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It’s vital for banks, customers to work together – BAN 
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It’s vital for banks, customers to work together – BAN 

It is vital that banking customers know and understand how their banks should treat them.  Customers should expect their banks to provide them with information in a plain and understandable manner and language, ensure enquiries are attended to promptly and provide affordable and accessible banking services.  This is according to Dantagos Jimmy, CEO of the...

Opinion – Investing outcomes trump headlines during uncertainty 
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Opinion – Investing outcomes trump headlines during uncertainty 

Against the backdrop of global markets influx, imagine an investor nervously scrolling through their phone, eyes darting over headlines filled with policy changes, geopolitical tensions, and consumer behaviour shifts. Each alert brings a fresh wave of anxiety with tariff shocks, diplomatic standoffs, and rapid technological change shaking confidence. Volatility has become the norm, and uncertainty...

NY’s finance sector faces risks from Trump visa crackdown
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NY’s finance sector faces risks from Trump visa crackdown

NEW YORK – On a bright September morning, employees stream through the turnstiles and vast lobby of Goldman Sachs’ headquarters in the sunlit Battery Park City neighbourhood of Manhattan.More than 9 000 people work at the investment bank’s New York head office.And hundreds of them depend on the H-1B skilled worker visa, recently targeted by...

Rosh Pinah Zinc secures N$2.6b for project expansion 
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Rosh Pinah Zinc secures N$2.6b for project expansion 

Rosh Pinah Zinc (RPZ) has secured US$150 million, about N$2.6 billion at current exchange rates, debt financing to fund its expansion project.  Construction for the expansion is reported to be over 80% complete and remains on budget.  The debt financing was facilitated by Appian Capital Advisory Limited, the majority shareholder of RPZ and an investment...

Sipangero kwatjindja evango lyokupungwira liyakare evango lyokutekwira vakeke.
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Sipangero kwatjindja evango lyokupungwira liyakare evango lyokutekwira vakeke.

Auleria Wakudumo Engela- posiruwo simwe kukara asi evango lyangesi kuna gwana mo ntudi Mbundu yiruganeso yosipangero yokutekauka, ngesi vana tjindji nye evango lyangesi likare asi tavaliruganesa wosipangero. Evango eli ngesi kuna kara asi lyokkeverera vakeke vana kara asi kuna vahampuruka noudigu ndi nouvera vavature nye moNICU, yipo vagwane muhaku gokuvakeverera mosipangero somomukunda gwaOhangwena.  Mukurona mosipangero...

Corridor group celebrates 25 years of trade success 
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Corridor group celebrates 25 years of trade success 

The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) has come a long way since it started in 2000. Back then, it handled no transit cargo. Today, the corridor carries nearly 2.5 million metric tonnes of cargo each year.  This was shared by Andrew Kanime, chairperson of the WBCG Board, during the group’s 25th anniversary celebration. The event...

Skills mismatch in labour market a concern
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Skills mismatch in labour market a concern

SWAKOPMUND – Namibia must bridge the skills mismatch and equip its young people with skills for the future.  Failure to do this will risk the country ending up with an irrelevant and defunct system. This was said by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in a speech delivered on her behalf by Erongo governor Natalia /Goagoses at the...

Omaruru hosts MX Nationals leg 7 
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Omaruru hosts MX Nationals leg 7 

Hilma Nalupe  The Omaruru Motocross (MX) track roared to life this past weekend as it hosted the seventh leg of the Namibian Motocross Nationals, delivering a weekend of unforgettable racing and heartfelt moments.  Before the first gate dropped, the motocross family united in an emotional show of solidarity for Leon van Wyk, a fellow MX...