On Friday, 6 March 2026, Bank Windhoek hosted the Central Estate Agent Awards in Windhoek, recognising outstanding estate agents and agencies for excellence in property finance performance, transaction volumes and specialist categories across the central region.
Delivering the keynote address, Bank Windhoek Chief Financial Officer and Acting Executive Officer of Specialist Finance, Zenaune Kamberipa, said that Namibia's property market has shown measured but meaningful growth over the past year, with rising house prices, firm rental demand and continued resilience despite global and local pressures. However, he cautioned that affordability challenges, income pressures and unemployment continue to limit broader access to homeownership.
Kamberipa further revealed that, supported by strong collaboration with estate agents over the past financial year, Bank Windhoek recorded the strongest growth in property market share, an achievement he described as a shared success. Addressing industry challenges such as land delivery constraints, affordability pressures and the demand for well-located serviced land, he stressed that these issues require collective action across the sector. “Bank Windhoek remains ready to play its part in supporting solutions that expand access to housing while safeguarding long-term financial stability," he said.
Special addresses were also delivered by representatives of Dr Weder, Kruger & Haikali Inc., represented by Tshuka Luvindao, Managing Director and Andre Swanepoel, Managing Member, reaffirming the importance of collaboration from key stakeholders in facilitating sustainable property ownership.
Awarding excellence
The Central Estate Agent Awards form part of Bank Windhoek's ongoing commitment to strengthening partnerships within the property sector and supporting sustainable growth in Namibia's housing market.
In the Achiever of the Year category for Farm Bonds, Maans Dreyer of Aqua Real Estate Trust received the gold award, while Petrus Kotze of The Property Corporation was announced as the bronze winner.
In the category for Estate Agency with the Highest Volume of Transactions, defined as twenty or more transactions, a silver award was presented to Okomita Property Development, and the bronze awards went to Yellowsquare Properties Trust and Rightmove Properties Windhoek.
For the Achiever of the Year award in the Windhoek Area for estate agents achieving loan business of N$20 million or more, Jacko Koen of Okomita Property Development received the gold award. The silver awards were presented to Pieter Senekal of Spes Bona Property Brokers and Marion Wolf of Rightmove Properties Windhoek, while Cathy Kruger of Kruger CM trading as Fine & Country Windhoek received a bronze award.
Rightmove Properties Windhoek won the gold award in the category recognising estate agencies in the Windhoek Area with a loan business of N$40 million or more. The silver awards in this category were presented to Spes Bona Property Brokers and Okomita Property Development.
In the special award category for Estate Agent with the Highest Volume of Transactions, defined as ten or more transactions, the gold award went to Jacko Koen of Okomita Property Development. The bronze awards were presented to Mabel Mouton of Olive Palm Real Estate, Cathy Kruger of Kruger CM trading as Fine & Country Windhoek and Marion Wolf of Rightmove Properties Windhoek.
Gretha Dos Santos of Just Property Group, Glenda Bosch of Green Door Properties and Anita Dames of Rightmove Properties Windhoek were recognised as the top achievers in the category for loan business volumes between N$15 million and N$20 million.
Kamberipa concluded that the Awards of Excellence reflect Bank Windhoek's continued commitment to recognising excellence, professionalism and performance within the property sector, and reaffirm the Bank's partnership with estate agents and agencies in supporting the growth and stability of Namibia's property market. He congratulated the recipients and encouraged continued collaboration and shared success.
Bank Windhoek's Annual Estate Agent Awards recognise residential and commercial estate agents, agencies, and developers from the central, coastal and northern regions for their commitment, loyalty, and support to Bank Windhoek and its customers.
