Welwitschia University and Side by Side Early Intervention Centre on Monday signed an agreement to provide practical training and placement opportunities for Bachelor of Social Work students at Welwitschia University. Welwitschia University will provide theoretical instructions ,while Side by Side Early Intervention Centre will host practical placements. This way, students will gain on-the-job training under...
The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) stated it is enthusiastic about the opportunities presented by the Regulatory Sandbox, which allows innovators to test their ideas in a controlled environment, facilitating positive change while ensuring these advancements uphold fairness and financial system stability. In this regard, Namfisa yesterday announced that Express Credit Cash Advance officially...
As part of its “Think Namibia” campaign and its ‘Aquaponics-Systems for Educational Institutions to Improve Food Security’, the Hanns Seidel Foundation recently handed-over a state-of-the-art aquaponics system to the Vocational Training School at Development Aid from People for People (DAPP) Namibia near Outapi in the Omusati region. The handover took place on 18 March 2025...
Real estate agents described 2024 as a year filled with challenges and opportunities in the property financing industry. They endured challenges and remained motivated to make more sales in 2025. These sentiments were shared at the Bank Windhoek annual Coastal Estate Agent Awards in Swakopmund on 14 March. The awards recognise estate agents’ hard work...
Namibia has taken a giant leap forward in financial education and market intelligence with the official launch of the Bloomberg Finance Lab at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust). This is a collaborative initiative between Nust, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), and the Namibia Investment and Finance Academy (Nifa). The Bloomberg Finance Lab is...
Bank Windhoek’s annual stakeholder engagement session took place at the Hilton Hotel in Windhoek on Tuesday. While embracing the dawn of a new era defined by artificial intelligence’s (AI) swift and seismic transformation, the event explored how AI reshapes industries, challenges old paradigms. It presents stark choices to embrace or retreat from it. “Africa stands...
Namibia’s law enforcement agencies and the office of the Prosecutor General took a significant step forward in the fight against financial crime. A two-day workshop, titled ‘Turning Financial Intelligence into Evidence – Addressing Serious, Standalone and Complex Money Laundering Cases’, was hosted this week. The event brought together key institutions involved in financial investigations and...
Standard Bank Namibia has appointed Zebra Kasete and Andreas Kanime to its board of directors, effective 10 March 2025. News of the appointments was shared via the Stocks Exchange News Service (SENS) as ordered by the Standard Bank board on Monday, 17 March 2025. The statement stipulates that Zebra Karirondua Kasete has been appointed as...
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) last week hosted a Copperbelt Information- Sharing Session in Kitwe, the economic hub of Zambia’s Copperbelt Province. The session, which took place on 13 March 2025, focused on positioning the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor (WBNLDC) as the preferred trade route for the Copperbelt. The session provided a platform for...
The Bank Windhoek, Namibia Aquatic Sports Federation’s (Nasfed) fourth Long Course Gala held last weekend at Olympia Swimming Pool set new records, as more than 100 athletes competed in 34 events. Roselinda Matyayi from Aqua Swimming and Fitness Club set a record for the 13-14 girls’ 50 metre backstroke with a time of 30.61 seconds....