The Nedbank Kapana Cook-Off 2021 competition will launch this Friday, 7 May. The competition, which is in its seventh year, will once again provide a business for the winner in the form of...
Year: 2021
Standard Bank joins Credit Guarantee Scheme…offers 60% collateral reduction for qualifying SMEs
Good news for small businesses is that Standard Bank Namibia has confirmed it has partnered with the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) to provide collateral cover of 60% for qualifying SMEs applying for...
Risks to the banking sector remain imminent
The risks to the domestic banking sector remain imminent, but could subside as the Namibian economy recovers in the near to medium term...
WEEKLY TAKEAWAY: A learned man is bent over with deadwood of knowledge
OPINION: Empowering employees with specific skills to attain better business performance through learning and development is, therefore, one area that constantly calls for attention.
Media ethics: How digital disruption reshaped ethics, professionalism
OPINION: In this article, I attempt to reflect on major digital disruptions that have brought significant changes in the media industry, specifically on journalism ethics and the profession, based on the principles of the Windhoek Declaration.
Municipality strives to provide free internet
KEETMANSHOOP - The Keetmanshoop municipal council recently approved an agreement with Leo Canopus to provide free internet services to residents of the town.
Mother seeks wheelchair for disabled son
A hapless mother of an eight-year-old boy, who is battling a brain tumour condition, is asking the public’s help for a wheelchair for him. Secilia Petrus said her son, Andreas Fanuel, was born with excess fluid in his brain, a condition later diagnosed as astrocytoma.
Cross-border cooperation vital… as Namibia and Angola hold consultations
Angola’s external relations minster Téte António has highlighted the importance of the movement of people and goods between the common borders with Namibia and vouched to continue assessing the internal situation.
Uutoni wants street vendors to afford houses
Minister of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni says he wants street vendors and those selling at open markets who can’t access bank housing finances to be able to build houses through the government’s Build Together and shack dwellers programmes.
New CEO to make ‘Rundu great again’
Rundu mayor Gabriel Kanyanga on Monday welcomed new Rundu CEO Olavi Nathanael, who has promised to make the local authority “great again”.
