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...
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,...
President Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah said Namibia’s mining sector continues to drive the country’s economy, despite facing global challenges and a slight industry slowdown in 2024. In a speech delivered on her behalf at the annual Mining Expo in Windhoek, the President described the sector as “the bedrock of our economy,” highlighting its strong performance over...
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...
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...
In response to growing backlash from certain sections of society regarding the recently introduced N$1 coin, the central bank issued a statement emphasising that the new currency actually represents trade and interaction between communities. “The N$1 was designed to honour Namibia’s retail sector, a cornerstone of the national economy that empowers local businesses, sustains households,...
The Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme is conducting a strategic environmental and social assessment (SESA) for green energy production and industrialisation under the Southern Corridor Development Initiative. This is as the Southern Corridor Development Initiative in the //Kharas region is set to become the heart of Namibia’s green hydrogen revolution. Speaking at the media briefing on...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed her government’s commitment to developing sports infrastructure in Namibia, with a focus on football. She made these remarks at the Brave Warriors fundraising gala dinner held on Saturday in Windhoek. During her speech, Nandi-Ndaitwah reflected on the recent launch of the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6). She described the plan...
Namibian fashion designer Armando van Wyk has once again made headlines, this time as the creative mind behind the stunning look of newly crowned Miss Namibia 2025, Johanna Swartbooi. Van Wyk, who represented Namibia at the Batho Fashion Week in Gaborone, Botswana, last year, dressed Swartbooi throughout her pageant journey. Their collaboration began in 2020,...