Category: Opinions
May the gods save the Namibian worker
EDITORIAL
Namibia stands at a critical macroeconomic crossroads.
While our national balance sheets boast of resource wealth, green hydrogen pro [...]
“Don’t ‘Eat’ Your Business Money”
The rules of success from a self-made entrepreneur
Erastus Shikongo (Chicco) Shapumba
Reinvest. Stay humble. Make smart decisions. Businessman Era [...]
Power hike will inflict more misery to struggling Namibians
EDITORIAL
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) decision to approve a 3.7% bulk power tariff hike for the 2026/2027 financial period marks another p [...]
Windhoek City: Showcasing Poverty Is Not a Tourism Strategy.
Ndumba J Kamwanyah
A capital city should be a country's best introduction to the whole of Namibia.
It should tell every visitor or tourist who [...]
Namibia requires retirement funds to adopt investment policy statement under new laws
Frederick Muller
New regulation places focus on transparency and member understanding
Retirement funds in Namibia are required to stre [...]
Lets not compromise competition safeguards
EDITORIAL
The recent decisions by the minister of industries, mines and energy, Modestus Amutse, represent a severe blow to the core foun [...]
After Beijing, Namibia Must Turn Mineral Diplomacy into Bankable Industrial Policy
Tom Alweendo
Namibia’s latest agreements with China arrive at a moment when critical minerals have become instruments of industrial policy, energy [...]
The Country We Wrote About Before Anyone Asked Us To
Vicki L. Otaruyina
Drive east out of Windhoek at dawn and the landscape empties quickly. Mountains give way to gravel plains, gravel plains dissolv [...]
Why Namibia’s corporate giving is failing to deliver lasting change
Marlize Horn
Namibia’s social challenges are complex, interconnected and deeply rooted in the lived realities of communities. They cannot be solve [...]
Housing crisis is deeply worrisome
EDITORIAL
Namibia’s urban centers are rapidly approaching a breaking point, facing a structural crisis that directly threatens our national macroec [...]