29/09/2026
Today our represented by Arinze Okafor, CFA, CAIA, Shanice Britz and Morris Kalunduka briefed the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia's Standing Committee on Economy and Industry, Public Administration and Planning on how Namibia can strengthen skills development, build MSME capacity, and widen access to capital.
In our presentation, we told the Committee that the existing tax incentive for employers who take on interns has delivered limited results. Namibia has only a small pool of tax-paying employers positioned to benefit from it.
We proposed converting Namibia's employer tax incentive for interns into a stipend model that could absorb graduates at scale, citing Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) programme, which has supported over 1,000 students, and noting that it is worth replicating.
We also called for alternative approaches to help the many young Namibians running informal businesses, who struggle to access capital through the newly introduced National Youth Development Fund. As it stands, the fund's framework is working against these young entrepreneurs rather than supporting them.
This engagement is an extension of our purpose, to build world-class financial skills and professional capabilities within Namibia's workforce and financial sector.
