Windhoek, Namibia  ·  Serving American Clients
Relocation, Residency & Investment Advisory

Your new life in Southern Africa.

Namibia is a stable, English speaking and welcoming country, where the cost of living varies depending on your location and lifestyle. We are advisors and business consultants in Windhoek helping retirees relocate, secure residency and invest with confidence.

Stable democracy since 1990
English official language
Urban freehold property open to foreigners
Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia Windhoek, Namibia
A modern home in Namibia
Namibia South west Africa, on the Atlantic coast
Namibia Based Advisory
Est. Windhoek
U.S. & Namibia Representation
Serving American Clients
Transparent Advisory Services
Fully Disclosed
Trusted Professional Network
Licensed Legal Partners
Namibia Based Advisory
Est. Windhoek
U.S. & Namibia Representation
Serving American Clients
Transparent Advisory Services
Fully Disclosed
Trusted Professional Network
Licensed Legal Partners
Why Namibia

Why Americans Are Choosing Namibia

Space, safety and stability, with none of the language barriers. Namibia offers a rare quality of life for those ready for something different.

Stable Democracy

Peaceful multi party democracy since 1990, with a strong rule of law and independent courts.

English Official Language

Business, banking, schooling and legal processes, all in English, from day one.

Strong Property Rights

Foreign buyers can generally acquire urban freehold property. Commercial farmland is subject to statutory restrictions.

Safe & Peaceful

A peaceful country with a relaxed pace of life. Review current travel advice and take normal security and health precautions.

Growing Economy

Expanding tourism, energy and investment sectors, with rising international attention.

Unmatched Lifestyle

Clean cities, open landscapes and a pace of life that lets you breathe again.

Who We Help

One country. Many new beginnings.

Wherever you're coming from and whatever you're chasing, we build the plan around you.

Retirees

Stretch your pension further in a peaceful, sunny country with quality private healthcare.

Remote Workers

Keep your income, change your view. Fibre internet, US friendly time zone, digital nomad options.

Families

Safe neighbourhoods, English language and international schools, and room for kids to be kids.

Investors & Founders

Property, tourism, agriculture and business ventures in one of Africa's most stable economies.

The Diaspora

Reconnect with the continent, build roots, a home and a legacy in Namibia.

Business Consulting

Advisors for the move. Consultants for the business.

Most long stay visas favour people who invest or build. Through Cantex Investment CC, a close corporation registered in Namibia, we help you plan your venture before you arrive.

Company Setup & Registration

BIPA registration, banking, tax numbers and compliance, coordinated with independent local professionals, so your Namibian company starts clean.

Strategy & Operations

Market entry planning, local hiring guidance, supplier introductions and operating support for your first year on the ground.

Brand, Web & Marketing

Websites, branding and digital marketing with the scope of delivery agreed in writing, so your venture looks credible from day one.

Independence Avenue in central Windhoek
Life in Windhoek
Everyday Namibia

Modern city life, without the chaos

Tree lined avenues, reliable infrastructure, good hospitals and international schools. Windhoek and the coastal towns offer a comfortable, familiar standard of living, with far more space, and far less stress.

  • First world banking, private healthcare and fibre internet
  • A welcoming, English speaking community
  • Direct connections to Europe and Southern Africa
See Namibia for yourself
Advisory Services

A clear path, guided at every step

Structured, transparent advisory services, from your first question to your first morning in Namibia.

Residency Strategy Assessment

A focused consultation to explore the general residency options available to you. Book a strategy call with us first, and we arrange independent legal review where needed.

Full Relocation Roadmap

End to end planning: residency strategy, property guidance and transition support, built around your family.

Discovery & Investment Tours

Small group tours to experience Namibia first hand and evaluate real opportunities on the ground.

Residency Pathways

There's a route for your situation

Cantex guides you personally through your visa and residency options. We cover the details with you on a strategy call.

Windhoek at night, warm and alive
Rich in Culture
Rich in Culture

A young nation with deep roots

Namibia is home to more than eleven cultures living side by side: Ovambo, Herero, Damara, Nama, San, Himba, Kavango, Caprivian, Tswana, Baster, Coloured, Afrikaner and German communities, each with its own language, food and traditions. The result is a country of many languages, warm hospitality, striking traditional dress, craft markets, braai culture and music everywhere.

  • Festivals, live music and vibrant township food scenes
  • Afrikaans and German heritage sitting beside proud African tradition
  • Newcomers welcomed into community life, not kept outside it
Experience it on a discovery tour
"Namibia doesn't ask you to give up comfort for adventure, here, you can have both."
Cantex Advisory · Windhoek
The Journey

Our 5-Step Relocation Process

Strategy Call

We understand your goals, family situation and timeline.

Personalised Roadmap

A tailored relocation and residency plan, in writing.

Discovery Tour

Experience Namibia and evaluate opportunities in person.

Residency & Legal

Coordinated with independent admitted Namibian legal practitioners.

Arrival & Settlement

Land, settle in, and start your new chapter with support.

Ready to explore a life in Namibia?

Start with a strategy call, no obligation, just clear answers about your options.

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Home · Services

Advisory Services

Clear, fixed scope services for anyone exploring residency, relocation or investment in Namibia. Every engagement begins with a conversation, and we quote you honestly once we understand your situation.

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Residency Strategy Assessment

A focused consultation to explore the general residency options available to you. Book a strategy call with us first, and we arrange independent legal review where needed.

Book a Call
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Full Relocation Roadmap

End to end relocation planning: residency strategy, property guidance and transition support, a complete, personalised plan for your move.

Book a Call
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Discovery & Investment Tours

Small group tours designed to explore Namibia first hand, cities, coast, properties and opportunities, before you commit to anything.

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Business Investment Advisory

Strategic guidance for investors exploring investment opportunities, with introductions to independent local professionals who can assist with due diligence.

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12-Month Advisory Support

Ongoing advisory support throughout your relocation or investment journey, one trusted point of contact in Namibia, all year round.

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On pricing Every situation is different, so we quote after we understand yours. Book a free strategy call and you will leave the conversation understanding your available options and the scope of work involved, followed by a written quotation. No obligation either way.
Free Guide

The American's Guide to Living in Namibia

Everything you need to start planning, written for Americans, by advisors on the ground in Namibia.

  • Residency pathways explained
  • Property ownership for foreigners
  • Cost of living, city by city
  • Lifestyle & safety
  • Investment opportunities

We use your details only to respond to your request. We do not sell your personal information.

Your email application will open. Please send the request to receive your guide. Email us directly

Not sure where to start?

Book a strategy call and we'll point you to the right service for your situation.

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Home · Invest

Invest in Namibia Through Cantex

We introduce international clients to opportunities across Namibia's most promising sectors, with clear eyed advice and trusted local introductions.

Premium residential property in Namibia
Real Estate · Namibia
Sector 01

Real Estate & Property Development

From coastal homes in Swakopmund to development land around Windhoek. Namibia's property market offers urban freehold ownership and a transparent deeds registry system.

  • Urban freehold generally open to foreign buyers
  • Residential, coastal and development opportunities
  • Introductions to independent estate agents, conveyancers and property developers
Discuss a property strategy
Elephants in Etosha National Park, Namibia
Tourism & Hospitality
Sector 02

Tourism & Hospitality Ventures

Namibia's tourism sector keeps growing, lodges, guest houses and experience driven businesses serving one of the world's most sought after safari destinations.

  • Lodges, guest houses and boutique hospitality
  • Experience and adventure tourism operations
  • Partnerships with established local operators
Explore tourism opportunities
More Sectors

Beyond property and tourism

Agricultural Investments

Farming, agri processing and land based ventures across Namibia's productive regions, long horizon investments in a country with deep agricultural roots.

Please note: Foreign nationals generally require prior written ministerial consent to purchase commercial agricultural land, or to hold certain long leases or controlling interests in entities that own farmland, under section 58 of the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act. Book a strategy call with us first, and we arrange independent legal review where needed.

Local Business Partnerships

Joint ventures with established Namibian operators, enter the market alongside people who already know it, with investment amounts agreed on a case by case basis.

How we work Cantex provides strategic introductions and advisory services. We do not sell investment products or provide regulated financial advice. Every opportunity is presented for your own independent evaluation, with full transparency on any partnerships or referral arrangements.

Exploring an investment between $75k and $500k?

Tell us what you're looking for, we'll tell you honestly whether Namibia is the right fit.

Start an Investment Inquiry
Home · Discovery Tours

Discovery & Investment Tours

See Namibia before you decide. A structured week built around your questions: cities, coast, properties, professionals and paperwork.

What You'll Experience

A week that answers every question

This isn't a holiday package, it's a structured reconnaissance trip for people seriously considering Namibia.

  • Visit Namibia before committing to a move
  • Explore Windhoek, Swakopmund and lifestyle options
  • View properties and investment opportunities first hand
  • Meet local attorneys, agents and professionals
  • Understand residency pathways on the ground
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Windhoek city centre at dusk
Windhoek at Dusk
The Route

Places you'll get to know

The 7-Day Itinerary

Every day planned with purpose

A structured week, not a holiday package. Tap each day to see what is included.

Airport pickup at Hosea Kutako International, check in at your Windhoek guesthouse, orientation session on the week ahead, and a relaxed welcome dinner with the Cantex team.
Guided tour of the capital, city centre, residential suburbs like Klein Windhoek and Ludwigsdorf, shopping centres, private hospitals and international schools. Real supermarket and restaurant prices, so you can feel the cost of living for yourself.
Planned meetings, subject to availability, with an immigration legal practitioner, a bank relationship manager and estate agents. Bring every question you have.
Private viewings of homes and investment properties selected in advance around your budget and goals, from city townhouses to suburban family homes and rental income opportunities.
A scenic drive to the Atlantic coast. Explore the seaside lifestyle, coastal property market and the neighbouring port town of Walvis Bay, the most popular area with international movers.
Morning in the dunes of the Namib, then a one on one strategy session: we map your personal residency pathway, budget and next steps into a written action plan you take home.
Return drive to Windhoek, final Q&A over brunch, and airport drop off, with your personalised relocation roadmap in hand.

Included

All accommodation (guesthouse & coastal hotel) · airport transfers & all ground transport · breakfasts and welcome/farewell dinners · every professional meeting & property viewing · your written relocation action plan.

Not Included

International flights to Windhoek (Hosea Kutako International) · travel insurance · visas where applicable · most lunches and personal spending. Solo travelers, couples and small families all welcome, groups capped at 10 guests.

Take it with you

The full tour brochure

Five pages covering the itinerary day by day, what is included, who you will meet and how to join a tour. Share it with your family before you decide.

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Suburban family home in Namibia
Property Viewings
Included on Tour

Walk through real homes, meet real people

We arrange private viewings of homes and investment properties matched to your budget and plans, plus sit downs with the attorneys, bankers and agents you'd actually work with.

Reserve your place

Come see it with your own eyes.

Tours run in small groups throughout the year. Tell us your dates and we'll build the itinerary.

Enquire About Dates
Home · About

Advisors on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Cantex pairs deep local knowledge in Namibia with a trusted point of contact in the United States, so you're guided properly at home and on the ground.

Hendrick Kantewa, Founder and Lead Advisor
Founder & Lead Advisor

Hendrick Kantewa

Hendrick is a fundraising and business development professional, and the founder of Cantex Investment CC. He has built long term partnerships with corporates, donors and institutions across Namibia.

He now applies that same discipline privately through his consultancy, raising funding for projects, businesses and ventures, structuring proposals that funders take seriously, and opening doors to the right people. He personally guides every Cantex client relationship on the ground in Windhoek.

  • Private fundraising for projects and businesses
  • Founder, Cantex Investment CC
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Jeffrey Lamie, U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative

Jeffrey Lamie

Jeffrey is a United States based executive whose career spans nonprofit leadership, international advisory and major capital campaigns. He has spent years building donor and investor relationships, guiding boards and leadership teams, and steering organisations through complex, high value fundraising.

As the United States Representative of Cantex, he is your first point of contact at home. He answers your questions in your own time zone and in plain terms, helps you pressure test the idea before you spend a dollar, and stays involved through the move.

  • Nonprofit leadership and governance
  • Major capital campaigns and donor relations
  • International advisory
  • United States Representative, Cantex
United States
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Between them, Hendrick and Jeffrey have spent their careers doing one thing: raising capital and connecting people to opportunity. Cantex applies that same discipline to your move.

Why Trust Cantex

Real company. Real people. On the record.

Registered in NamibiaCantex Investment CC is a close corporation registered with BIPA, Namibia’s Business & Intellectual Property Authority.
Independent Legal PractitionersWe do not file immigration applications. Where legal work is required, we refer clients to independent admitted Namibian legal practitioners.
Reachable & AccountableWindhoek office hours Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 (GMT+2). khendrick@cantexadvisory.com · +264 81 349 0735 · United States +1 (434) 989-8755
Central Windhoek, Namibia
Windhoek · Head Office
Our Approach

Honest advice, fully disclosed

We are advisors, not salespeople. Every recommendation is made in your interest, every partnership is disclosed in writing, and legal work is referred to independent admitted practitioners.

  • Transparent, fixed scope engagements
  • Written disclosure of any referral arrangements
  • Referrals to independent legal practitioners
Talk to us

Let's talk about your plans.

A strategy call is the best first step, clear answers, no pressure.

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Home · Downloads

Downloads & Resources

Take our material with you. Read it properly, share it with your family, and come to the call with real questions.

Cantex Namibia Discovery Tour brochure PDF · 5 pages
Tour Brochure

Namibia Discovery & Investment Tour

The full seven day itinerary, what is included and what is not, who you will meet on the ground, and the four steps to joining a tour. Everything in one document you can print or forward.

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Guide to living in Namibia Free guide
Relocation Guide

The Guide to Living in Namibia

Residency pathways, property ownership for foreigners, cost of living, lifestyle and safety, and where the real investment opportunities are. Send your request by email, and we will reply with the guide.

We use your details only to respond to your request. We do not sell your personal information.

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Home · FAQ

Questions, answered honestly

The things every mover asks us, visas, property, safety, taxes, internet and timelines. If your question is not here, ask us directly.

Cantex guides you personally through your visa and residency options. We cover the details with you on a strategy call. Many people visit on a discovery tour first. We always recommend seeing the country before committing.
Cantex guides you personally through your visa and residency options. We cover the details with you on a strategy call. Book a strategy call with us first, and we arrange independent legal review where needed.
Foreign buyers can generally acquire urban freehold property in Namibia. Commercial agricultural land is different: it needs prior written ministerial consent under section 58 of the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act. Prices vary widely by town and suburb. Non residents often need a larger deposit for local mortgages, so many buyers purchase in cash.
Namibia has been a stable multi party democracy since 1990, with an independent judiciary. Crime does occur, especially in cities, so review current travel advice and take appropriate security and health precautions.
Namibia has private hospitals in Windhoek and the coastal towns, with costs depending on the provider and treatment. Most expats take out local or international private medical cover, and we can introduce you to independent providers.
US citizens abroad may keep US filing and tax obligations. Relief depends on your income and circumstances, and pensions and other unearned income are not covered by the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. Namibia taxes income sourced in Namibia. We are not tax advisors. We connect you with cross border tax professionals as part of your relocation roadmap.
Fibre internet is available in Windhoek, Swakopmund and most major towns, and mobile LTE coverage is strong. Namibia sits at GMT+2, 6 to 7 hours ahead of the US East Coast, which many remote workers find workable with morning focused US schedules.
Plan realistically: visa applications commonly take several months to process, so early preparation matters. A typical journey, strategy call, discovery tour, application, move, spans 6 to 18 months depending on your pathway. Our 12-month advisory support exists precisely to guide you through it.

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Whether you're exploring residency, planning a discovery tour or evaluating an investment, we'd love to hear from you.

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+264 81 349 0735

Our Namibia line. Call or WhatsApp anytime

+1 (434) 989-8755

Our U.S. line. Speak with Jeffrey in your own time zone

Email Us

khendrick@cantexadvisory.com (Namibia)
jeff@cantexadvisory.com (United States)

Windhoek, Namibia

Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00 (GMT+2) · Sat by appointment · In person meetings welcome

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