A mine that produced nothing for six years now earns a wide margin. The number is a valuation, not a milestone.
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Economics
Ninety Cents a Tonne: What the Walvis Bay Levy Buys Namibia in Regional Trade
A small per-tonne charge is really a governance fee for the corridor that carries Namibia’s regional trade ambition.
Petroleum Terms: How Windhoek Is Setting the Price of Partnership With the Majors
A president tells two oil majors that a deal has to work for Namibia too.
Local Content: How Hyphen’s N$54bn Promise Aims to Keep Hydrogen Money Onshore
A green hydrogen megaproject can export ammonia for decades and leave the country a thin slice. Hyphen has put a figure on the slice.
Africanessence: How Ubuntu Is Reshaping Corporate Culture Across Africa
African businesses are facing a dual challenge: global worker disengagement and a need for leadership models that resonate locally. In 2024 Gallup estimated that just 23 percent of employees worldwide are engaged at work, while 62 percent are not engaged and another...
ANNA: How Namibia’s Power Deal With Angola Reshapes Its Supply Risk
Two signatures move Namibia from importing shortfalls to trading power across a border.
Cattle and Currency: What N$2.1 Billion in Livestock Exports Means for Namibia
The livestock cheque is real foreign exchange. The question is whether one export earner is a strength or a concentration.
Import Substitution: What Namibia’s 375.9 Percent Grain Jump Does to the Bill
A tenfold wheat quarter makes a spectacular percentage. The number that matters is the falling import bill.
Avocado Corridor: Walvis Bay Gives Zambia a Northbound Route Past Cape Town
A single container of fruit tests whether a mineral corridor can carry perishable value both ways.