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How Updating Retirement Annuity Beneficiaries Protects Your Legacy
By: Shali Ekandjo In the sphere of financial planning, few actions are as straightforward yet significant as routinely updating the beneficiaries of your retirement annuity (RA). This simple step ensures that your hard-earned assets are distributed in line…
Will Millennials in Namibia Retire Comfortably?
By: Elanie Rossouw As Namibia’s millennial generation approaches their mid-career, the question of financial readiness for retirement is becoming a concern. Against a backdrop of rising living costs, high unemployment, and limited access to formal pension vehicles, this cohort…
Bridging the Gap: Urgent Support for Economics Graduates in Namibia
By: Judge Mwadinomo Nakwatumba, Msc. Economics| UNAM Economics is a powerful discipline that shapes national development, business innovation, and public policy. It provides the analytical tools to interpret markets, guide investment, and design sustainable solutions. Yet in Namibia, Economics graduates…
Rewriting Namibia’s Financial Future Through Digital Wallets
By: Candy Ngula. The financial services industry is undergoing a seismic shift driven by rapid technological advancement, growing mobile connectivity, and an increasingly adaptive regulatory environment. Across Africa, electronic money (e-Money) solutions are redefining the banking experience—and Namibia…
Why Energy Poverty is Namibia’s Invisible and Hidden Emergency
By: Helena Tashiya Walenga The SWAPO Party Implementation Plan (SMIP) 2025–2030 sets out an ambitious vision: an economically transformed Namibia with thriving rural economies, empowered youth, universal healthcare and education, and equitable housing access. At face value, it is…
Nkure-Nkuru Community Praise the Presence of IUM Campus: Mpandu Ootate Prof. Namwandi.
By Stephanus Pombili In 2015, a significant transformation occurred in the heart of the Kavango West Region when the International University of Management (IUM) officially launched its Nkure-Nkuru Campus. What began as a humble academic initiative with fewer than 60…
Namibia’s Economy is in the Middle of a Transformation
By: JG van Graan While nominal GDP rose to N$245.1 billion in 2024, the real growth rate slowed to 3.7%, down from 4.4% in the previous year. The slowdown has put a spotlight on Namibia’s heavy reliance on industries like…
Building An Oil Refinery Could Be a Fine Idea
By: John Steytler Economic collaboration between Namibia and Botswana has the potential to reshape the regional energy landscape. Recently, President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia and President Duma Boko of Botswana met to discuss critical economic initiatives. One of the…
Navigating the risks: How Namibia can safeguard its growing financial hub against cybercrime
By: Victor Ashikoto Namibia is rapidly emerging as one of Africa’s top financial hubs, attracting investors and strengthening its position in regional trade. According to the latest Africa Trade Barometer (ATB), Namibia is now the continent’s second most…
The International University of Management (IUM) Beacon of Transformation
By Stephanus Pombili The International University of Management (IUM) stands as a beacon of hope, innovation, and transformation within Namibia’s higher education landscape. Since its establishment in 1994, IUM has played a pivotal role in providing accessible, affordable,…