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24 Oct

ANIREP schedules 7th AGM for November

Observer Money

Staff Writer Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited (ANIREP) will hold its 7th annual general meeting (AGM) virtually on 21 November, according to a notice issued to shareholders on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) on Wednesday. The meeting will cover several ordinary resolutions, including the consideration of the company’s annual financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2025, the re-election of directors, and the re-appointment of auditors and the company secretary. Shareholders will also be informed that no dividend will be declared for the 2025 financial year. The meeting will address a number of board and committee changes. The…

24 Oct

Oryx concludes growth plan with N$4.7 billion portfolio

Observer Money

This year marks the conclusion of the Oryx Properties group’s three-year growth strategy, with the portfolio closing at N$4.7 billion. Over this period, unit holders have enjoyed a cumulative total return of 57%, with the 2025 financial year delivering the highest annual return of 21%. The property portfolio has expanded by N$1.8 billion, underscoring the group’s successful growth trajectory. Trading at a 41% discount to Net Asset Value (NAV), we see significant value for income-focused investors. Over the past three years, the group’s emphasis has been on growth, strategically building the portfolio to ensure sustained revenue growth from high-quality, strategically…

24 Oct

LLPB announces ear tag price increase

Observer Money

Chamwe Kaira The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN) has announced an increase in the selling price of livestock ear tags, effective 1 November 2025. The board said the adjustment follows rising supply costs affecting the production and procurement of ear tags. The new prices are as follows: Bovine Standard Size Ear Tag at N$28.15, Bovine Large Size Ear Tag at N$29.50, Bovine Ear Tag NCA at N$28.15, and Small Stock RSA Export Tag at N$5.45. The LLPBN has also introduced ALLFLEX ear tags for cattle producers, giving farmers an alternative supplier. The ALLFLEX tags are priced at…

24 Oct

From resilience to relevance

Observer Money

Ramona Itembu Resilience has long been the essence of Namibians' ability to survive life. Whether returning from financial downturns, drought, or personal financial setbacks, we have learnt to survive. But as we tick down the clock to the later part of 2025, surviving is not enough. The financial services industry must evolve from simply being resilient to actually being relevant in the lives of average Namibians. Relevance means showing up where people need us most, not just when things go wrong, but in the everyday decisions that shape their futures. It means understanding how people live, what they value, and…

24 Oct

Namibia’s midterm budget: Walking the tightrope between prudence and pressure

Editorial, Observer Money

The midterm budget review delivered by minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Ericah Shafudah presents a careful balancing act, a fiscal plan that strives to maintain credibility and discipline, even as political realities and slowing growth threaten to derail consolidation efforts. The numbers tell a story of progress and prudence, but also one of fragility. The government’s ambition to keep public debt below the 70% of GDP threshold deserves recognition. Yet, as economic analyst Almandro Jansen from Simonis Storm Securities cautions, election-cycle spending pressures could soon test the state’s fiscal resolve. With the 2026/27 elections drawing near, Namibia’s ability to…

24 Oct

People pulling and shouldering on and only need a little push!

Opinions

Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Do people need to be developed, or can they evolve towards development and eventually self-sustenance? Yours Truly Ideologically cannot but pose this question, musing at the same time about the loose, indifferent and nonchalant, if altogether disconnected, use of the word 'development'. Surrounding the gimmick of developing the people. While and whereas indeed the people can develop themselves through evolving towards a self-defined level of evolution dictated by their own circumstances, conditions and environments. This is to invoke a paradigm shift in the supposed development trajectory. Prompted more by the so-called development to which people have been subjected…

24 Oct

Africa’s governance crisis: The coups contagion as mirror

Opinions

Interrogating military interventions through Ibrahim Traoré’s Pan-Africanist and governance lens PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Introduction: The return of the barracks With the recent coup d’état in Madagascar on October 14, 2025, when the military seized power after weeks of protests largely driven by Gen Z, and the alleged failed coup plot in Nigeria, where a number of military commanders ranging from major to brigadier general were arrested after failing to topple President Bola Tinubu, Africa has between 2020 and 2025 witnessed a resurgence of military coups from Mali and Guinea to Burkina Faso, Niger…

24 Oct

Namibia’s new Public-Private Forum: A partnership of promise must not become a platform of platitudes

Editorial

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s inauguration of the Namibia Public Private Forum (NamPPF) marks an important milestone in the country’s ongoing attempt to bridge one of the most persistent gaps in our national development story, the divide between government intent and business execution. Described by the President as a “partnership of purpose,” the Forum aspires to create a unified platform where government, business, and other stakeholders can collaborate meaningfully to accelerate inclusive growth and job creation. The ambition is laudable, and the language inspiring. But if Namibia is to turn rhetoric into reality, the Forum must move beyond eloquent speeches and strategic…

23 Oct

Namibia can grow economy at 5% per annum

Observer Money

STAFF WRITER Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) and vice-chairperson of the Namibia Public–Private Partnership, Titus Nampala has said its possible for Namibia to grow its economy by 5% per annum. He said meeting the aspirations of National Development Plan 6 (NDP6), of growing the economy by more than 5% annually, will needs slight tweaks. The tweaks must be in approach, mindset and in the rhythm with which, the country acts, Nampala said. “The private sector is ready to assure you, Your Excellency: it is possible. And our ask is very small, tiny dare…

23 Oct

Nandi-Ndaitwah calls for closer public, private partnership

National News

STAFF WRITER The Namibia Public Private Forum is not just another dialogue forum but is the institutionalising of a partnership of purpose, a bridge between government and business, united by the shared dream of building a prosperous Namibia. This was said by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said on Thursday when she opened the inaugural session of the Namibia Public-Private Forum and organised by Namibian Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). “This gathering is a tangible demonstration of our collective resolve to strengthen collaboration, inclusivity and trust between the public and private sectors,” she said. The inaugural session of the Namibia Public-Private…