Business Report

In the Alexforbes Lead Story: Namibia’s beneficial ownership system may provide disclosure to regulators, but it does not go far enough in ensuring public transparency. This was said at a critical minerals conference in Swakopmund hosted by the Institute for Public Policy Research under its Eco Dialogue Collective. Angie Scholtz sat down with IPPR's research associate, Frederico Links, to discuss this.  

Today in Ghost Biz, Gary Stroebel and The Finance Ghost discuss: Crookes Brothers’ unusual two-dollar sale of its Mozambican macadamia operations — and the debt behind it. Oceana’s latest trading update, with falling fish volumes putting pressure on parts of the business. This ranges from severe production declines to stronger catches in the US and local seafood operations.  

In the Alexforbes Lead Story: Access to finance remains a key challenge for Namibian SMEs. Angie Scholtz spoke to SME Compete Director Danny Meyer about the FNB Namibia and Arch Resources partnership and what it could mean for businesses in the construction and infrastructure sector.  

Coming up in the Market Watch: Michelle van Wyk speaks to Helena Mboti from Standard Bank about Namibia’s inflation outlook, and why she expects inflation to remain close to 5% in the near term. They also look at rising global oil and diesel pressures, the impact of El Niño, and why Namibia could follow South Africa with another interest rate hike.  

In Tech Talk Gerald tells us all about the cost of free AI Agents.  

Today in Ghost Biz, Gary Stroebel and The Finance Ghost discuss: Pepkor’s falling share price despite continued earnings growth — and the case for its new bank. Premier’s RFG acquisition, strong earnings and the controversy around its Tulbagh fruit canning factory and why Premier’s closure could have wider implications for workers and the surrounding region.  

In the Namdeb SPOTLIGHT, Angie is joined by Hambeleleni Matsi, better known as Lady Ham, who is the CEO of DiagnoLab, an entrepreneur, agripreneur, and author.  

In the Alexforbes Lead Story: The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, NIPDB, hosted the Bavaria-Namibia Business Forum in Windhoek, bringing together government officials, investors and businesses to explore opportunities for cooperation. For more on this, Angie Scholtz sat down with Titus Shivute to discuss it.  

In Tech Talk Gerald tells us all about the three C’s.