Old Mutual Unit Trusts (OMUT), a key offering under the Old Mutual Investment Group Namibia, demonstrated its ongoing commitment to youth development through its recent support of two notable school initiatives that highlight both academic and extracurricular excellence. At Windhoek High School (WHS), OMUT celebrated academic achievement by recognising the top two Grade 10 Mathematics performers during...
Bertha Kahenge I’m the freedom dipped in the blood of our freedom fighters, The deep-rooted strength of the Welwitchia plant in the plain of the desert. I’m the swaying and swinging of hips dancing to the beats of my traditional drums. I’m the voice of 30 languages being spoken amongst 13 tribes. I’m the security...
ONGWEDIVA – Dina Uvatera (26) from the Ovahimba community, who graduated last week through Namcol with a diploma in education, said her mother used to sell goats and cows to pay for her studies. She revealed that her mother, who is currently battling tuberculosis (TB), was unable to attend the graduation ceremony held in Ongwediva. However, her...
It all began with a simple, heartfelt conversation in a parking lot between two friends, Tangeni Ndeitunga and Waldau Naruseb, reminiscing about the magic of Easter and Christmas in their childhoods. Soon after, they brought in an incredible team, Ileni Hitula, Elly Nandago, Pandu Shaduka, Abassier Leukes and Innocent Enkali. Since then, things have continued...
Green Enterprise Solutions has partnered with the ministry of justice to launch a transformative Data-Capturing and Cleansing Programme. This programme aims to ensure the smooth and seamless transition of the Master of the High Court from the legacy system to the newly-developed trust system, as the ministry prepares to decommission the present legacy system. In...
Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has upgraded Oryx Properties Limited’s national scale ratings to BBB+(NA)/A2(NA) with a stable outlook, reflecting the company’s strengthened financial position and successful implementation of its growth strategy. The ratings’ upgrade comes as Oryx Properties continues to demonstrate robust performance in the domestic property market, with its portfolio value growing significantly from...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namibia is ready to attract strategic investments in energy and infrastructure. She stated that job-creation is government’s top priority when she met with a high-level Norwegian energy business delegation last week Friday at State House in Windhoek. The meeting, attended by representatives of the Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA) and several private...
Namibia instantly became a more attractive international and domestic investment destination when President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah recently announced a reduction in the country’s non-mining corporate tax. A seasoned economist has pointed out that the tax changes combined with other reforms signify a long-term economic structural shift that can propel key sectors. During her maiden State of...
KEETMANSHOOP – “I was lifted up by God from being a village girl, growing up in a corrugated iron-sheet house in Tses, and after relocating to Keetmanshoop, chosen from the dusty streets of Tseiblaagte for greater heights.” This is the heartfelt sentiment of Gaudentia Kröhne, the former Keetmanshoop mayor and now parliamentarian on the ruling...
Home to over 67 000 residents, the Tobias Hainyeko constituency in the heart of Katutura is grappling with widespread hunger, a crisis recently confirmed by its constituency councillor Christopher Likuwa. As part of New Era’s pre-election coverage initiative, the news team interviewed Likuwa to discuss the constituency’s development progress, successes and pressing challenges which need...