Windhoek Observer

Chamwe Kaira  Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) anticipates its operating profit for the twelve months ended 31 December 2025 is expected to decline by 10% to 15%. NBL said the comparison is affected by its change in financial year-end in March 2024, which resulted in an eighteen-month reporting period for 2024. It said the prior period is not directly comparable. On a like-for-like twelve-month basis, the group reported operating profit growth of between 35% and 45%, reflecting performance after its merger. Headline earnings per share and basic earnings per share are expected to decrease by less than 5%. NBL said the…

Chamwe Kaira  Losses in Namibia have pushed up Choppies Enterprises Limited’s effective tax rate as the retailer reported lower profits for the six months ended 31 December 2025. The group said its effective tax rate increased to 22.2% from 17.3% in the previous period. It said this was mainly because it did not recognise deferred tax assets on losses in its Namibian operations. The increase was also influenced by a non-taxable gain linked to the derecognition of payables. Profit for the period declined by 33% to BWP 77 million. Revenue increased by 8.6% to BWP 5.125 billion, supported by retail…

Chamwe Kaira  Old Mutual says Namibian shareholders will receive an interim dividend of 56 cents per share, with payment scheduled for 13 April 2026. The dividend forms part of the company’s interim results announced on 17 March 2026. Old Mutual said shareholders on the London, Malawi and Namibia registers will be paid in local currency equivalents, while those on the Zimbabwean registers will receive US dollar equivalents. For Namibia, the dividend is set at 56 Namibian cents per share, based on an exchange rate of one Namibian dollar per rand. The company said shareholders who are not exempt from dividend…

Staff Writer RMB Namibia has provided Telecom Namibia with a N$405 million loan to support the company’s plan to upgrade its network and expand connectivity. The seven-year loan will fund Telecom’s five-year strategy to improve infrastructure and increase access to internet and communication services across the country. Telecom Namibia chief executive officer Stanley Shanapinda said the aim is to improve access to services.  “Telecom’s key objective is to ensure that every citizen can access and use entertainment, communication, information, education, commerce, and online health services through fast, reliable, and affordable internet, voice, and data connectivity. The strategy is closely aligned…

Staff Writer Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has appointed Phetheni Nkuna as chief operating officer, effective 1 April. Nkuna will oversee operations across the firm’s offices in South Africa, Kenya and Namibia and support the integration of its African operations. She joined the firm in October 2020 as a director in the employment law practice and was appointed director of executive management in June 2023.  In that role, she managed several operational portfolios and worked with chief executive officer Brent Williams on the firm’s strategy. Nkuna holds LLB and LLM degrees, a certificate in advanced labour law, a postgraduate diploma in…

Staff Writer The Namibian Scholars Investment Challenge has opened for registration, with trading set to begin on 5 May 2026. Registration opened on 16 March and will close on 17 April.  The competition will run until 30 October, giving students six months to trade on a simulated platform. Secondary school learners in Grades 10 to 12 and university students are invited to form teams of three to four members and take part. Each team will receive N$500 000 in virtual capital to invest in shares listed on the Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX).  The aim is to grow the value of…