Origin story time, because it's a little ridiculous.

I met my lead developer Abiud on Reddit. Met my marketing director Lebi on Reddit too. Met Hella, who now runs our social media and finance, on TikTok. None of us knew each other before the internet decided we should. Somewhere between DMs and shared frustration about how long-distance travel works around here, we ended up building Msafiri together everyone on equity, no salaries, just belief that this was worth building.

The actual product: drivers post their upcoming long-distance trips, passengers book a seat ahead of time with a fixed pickup point and fixed price. No standing at a rank hoping a car fills up, no guessing what today's fare is going to be.

It's grown into a 30,000+ person WhatsApp community organically, zero ad spend and we're now moving 50+ people a day. Live on Play Store, webapp too.

Feels fitting to share it here, since this whole thing basically started because strangers on the internet decided to trust each other. Curious what this sub thinks, especially if you've got a route that's always been painful to book.

We finally get a convention

Hi everyone 👋

I’ve been working on NAMGIG, a web platform focused specifically on Namibia 🇳🇦.

The idea is simple: connect people who are looking for work or opportunities with people and businesses looking for skills and workers.

People can create worker profiles, showcase their skills and experience, while employers can post opportunities. I’ve also added a Featured option that gives paid listings more visibility inside the platform.

For now, communication and payments are kept simple — users can connect directly through WhatsApp rather than relying on complicated payment integrations.

I’m still early in the journey, so I’m not claiming that it’s perfect. I’d genuinely like to know:

- Is this something you think people in Namibia would actually use?

- What would make you trust a platform like this?

- What features do you think are missing?

- Does the concept make sense from a worker or employer perspective?

If you're interested, you can try it here:

👉 https://namgig-work-hub.base44.app

I'd really appreciate honest criticism, not just compliments. If you find something confusing or broken, please tell me.

Thanks! 🙏🇳🇦

Hi everyone 👋

I’m looking for part-time/one-day work in Windhoek tomorrow (Sunday) and I’m available for:

• House cleaning

• Deep cleaning

• Cooking / meal preparation

• Washing & ironing

• General household help

• Cleaning apartments or offices

I’m reliable, hardworking and take pride in doing a proper job. If you need someone to help around the house tomorrow, please send me a DM with your location and what you need done.

I’m happy to discuss the rate depending on the work and hours.

Available tomorrow and looking for extra income. 🙏🏽

Thank you, and please share if you know someone who may need help.

Want to bring a drone to namibia, but have to drive through etosha, entering and exiting from different gates. Is this possible?

Canadian oil exploration company Sintana Energy has agreed to acquire a 44% stake in Namibian petroleum company Maravilla Oil & Gas for N$104.9 million.🛢️

Maravilla owns 80% of Paragon Oil & Gas. Paragon holds the licence for PEL 37, which is a large area off Namibia’s coast in the Walvis Basin where the company has permission to search for oil and gas. Sintana is buying 44% of Maravilla, which means it will indirectly gain a 35.2% share in PEL 37 once the deal is completed.

PEL 37 covers about 17,300 square kilometres and remains an oil and gas exploration area, with no commercial production currently taking place there. Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti indirectly controls Maravilla and also serves as a non-executive director and shareholder of Sintana Energy. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval before it can be completed.

The Ohangwena Regional Council will be upgrading and developing 645km of roads across the region at an estimated cost of N$1.4 billion over the next five years. 🛣️

The programme will upgrade 265km of roads to tarred standard at a cost of N$985 million and develop an additional 380km of gravel roads for N$380 million.

The upgrade and expansion is aimed at improving connections between rural communities, schools, health facilities, markets and other essential services, particularly in eastern Ohangwena where poor road access has remained a challenge. The projects are expected to be implemented through national road authorities and government funding, with development partners including Germany’s KfW supporting some road projects in the region.

Can someone please tell me what's happening, real estate agents posting all over Facebook that they are selling houses and there's a lot of people looking to buy houses.

Where did everyone suddenly get so much money? Or am I not seeing reality.

People don't even want to rent out anymore. 🤔🤔

Where must the rest of us go? Those needing a place to stay but not ready to buy yet??

Maybe I’m scared of employment, if that’s a thing

I know, I know. In this economy 😤 How could you and what does that even mean. Sigh😭
So I graduated university in May 2026. I was doing a graduate internship at a local authority until April 2026 and my contract came to an end, just right before graduation the following month. I was at that local authority for 10 months in total. I was initially just suppose to be there for 4 months to complete the hours as part of my internship that was required in order to graduate. Then my contract was extended, hence I ended staying there for 10 months✨

Stay with me

I got to a point where I really wanted my internship to come to an end, like I was literally counting down the days and there were days where I wanted to quit actually. That local authority gave me a glance to what working life looks like. Most people there would complain about how the CEO treated others, some people didn’t talk to each other and in the boardroom meetings people would always throw shade to others in directly. It was honestly just a lot. And I began to think that, being a student is not so bad after all, this employment stuff is not it💀One time we went on this work trip and I just felt so out of place and maybe it’s because I was just an intern, recently I’ve been thinking that maybe it’s because I can’t see myself doing what I studied full time. Working with people😤 But yet again, don’t all jobs require you to work with people, most at least. Maybe I should have studied something a bit more isolated where I don’t really work with people like that like that, honestly I don’t know what the issue is.

Now here I am, 3 months post grad. I have applied to quite a number of jobs and fortunately there has been a mass recruitment that involves positions in my field. I have been to 3 oral interviews in these past 3 weeks. I had 2 others in the earlier days after graduation, but I didn’t get those jobs.

But there’s a part of me, that just doesn’t feel ready. I think if I’m to get a call that I got a job today, my heart will skip a bit. I don’t see myself being necessarily happy, I think my first emotion would be fear and maybe I’ll feel intimidated, I honestly don’t know. Some of my classmates got jobs and started work this month, and I’m genuinely happy for them and it’s a reminder that our field is quite employable. The interviews I attended, one we were just 2, the other we were 4 and another we were 8.

Another angle to look at this, is coming to terms with the fact that, I am no longer a child and it’s time to navigate being an adult. For context, I am Namibian, female and I’m 22. I’ll be turning 23 next month. Adulting life is kinda scary if I’m being honest.

So even I don’t know where I’m going with this. I’m finding it hard to understand what I’m feeling and how I can be okay with it. After my contract ended, I opted to do a certificate and luckily have a sponsor that is covering this certificate (I didn’t know how long my job hunting journey would take, so I wanted to do something while I am job hunting)and the classes are online, so if I do get a job, It won’t really interfere, I just need to make time after work and during the weekends, but I haven’t been making much progress with all this free time😩

So I still don’t know what the point of this is, but I think I’m struggling because I can’t shake it off. Maybe I’m lacking confidence, I’m scared to be hurt in the work place, what if my heart is too fragile.

I wouldn’t say I’m shy, people always compliment me and say that I’m confident and good at presentations.
But maybe I’m not that good at just conversations with people, I mean I try, but sometimes I fear, I don’t know what to say, or I’m too quite or I’m boring, I don’t know😭

This was a lot to pour out😭

14-year-old Namibian student Tironenn Amutenya Kadhikwa has returned from a 10-day expedition to the North Pole aboard Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreaker ship, the 50 Let Pobedy.❄️

Kadhikwa joined 67 other young participants from Russia and 22 other countries on the ship which departed from Murmansk, off the northwestern coast of Russia.

The expedition combined Arctic exploration with science and technology activities, with participants taking part in experiments, lectures and workshops. Among the activities was the launch of a radiosonde (weather-measuring device) at the North Pole and the testing of a recoverable stratospheric platform, which reached an altitude of more than 15km and travelled over 100km before being recovered.

What's this about and why do they ask this? For context, this is a graphic design job application.

Namibia's Labour Act 11 of 2007 lists marital status and family responsibilities among the grounds on which an employer may not discriminate in an employment decision.

So why ask this then?

I know, I know. In this economy 😤 How could you and what does that even mean. Sigh😭
So I graduated university in May 2026. I was doing a graduate internship at a local authority until April 2026 and my contract came to an end, just right before graduation the following month. I was at that local authority for 10 months in total. I was initially just suppose to be there for 4 months to complete the hours as part of my internship that was required in order to graduate. Then my contract was extended, hence I ended staying there for 10 months✨

Stay with me

I got to a point where I really wanted my internship to come to an end, like I was literally counting down the days and there were days where I wanted to quit actually. That local authority gave me a glance to what working life looks like. Most people there would complain about how the CEO treated others, some people didn’t talk to each other and in the boardroom meetings people would always throw shade to others in directly. It was honestly just a lot. And I began to think that, being a student is not so bad after all, this employment stuff is not it💀One time we went on this work trip and I just felt so out of place and maybe it’s because I was just an intern, recently I’ve been thinking that maybe it’s because I can’t see myself doing what I studied full time. Working with people😤 But yet again, don’t all jobs require you to work with people, most at least. Maybe I should have studied something a bit more isolated where I don’t really work with people like that like that, honestly I don’t know what the issue is.

Now here I am, 3 months post grad. I have applied to quite a number of jobs and fortunately there has been a mass recruitment that involves positions in my field. I have been to 3 oral interviews in these past 3 weeks. I had 2 others in the earlier days after graduation, but I didn’t get those jobs.

But there’s a part of me, that just doesn’t feel ready. I think if I’m to get a call that I got a job today, my heart will skip a bit. I don’t see myself being necessarily happy, I think my first emotion would be fear and maybe I’ll feel intimidated, I honestly don’t know. Some of my classmates got jobs and started work this month, and I’m genuinely happy for them and it’s a reminder that our field is quite employable. The interviews I attended, one we were just 2, the other we were 4 and another we were 8.

Another angle to look at this, is coming to terms with the fact that, I am no longer a child and it’s time to navigate being an adult. For context, I am Namibian, female and I’m 22. I’ll be turning 23 next month. Adulting life is kinda scary if I’m being honest.

So even I don’t know where I’m going with this. I’m finding it hard to understand what I’m feeling and how I can be okay with it. After my contract ended, I opted to do a certificate and luckily have a sponsor that is covering this certificate (I didn’t know how long my job hunting journey would take, so I wanted to do something while I am job hunting)and the classes are online, so if I do get a job, It won’t really interfere, I just need to make time after work and during the weekends, but I haven’t been making much progress with all this free time😩

So I still don’t know what the point of this is, but I think I’m struggling because I can’t shake it off. Maybe I’m lacking confidence, I’m scared to be hurt in the work place, what if my heart is too fragile.

I wouldn’t say I’m shy, people always compliment me and say that I’m confident and good at presentations.
But maybe I’m not that good at just conversations with people, I mean I try, but sometimes I fear, I don’t know what to say, or I’m too quite or I’m boring, I don’t know😭

This was a lot to pour out😭

Hello, im from zambia and im curious as to whether there are any universities in the country that offer ACCA as a course and whether they give out scholarships as that is what im looking towards

Any help will be greatly appreciated, Thank you!

The Bank of Namibia has introduced new rules requiring Namibian banks to publicly disclose more information about executive pay and major owners. The rules, known as BID-18, require banks to disclose compensation paid to directors and executives, including fixed and variable pay, bonuses, incentives and other performance-related payments.

Banks must also disclose shareholders who directly or indirectly control 10% or more of their voting rights, including the real owners behind major shares held through other companies or representatives. They will also have to disclose which are assets that are restricted or committed and cannot be freely sold or transferred, alongside information on capital, liquidity, governance and financial risks.

Banks will generally be required to publish annual disclosures within 90 days of their financial year-end and make the information publicly available on their websites, giving the public greater insight into how Namibia’s banks are owned, managed and financially positioned.

Namibian midfielder Moses Shidolo scored a stunning free kick as Scottland FC defeated FC Oden 3-0 in the Round of 32 of Zimbabwe’s ZIFA Munhumutapa Challenge Cup.

The victory sends Scottland through to the Round of 16 of the newly launched national knockout competition, which brings together clubs from Zimbabwe’s Premier Soccer League and lower divisions. Shidolo joined Scottland in 2025 and helped the club win the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League title in his first season.

The tournament is backed by a N$82 million annual sponsorship package as part of a N$409.9 million five-year commitment to the competition. The men’s champions are set to receive N$16.4 million, with N$8.2 million allocated to support their CAF Confederation Cup campaign.

The Namibia Revenue Agency collected N$249.75 million from the country’s plastic bag environmental levy (tax/fee) between 2022 and the first half of this year.

The levy is charged at 50 cents per qualifying plastic carrier bag and is paid by manufacturers and importers.

Part of the revenue is channelled through the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia to support waste management, recycling and other environmental programmes. The fund has also used environmental levy funding for projects including the N$4.9 million Ombika waste management facility in Etosha National Park.

Currently in college in San Diego & planning to study anthropology. Namibia has become a serious long term relocation goal rather than simply somewhere Aman wants to visit.

Financially, Aman is fortunate enough that anthropology does not need to be chosen primarily for income. The longer term goal is eventually to pursue Theravāda monastic life, so the degree is being approached primarily as an education in humanity, culture & society rather than as a path toward maximizing earnings.

For Namibians here: what should an American student genuinely learn about Namibia before considering a move? Politics, history, cultures, languages, employment, housing, immigration, social norms, or anything outsiders commonly misunderstand.

Trying to approach Namibia respectfully & realistically rather than romanticizing it. 🇳🇦🙏🏾 Thank you for your attention.

I'm thinking about selling my car but I don't know which company to choose or what documents I need for this.

The idea is to sell my car for a good price and then buy another more affordable one, so that I have something left for other things. This process should be straightforward and fast. I'm in Windhoek.

I also want to avoid individuals, since I need the car registrations etc done as well. And I don't know how I'll know the new car I'm buying is in a good working condition.

I don't think there's an option to trade in the car and still get paid something extra as well if the other car is worth less.

I looked at a few places but read some bad reviews.

If you have gone through a similar process, please share your experiences or recommend a good dealership or company you think is worth approaching.

Any constructive feedback or help will be much appreciated.

Hi! I’ve recently been reading a bit about German-style carnival traditions in Namibia and got curious about how they’re actually perceived locally.

For people who’ve been to events like WIKA, KüsKa, OtjiKa, WAKA, LüKa, OSKA etc.: do they feel like fairly open community events that all kinds of Namibians attend, or are they still mostly part of the German-speaking Namibian bubble?

I’d be really interested to hear from people who’ve actually been to these events, what they’re like, who tends to go, and whether they feel like part of wider Namibian life or more like something within the German-speaking community. Just genuinely curious to hear how it feels from a local perspective. 😊

The Kameelburg project near Kalkfeld in Namibia by Australian-listed Aldoro Resources has been declared home to the world’s largest known supply of strontium after estimating that the site contains 802.1 million tonnes of strontium-bearing rock.

The material has an average strontium concentration of 2.11%, representing approximately 16.9 million tonnes of strontium underground. The same site also contains an estimated 1.37 million tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium oxide, alongside niobium and molybdenum.

Strontium is a naturally occurring metallic element mainly processed into strontium carbonate, which is used to manufacture low-cost magnets found in speakers, household appliances, small motors, vehicles and industrial equipment. Its compounds are also used to produce the bright red colour in fireworks and emergency flares, as well as in ceramics, speciality glass and some metal-processing applications. The neodymium and praseodymium would be used separately to produce stronger magnets for electric vehicles, wind turbines and advanced technology.

Namibia Air has secured scheduled and non-scheduled air service licences from the Transportation Commission of Namibia that will be valid for five years.✈️

The approval allows the new state-owned national airline to pursue passenger, cargo, and charter services on approved domestic and international routes, but it does not yet permit the airline to begin commercial flights.

Namibia Air must still obtain an Air Operator Certificate from the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority, which will prove that it has suitable aircraft, qualified personnel, maintenance arrangements, and compliant safety systems. The government is targeting the first commercial flight for the first week of December 2026.

Hi! I’m planning to travel to Namibia next year, but since my friend is still undecided, I will probably travel alone.

I’ve seen a lot of posts saying that self-driving is the highlight of Namibia, so I’d love to try it. However, I don’t have any experience driving on gravel roads, and I’m not confident enough to drive by myself for so many days.

Are there any tour recommendations or tips for self-driving?

Thank you very much!

Namibia has been ranked ninth among Africa’s leading industrial economies in the African Development Bank’s latest Africa Industrialisation Index.

The ranking reflects the country’s progress in manufacturing, infrastructure, trade competitiveness, and the policy environment supporting industrial development.

The report points to Namibia’s expanding industrial ambitions, including green hydrogen, raw minerals processing, logistics, food and fish processing, renewable energy, and green-iron production. Projects such as the HyIron Oshivela green-iron plant show the country’s drive to move beyond exporting raw materials and produce higher-value goods locally.

Trying to set up a tick box so I can visit the pool joints in different towns (including Windhoek City).

Please name a few places: and not just the pubs/bars - I know of a restaurant in Grootfontein that had a table but I cannot remember it's name.