The state’s voice at the launch was a senior woman; the commercial team that built the product went unnamed.
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Profiles
The Names on the Deal: Digital Inclusion’s Missing Women in Telecom’s N$405m Bet
The named principals are men; the people most likely to gain from closing the gap are women.
Three Women, One Fund: The Leaders Steering DBN For Her Into Being
A finance minister, a gender minister and a bank’s board chair put their authority behind a single women’s fund.
Generation: How NJ Ayuk Is Putting Namibian Youth at the Centre of Energy
An oil boom can enrich a country and still bypass its young people. The argument is that this need not be the trade-off.
Namcor: How Ndafyaalako Steers Namibia’s Upstream Through First Oil
The national oil company gets a new hand at the wheel just as the barrels get real.
Statecraft: How Namibia’s President Is Negotiating Shared Value With the Majors
An oil discovery hands a state one moment of real bargaining power – before first oil, not after. The question is whether it is used.
Inclusion: How the Energy Boom Tests Namibia’s Promise to Women and Youth
A regional summit says the energy value chain must include women and youth. Delivery is the harder half.
Capital Markets: How NamPower’s Leaders Took a Green-Bond Story to Market
A utility can borrow anywhere. Choosing to raise it at home, in green form, is a leadership decision as much as a financial one.
Export Leadership: How Andre Snyman Is Opening West-African Markets for Namibia
A trade agreement is only paper until an operator ships something through it. At Walvis Bay Salt, someone is loading the vessel.