Category: Business
Rundu Town Council Shut Down 58 Unregistered Businesses
By: Annakleta Haikera In a recent operation conducted between 12 and 23 May 2025, the Rundu Town Council temporarily shut down 58 businesses operating without valid registration or certificates. The inspection covered a total of 504 businesses…
Namibian Ports Record Highest Throughput In Over a Decade
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz have handled a total of 253,996 TEUs of container throughput between March 2024 and 2025 representing a substantial 33% year-on-year increase. Marking the highest container throughput in over a decade,…
Nam Needs to Work on Its Startup Ecosystem
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Globally, Namibia is ranked 85th when it comes to creating a conducive environment for startups up out of 118 countries. The Global Startup Ecosystem Index by StartupBlink has been updated annually since 2017 and currently ranks the…
281,906 kg of Hides and Skins Exported in the First Quarter
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus From the 24,207 cattle slaughtered in Namibia in the first quarter of 2025, the country was able to produce another product beyond beef, which is animal hides, which were exported to 4 countries. Updates from the Livestock…
NAB Commits N$250 Million for Crop Value Chain Development
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has committed to invest approximately N$250 million over the next five years, intending to develop the country’s crop value chain. The project will also include crops of citrus varieties….
Pep to Acquires 24 Big Daddy Clothing Stores in Namibia
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Pep Stores (Namibia) Proprietary Limited has received approval from the Namibian Competition Commission to acquire the business operations of Audacity Clothing, trading as Big Daddy Clothing, in Namibia. The Commission announced the decision along with…
Nkurenkuru Expo Gala Dinner Raises Over N$500 000, Doubling 2024 Figures
By: Annakleta Haikera The 6th annual gala dinner in support of the upcoming Nkurenkuru Expo, held last weekend in Kavango West, raised over N$524,450.00, more than double the amount raised during last year’s fundraiser. The Nkurenkuru Town Council…
Money Doesn’t Rest: The Hustle Continues on Public Holiday
By: David Shoombe While many Namibians took a break on International Workers’ Day, some self-employed individuals kept working—driven by the reality that “money doesn’t rest.” Among them was Sabinu Pokololo, a small business operator in Klein Windhoek, who spent…
MTC Turns 30, Reaffirms Commitment to Social Investment
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) celebrated its 30th anniversary this week, marking three decades of service in Namibia’s telecommunications sector with a renewed pledge to support the country’s national development agenda through sustained socio-economic investments. Speaking at…
Quota Auctions Raise Red Flags in Fishing Sector
By: Justicia Shipena Matti Amukwa, Chairperson of the Confederation of Namibia Fishing Associations, says government quota auctions are reaching prices that do not show the real economic value of the quotas. He says the prices ignore the National Development Plan…