Category: Business
Navachab Gold Mine to Invest N$10 million in Usakos SME Park
By: Loise Shiimi The QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine plans to invest N$10 million in the Usakos SME Park in the Erongo Region. The initiative is designed to prepare youth and entrepreneurs not only to trade within…
24,169 Enterprises Registered in the Past 2 Years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibians and foreigners have registered/added 24,169 enterprises in the past two financial years (2023/24 -2024/25), intending to operate (produce services and goods) in Namibia, including non-profit organisations. This is according to the Business and Intellectual Property Authority…
Dark Times Persist for the Beef Sector
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the nine months ending in August 2025, abattoirs sourcing locally for beef exports only slaughtered 89,466 head of cattle compared to 157,525 cattle slaughtered in the same period last year. This is according…
Mergers and Acquisitions Generated N$34,04 million for Commission
By: Ngiinomenwa-vali Erastus In the past three financial years (2022/23 to 2024/25), requests to acquire or merger with another company in Namibia have generated N$34.04 million. Earlier this week, the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC/the Commission) revealed that merger…
SMEs Drowning in Compliance Burdens
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A competition assessment report done for the country’s competition watchdog has found more than 10 laws enhancing compliance burden asymmetry in the Namibian economy. The results of the report were presented to stakeholders last…
The Anti-Competitive Namibian Economy
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala A Competition Impact Assessment prepared for the country’s competition watchdog has revealed that 79% of the stakeholders and laws assessed indicate that there are anti-competitive behaviours and practices across various sectors. The report, prepared…
Collective Call for Improvement in Ease of Business
By: Dwight Links The Forum of German-Speaking Namibians (FDN/FGN) is calling on fellow private sector operators and the government to address the status of Namibia’s inability to attract investments for other ventures and sectors that are underdeveloped. …
Innovation Meets Trust: Fnb Namibia Celebrated At 2025 World Business Outlook Awards 2025
By: Staff Writer FNB Namibia has recemented its place as a leader in the financial sector after being named Best Retail Bank Namibia 2025 and Most Innovative Banking Solutions Provider Namibia 2025 at the World Business Outlook Awards. …
Rani Group to Lease Ramatex for 25 Years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Municipal Council of Windhoek has granted in-principle approval for Grow More Investments CC to lease 2 portions (7 and 8) of Farm 466 (Ramatex Textile Namibia) for the next 25 years. Grow More Investments CC is…
N$345,000 in Prizes up for Grabs at 11th Navachab Half Marathon
By: Hee-Dee Walenga During the final press conference before the 11th edition of the Navachab half marathon taking place this Saturday in Karibib, race director Berthold Karumendu revealed that nine companies have been added to the existing slate…