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Oct 2026
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Catch Business Report content live on Nova 103.5FM on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6, with repeats on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 5:30am. Feature stories, interviews with local economists, updates from different sectors of Namibian society, stock analysis with "The Finance Ghost", and of course the Spotlight Feature where we learn about well known Namibians.
Today in Ghost Biz, Gary Stroebel and The Finance Ghost discuss: Boxer’s resilient results despite food deflation, rising costs, and tough trading conditions. Standard Bank’s investment in Nigerian fintech OPay ahead of its New York Stock Exchange IPO. How the OPay deal could give Standard Bank greater fintech exposure and a new channel to distribute its products in Nigeria.
In the Namdeb SPOTLIGHT this evening, Angie is joined by Gys Joubert, the Managing Director at Gondwana Collection Namibia.
In the Alexforbes Lead Story: Namibians have little say in how the national budget is made. The Open Budget Survey gives the country just seventeen out of one hundred for public participation, with zero for input during Parliament’s budget approval and zero at the audit stage. With Namibia continuing to fall short of international standards for budget transparency and public participation, Angie Scholtz sat down with the IPPR's Martha Nangolo to discuss this.
In Tech Talk Gerald tells us all about data minimization.
Coming up in the Market Watch - Michelle van Wyk speaks to Panduleni Shaduka from Cirrus about Namibia’s widening budget deficit, falling revenue and rising government expenditure. They also discuss the country’s growing debt burden, the pressure on public finances, and why a final investment decision on oil and gas could be crucial to Namibia’s economic outlook.
In the Alexforbes Lead Story: RMB hosted a strategic thought leadership summit in Windhoek focused on Namibia’s economic future. The Namibia 2035 summit brought together business leaders, policymakers, investors and development partners to discuss building the foundations of the country’s next economy. Key areas discussed included energy transition, infrastructure, technology and innovation, mining, logistics, sustainability and green growth. Angie Scholtz sat down with Daniel Motinga, the CEO of RMB Namibia.
Today in Ghost Biz, Gary Stroebel and The Finance Ghost discuss: Sanlam’s plan to take full control of Santam — and the premium being offered to shareholders. Outsurance’s shareholding restructure, what it says about insider confidence in the business, as well as Outsurance’s growth in Australia and Ireland — and how its approach differs from Santam’s.
In the Namdeb SPOTLIGHT this evening, Angie is joined by Carel Fourie, the Managing Director at Simonis Storm.
In the Alexforbes Lead Story: Following the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the //Kharas Region, Angie Scholtz sat down with Meatco Interim Chief Executive Officer Albertus Aochamub to discuss the impact of the outbreak on Namibia’s livestock industry and meat exports.
In the Alexforbes Lead Story: The European Union has temporarily suspended some Namibian meat imports following a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in //Kharas. The restrictions affect fresh meat from cattle, sheep and goats, as well as certain processed meat products. Angie Scholtz sat down with the EU Ambassador to Namibia, Ana-Beatriz Martins, to discuss this.
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