Author: Hee-Dee Walenga
Roger Surén: Carrying the Namibian Flag on a Bicycle
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Roger Surén is an 18-year-old Namibian road and mountain biker who recently made headlines by signing to one of the world’s premier cycling teams, Alpecin-Premier Tech, officially making him a professional cyclist. Surén follows…
CRAN Says No to Starlink for Compliance Shortfalls
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) officially rejected Starlink’s licence application to operate in Namibia. Starlink, owned by the world’s richest man – Elon Musk – has been registered under the Business and…
The Local Pig Butchery: Meeting Namibia’s Pork Demand from Ohangwena
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Tulipohamba Kaanduka, a farmer who hails from the Ohangwena Region is the founder of The Local Pig Butchery, a local business seeking to meet Namibia’s growing pork demands. Between January and November 2025, Namibia…
Basecamp Celebrates Women’s Month by Spotlighting Female Founders
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Basecamp Business Incubator hosted its first Nexus Speed Pitch event of the year at the Vinyls Music Cafe in Windhoek last Thursday. The quarterly event allows founders of businesses still in the ideation phase…
FNB Namibia: An Example of Corporate Namibia Developing Namibian Sports
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibian sports, both developmental and ‘professional,’ for as long as they have existed, have always experienced a shortfall when it comes to funding. Other than recent developments from Cricket Namibia, Namibian sports have always…
Leaders Outline Key Investment Areas for Namibia’s Digitalisation
By: Hee–Dee Walenga Stakeholders from public and private sectors alike gathered at the Windhoek Country Club on Friday for the Namibia-Russia Business Forum, which was held in tandem with the 11th meeting of the Russian-Namibian Intergovernmental Commission on…
David Namwandi Trust Pools N$31,000 Marathon Prize Money
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 4th annual David Namwandi Trust Marathon took place on Saturday morning with 597 runners from all 14 regions of Namibia competing in the competition. A total of N$31,000 in prize money was up for…
Local ISP Seeks to Bridge Digital Divide in Namibia
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Canopus Technologies (CanTech), a local internet service provider (ISP), entered the market with the objective of bridging the digital gap. Founded in 2023 by Managing Director Nerro Nendongo, the company serves as an example…
Public Entities Encouraged to List on the NSX
Hee-Dee Walenga During a panel discussion under the theme ‘The Future of Institutional Investing in Namibia – a Trustee Led Roadmap’ at the ongoing Namibia Institutional Investors Forum in Windhoek, panellists expressed that the Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX) could…
NCRST, EU Partner to Advance Research Funding
Dwight Links Through the launch of the Horizon Europe and EURAXESS initiatives, the European Union (EU) is expanding research funding programs offered to Namibian academics and researchers undertaking various projects. EU deputy head of mission in Namibia, Ian Dupont,…