Author: Staff Writer
March Shows an Increase in Mineral Extraction
The Gold Bullion Production Index recovered on a month-on-month basis, posting a 57.1 percent increase after a 19.2 percent decline in the previous month. Gold bullion production reached 806 kilograms (kg) in March 2026, up from 513 kg…
Govt Seeks to Borrow N$1.5 Billion on Thursday
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Bank of Namibia will auction four of its Treasury Bills (T-bills) to raise N$1.5 billion for the government. These instruments are some of the two I Owe You Papers that government uses…
Agricultural Centres to be Turned into Agricultural Training Centres
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform is currently revamping agricultural centres to operationalise them into agricultural training centres by 2027. According to the acting executive director for Vote 37, Alfred Sikopo, the operationalisation of agricultural…
The Fastest Way to Learn Anything Isn’t by Getting a Degree
By: Cj Dumeni The fastest way to learn anything isn’t by getting a degree. It’s working for someone who’s already done what you want to do. We waste so much time trying to figure everything out ourselves….
CAPITAL IS NOT SCARCE, CREDIBLE STRUCTURES ARE!
PART 2: The Credibility Gap By: Baronice (Raschida) Hans CA(NAM),| Strategy and Financial Advisor | Former Bank Windhoek MD So, here’s where it gets real. Institutions aren’t lacking funding because they don’t have good ideas. …
Why Your Last Will Matters
By: Letitia du Plessis Studies have found that people often lack a Will due to procrastination, a belief that they have too few assets, or the misconception that they are too young. Most people do not…
Switch Auctions Saved the Government During Bond Maturity
Last year, the government avoided paying approximately N$6.4 billion in a bond redemption by allowing investors to switch their investment to long-term dated bonds. The government revealed this in its 2025/26 Borrowing Plan. During the last financial year, FY2025/26,…
Commodities Continue to Dominate the Export Basket
Namibia’s export basket for March 2026 was mainly composed of commodities from the mining sector, such as uranium, non-monetary gold, nickel ores and concentrates, and precious stones (diamonds). Fish was the only non-mineral product among the top five…
Four Local Contractors Constructing Etango Mine
As of the end of March 2026, the Etango Uranium Mine contractor workforce on site has crossed more than 560 people. These employees are employed across four local Namibian contractors, Namibbeton, K Neumayer, Tulela Mining, and AN…
State Capacity and the Enabling Role
By: Efraim Shimbali Namibia is a country of opportunities and is full of potential. However, a huge portion of its population still lives in absolute poverty, hunger and deaths are observed, and many other problems arise daily….