Author: Shawn Uiseb
MultiChoice Group Delivers Resilient FY25 Results Amidst Economic Headwinds
By: Shawn Uiseb Despite facing a turbulent macroeconomic environment across its operating regions, MultiChoice Group (MCG) has demonstrated operational resilience and strategic agility in its financial year ended March 2025. The group reported R3.7 billion in cost savings,…
Economy Grows by N$4 billion in 1st Quarter
By: Shawn Uiseb and Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the first quarter of 2025, the size of the Namibian economy was estimated at N$62.4 billion in nominal terms, an expansion of N$4.0 billion compared to the N$58.5 billion recorded in…
Namibia is One of the Most Peaceful Countries: Stability Amid a Turbulent World
By: Shawn Uiseb In a year marked by escalating geopolitical tensions, protracted conflicts, and rising global militarisation, Namibia continues to stand out as one of Africa’s most peaceful countries. The recently released Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025…
Sub-Saharan Africa Recorded FDI Retreat
By: Shawn Uiseb World Bank research shows that Sub-Saharan Africa received the lowest foreign investment inflows of all developing economy regions during the 2012–2023 period, accounting for only about 5% of cumulative foreign investment flows. Foreign Direct…
Windhoek Ranked Among Africa’s Top 10 Cities
By: Shawn Uiseb Windhoek has been ranked among the top 10 African cities in the 2025 Oxford Economics Global Cities Index , an annual report that assessed over 1,000 cities worldwide. The assessment is based on five…
Beverage Production and Export Declines in March 2025
By: Shawn Uiseb Namibia’s beverage sector experienced notable declines in production and trade during March 2025, according to the latest report from the Namibia Statistics Agency. The Beverage Production Composite Index, which tracks both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, fell by…
Construction Sector Faces Mixed Signals Amid Diverging Regional Trends
By: Shawn Uiseb In April 2025, Namibia’s construction landscape revealed diverging trends between its two key urban centres—Windhoek and Swakopmund. According to the analysis done by Simonis Storm for the year to date and for the month of April 2025….
Nam Hosts the World Federation for Democratic Youth General Assembly
By: Shawn Uiseb On 22 May 2025, the University of Namibia Stadium in Windhoek transformed into a space of international solidarity as Namibia hosted the XXI General Assembly of the World Federation for Democratic Youth (WFDY). With…