As part of its “Think Namibia” campaign and its ‘Aquaponics-Systems for Educational Institutions to Improve Food Security’, the Hanns Seidel Foundation recently handed-over a state-of-the-art aquaponics system to the Vocational Training School at Development Aid from People for People (DAPP) Namibia near Outapi in the Omusati region. The handover took place on 18 March 2025...
Real estate agents described 2024 as a year filled with challenges and opportunities in the property financing industry. They endured challenges and remained motivated to make more sales in 2025. These sentiments were shared at the Bank Windhoek annual Coastal Estate Agent Awards in Swakopmund on 14 March. The awards recognise estate agents’ hard work...
Green hydrogen is steadily becoming a reality in Namibia, as the first green industrial combustible gas was recently produced in the country. Although production has not reached full capacity, at only about 80kg per hour, HyIron Namibia aims to produce 215kg of green hydrogen per hour when their electrolyser is commissioned. HyIron Namibia chief executive...
Namibia has taken a giant leap forward in financial education and market intelligence with the official launch of the Bloomberg Finance Lab at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust). This is a collaborative initiative between Nust, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), and the Namibia Investment and Finance Academy (Nifa). The Bloomberg Finance Lab is...
Bank Windhoek’s annual stakeholder engagement session took place at the Hilton Hotel in Windhoek on Tuesday. While embracing the dawn of a new era defined by artificial intelligence’s (AI) swift and seismic transformation, the event explored how AI reshapes industries, challenges old paradigms. It presents stark choices to embrace or retreat from it. “Africa stands...
Namibia’s law enforcement agencies and the office of the Prosecutor General took a significant step forward in the fight against financial crime. A two-day workshop, titled ‘Turning Financial Intelligence into Evidence – Addressing Serious, Standalone and Complex Money Laundering Cases’, was hosted this week. The event brought together key institutions involved in financial investigations and...
Standard Bank Namibia has appointed Zebra Kasete and Andreas Kanime to its board of directors, effective 10 March 2025. News of the appointments was shared via the Stocks Exchange News Service (SENS) as ordered by the Standard Bank board on Monday, 17 March 2025. The statement stipulates that Zebra Karirondua Kasete has been appointed as...
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) last week hosted a Copperbelt Information- Sharing Session in Kitwe, the economic hub of Zambia’s Copperbelt Province. The session, which took place on 13 March 2025, focused on positioning the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor (WBNLDC) as the preferred trade route for the Copperbelt. The session provided a platform for...
The recently-launched N$60 commemorative Hage Geingob banknote was officially issued into circulation yesterday at the Khomasdal Grove Mall by the central bank governor Johannes !Gawaxab. This special edition banknote honours the legacy of late president Geingob, celebrating his 60 years of dedicated service to Namibia’s independence, democracy and socio-economic progress. “The N$60 banknote is more...
Patricia Olivier Year by year, on Namibia’s day of independence, we are reminded of the strength of decisions, the ability to craft our own destiny, to do things by ourselves, and to live unrestrained. Independence, at its most abstract level, lies beyond the sovereignty of nations; it is a personal thing. It’s about having the...