Author: Staff Writer
Nam Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Ranks 4th in Africa
Namibia ranked fourth in Africa for ecosystem attractiveness according to the StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026. The Index has revealed that Namibia’s startup ecosystem has recorded growth of 8.2% during the period reviewed. Namibia ranked 94th globally and…
Capital is Not Scarce, but it is Selective, Structured, and Context-Sensitive
By: Baronice Hans The real constraint is structural, not often financial: capital avoids unmanaged uncertainty, not opportunity. Plans aren’t enough: investors look for an execution architecture, how delivery, risk and governance will work in practice. Capital types aren’t interchangeable: match risk to the right…
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 recorded…
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 to…
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 training…
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. Find…
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. They…
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…