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Namibia’s first Bitcoin ATM now open

2022-07-25 Staff Reporter

Water concerns dampen Omaheke uranium prospects…as miner adamant proposed extraction proves no threat

2022-07-25 Maihapa Ndjavera

!Gawaxab hails Kavango regions’ potential

2022-07-22 Maihapa Ndjavera

NHE increases lending rate

2022-07-21 Maihapa Ndjavera

The National Housing Enterprise clients who tightened their financial belts during the last couple of months due to the devastating impact of Covid-19, coupled with a persistent domestic recession as well as escalating fuel and food prices, now face another hike in lending rates.

Construction activities slump

2022-07-21 Maihapa Ndjavera

The real value of building plans approved declined by 7.8% and 9.1% year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, respectively, to N$502.4 million during the first quarter of 2022.

Cooking oil prices continue escalating

2022-07-20 Maihapa Ndjavera

Prices for cooking oil and fats increased by 26.2% in June 2022 compared to 16.7% registered during the same period a year earlier.

NHE switches to aggressive land acquisition

2022-07-20 Maihapa Ndjavera

To deal with the challenge of inadequate capital and availability of affordable and serviced land, to provide houses as per its mandate, NHE is looking to private partners to boost the number of houses it is delivering.

#BeTheChange: Alcohol industry initiates gear shift

2022-07-19 Staff Reporter

Under their Savannah non-alcoholic brand, Distell Namibia recently ran the #BeTheChange media campaign, encouraging the Namibian public to “shift the gears of change” in compliance with road safety measures.

Fin Wellness with Thembi Kandanga - The asset class breakdown

2022-07-19 Staff Reporter

The primary lesson that every investor should take the time to understand is asset classes.

Almost 60% of Namibians consume unhealthy diet

2022-07-19 Maihapa Ndjavera

Some 56.8% of Namibians are unable to afford a healthy diet. This translates to 1.4 million people in 2020 – and this number is expected to have increased during the last two years.

More quarterly growth needed to attain 2022 forecast

2022-07-19 Edgar Brandt

To reach a forecasted 2.5% growth rate during 2022, the domestic economy’s quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will need to increase by between 2% and 3% on average per quarter. This is according to Simonis Storm Securities’ quarterly economic review dissecting the second quarter of this year.

Eswatini assumes SACU chairmanship

2022-07-18 Staff Reporter

King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini will assume the role of the chairperson of the Southern African Customs Union Summit, taking over from the President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi.

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Namibia’s first Bitcoin ATM now open

Water concerns dampen Omaheke uranium prospects…as miner adamant proposed extraction proves no threat

!Gawaxab hails Kavango regions’ potential