A two-day Manufacturing Summit hosted by Pepkor Holdings in collaboration with the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) is underway in Windhoek.
Pepkor is a South African investment and holding company focused on discount and value consumer retail and fintech markets.
The Kapana selling business is becoming more popular in Rundu.
The majority of the sellers are welcoming of the competition, saying it provides local customers with a variety of options.
African countries that gained independence decades before Namibia have a role to play in its industrialisation pursuit through investment, value addition and regional trade.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reiterated her call for Namibian businesses to negotiate with investors from a position of strength and not simply as beggars.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has tasked Namibian businesses with developing bankable projects that can unlock and attract Chinese investment, translating to sustained economic growth.
The second Namibia-EU Business Forum has commenced in the capital, with a focus on skills development.
It brings together over 200 businesspeople, women, youths, innovators and investors.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah paid tribute to late businessman and liberation veteran Eliaser Haimbili during his memorial at Epoli Village, Ohangwena.
A businessman in the Kaliyangile area of Sibbinda Constituency, Zambezi Region, received tailoring materials valued at N$9,600 from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare's income-generating activity (IGA) project.
The Stanford Graduate School of Business, through its Seed Transformation programme, hosted an information-sharing session aimed at empowering African entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses in Windhoek.
Organisers of the Invest in Africa Trade, Export and Business Summit 2026 have called on businesses, investors and partners to come on board ahead of next month's event at Swakopmund.
The Invest in Africa Trade Expo and Business Summit will run from the 28th to the 30th of next month.
