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Hollard Grand Prix Series Kicks off With Moon Landscape Race
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Hollard Grand Prix Series, a year-long cycling competition consisting of five races – two mountain, two gravel, and one road cycling race – officially kicked off with a 75km race through the scenic Moon…
Namibia’s Beef Crossroads: Ship Live or Build Value?
By: Albertus Aochamub Namibia’s livestock sector finds itself at a familiar but critical crossroads. The emergence of live cattle exports to Mauritius, reportedly around 3,000 slaughter-ready animals every 40 days, has reignited a long-standing debate: should we prioritise immediate…
Nam Imported 20,380 Tons of Poultry Meat in 2025
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibia’s poultry sector remains heavily reliant on imports to meet domestic demand. In 2025, poultry meat imports totalled approximately 20,380 tons, representing a substantial supply of poultry products to the domestic market, according to…
Middle East Conflict to Bite 0.2 Percentage Points off Africa’s 2026 Growth
By: David Shoombe The joint policy brief by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East presents a very serious risk to many African states….
Govt to Borrow N$3.2 Billion for April
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The government will kick off the new financial year by turning to the market to borrow N$3.2 billion for the first month, according to the Borrowing Plan Summary for April 2026. The summary, provided…
State Lottery Still Far From Launch
By: Dwight Links The Lotteries Board of Namibia (LBN), through the Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Tourism (MEFT), recently indicated that the State Lottery still has a way to go before it can be implemented in Namibia. …
NABAN Hosts Green Finance Pitch Event
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Namibia Business Angel Network (NABAN) hosted its first quarterly pitch event of the year last week in Windhoek. The event was hosted under a special green finance theme, in collaboration with Bellatrix SME Finance, Bellatrix…
Aina Sheya’s Real Estate Journey
By: Mathias Hangala Aina Sheya, founder and owner of Aina Sheya Properties, shared her real estate journey with The Villager. Sheya traces her entrepreneurial roots back to her childhood in Oshakati, where she partly grew up with…
Namibia’s Oil: Mastering Our Resources for a Sovereign Future
By: Veronique Herman Namibia stands at the threshold of a transformative era. The recent, significant oil and gas discoveries in the Orange Basin have done more than identify vast natural resources; they have ignited a vital national conversation…
BoN’s Near 100% Target Performance Frowned Upon
By: David Shoombe Economic observers and entrepreneurs have frowned upon the impact of the Bank of Namibia’s strategic objectives, which the central bank shared were successfully reached for the year 2025. Presenting the 2025 annual report, Bank…