By John Karani, Secretary General of the African Supply Chain Confederation (ASCON) Johannesburg – If we, as a continent, are to fully realise the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which reduces barriers to intra-African trade, we must also consider the free movement of our citizens. Currently, an African businessperson can face…

𝗕𝘆 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗞𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘅 (𝗡𝗗𝗣𝟲), 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬, 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. Economic growth has recently fallen well short of…

A 36-year audit of the economic emancipation that never was: agriculture, mining, fishing, transport, value addition, manufacturing and road construction By Josephat I. Sinvula On 21 March 2026, Namibia marked 36 years of political independence. The flag changed; the economy did not. This article argues that Namibia has no Black economy to speak of, only…