The Office of the Labour Commissioner recently conducted a stakeholders’ engagement on Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) as a comprehensive initiative to improve its service delivery. This initiative aims to address longstanding challenges, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of labour dispute resolution in Namibia, while also providing stakeholders with a platform to identify bottlenecks that...
The USAID-funded Reach Namibia project recently hosted the vibrant and impactful ‘Youth Take Charge’ mobilisation event at the UN Plaza, where 360 young people received essential health and education services. Youth Take Charge targets priority populations with a comprehensive array of education and clinical services, including HIV, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and education, HIV testing,...
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s most successful airline, was awarded the prestigious Global Recognition and Appreciation Award at the First International Post-Covid Conference held in Toronto. The accolade acknowledges Ethiopian Airlines’ pivotal role in distributing emergency gear throughout Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring the delivery of essential medical supplies and saving countless lives. The conference was...
The Namibia Professional Communicators’ Forum was officially launched in Windhoek on Monday, 15 July. The forum, a new platform open to all, is designed to bring together industry leaders, seasoned professionals and enthusiastic newcomers, fostering collaboration, innovation and professional development in the field of communication. The forum aims to be a dynamic space where communicatios...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) is hosting the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) meetings from 15 to 19 July 2024. The meetings include the first African Preparatory Meeting (APM26-1) for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference in 2026 (PP-26), and the second African Preparatory Meeting for the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference in...
Namibia yesterday assumed chairmanship of the oldest customs union summit in the world, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Namibia took over the reins at the SACU Summit, Council of Ministers and Commission, effective 15 July 2024 to 14 July 2025. Namibia took over from the Kingdom of Lesotho, who held the SACU chair from...
A business symposium held at Walvis Bay last week enabled industry leaders and key stakeholders to address challenges and opportunities of Namibia’s promising oil and gas sector. The symposium was hosted by the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), and took place under the theme “Championing Namibia’s Local Content for Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainable Economic...
The country’s non-banking financial institutions and financial services’ watchdog has appointed Imanuel Hawanga as general manager for capital markets. The appointment by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) is effective from 3 June 2024. Hawanga holds a Master of Science in International Banking and Finance degree from the University of Salford, Manchester, a postgraduate...
Stock brokerage Simonis Storm (SS) projects that with stable consumption spending, the domestic economy could experience a more balanced inflationary environment, which would in turn foster sustainable economic growth for the remainder of the year. This is as the domestic annual inflation rate continues to ease more rapidly than anticipated. SS has maintained its forecast...
The 2024 Nedbank Rock and Rut XC series will take place at FarmBergquell, situated on the outskirts of Okahandja, tomorrow. The representative of the Rock and Rut Mountain Bike Club and event organiser Michael Hennes said the races will be hosted at this new venue, which was commissioned last year, and is expected to give...