remains pressing in some parts of the nation. The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) reported yesterday that headline inflation – the general rise in prices – stood at 3.5%...
The Nedbank Group has posted strong financial results for the first half of 2025. It says its next phase of growth will be led by its operations across the African continent. The bank’s Africa Regions (NAR) cluster, which includes Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe, along with representative offices in Kenya and Ghana, is playing...
Peya Shingwandja, the founder of E-Tech, started his business journey as a university student fixing phones and laptops with his friends. Today, he runs his own tech company and helps train young people in the same field. He grew up in a business-minded family, but as a child, his focus was on playing soccer. It...
Felix Nanda, a Namibian student, has graduated from the first-ever class of the “Mining Geology” master’s programme at The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), joining a new wave of African experts ready to modernise the continent’s mining industry. The two-year programme, taught in English and supported by the Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom,...
Hendrina Lazarus (44) sits at her sewing machine in the bright, clean workspace of the Katutura Incubator Centre, surrounded by fabric, sketches and the soft hum of industry. A far cry from where she began her tailoring journey. In 2015, faced with unemployment and three children to feed, Lazarus began renting space in a shack...