The inaugural Namport Nedbank Powerhouse Challenge, held in Lüderitz from 2 to 3 May, was a resounding success. The event, organised by the Powerhouse Cycling Club, attracted enthusiastic participants and showcased the unique landscape of Lüderitz. In unofficial results, Joris Harteveld won the 100-kilometre (km) challenge. Petrus Hango finished second, and Simon Kaita took third...
As of the beginning of this month, South African Airways (SAA) commenced with a third daily flight connecting Johannesburg to Windhoek, up from the two daily flights previously offered. Air Connect Namibia (ACN) welcomed the additional daily flight between Johannesburg and Windhoek to enhance travel options and support the growing demand for regional air travel. ...
The Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group has officially been certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) for 2025/26. In a statement, the group noted this is a remarkable achievement that stands as a testament to the authentic, caring and passionate spirit which serves as the ethos of the group. Following the completion of the...
FNB Private Banking recently celebrated Namibia’s newest charted accountants at a prestigious Institute of Charted Accountants Namibia (iCAN) Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) congratulatory event in Windhoek. With 82 of the 104 candidates passing the 2025 Assessment of Professional Competence (APC), this year marks one of the highest pass rates in the profession’s history, a...
The US-Africa Energy Forum (USAEF) returns to Houston with a bold agenda focused on catalysing American investment and innovation across Africa’s most dynamic energy markets. Designed as a high-impact platform for government and private sector dialogue, USAEF brings together African energy stakeholders and leading American companies to accelerate project development, capital deployment and technology transfer...
The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Subsea7, a global offshore energy contractor. This strategic partnership comes in the wake of significant offshore energy discoveries in Namibia, and aims to foster collaboration on upstream offshore infrastructure development projects. The MoU sets the foundation for both companies to...
The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) strengthened its enterprise-wide risk management capabilities through a strategic partnership with Capricorn Group on Tuesday, 29 April 2025. The partnership aims to build on existing institutional resilience, and embed a proactive risk-aware culture. Facilitated by Horst Simon, Capricorn Group’s business risk officer and globally- recognised risk culture builder, the risk...
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...
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...