Business

At a time where hundreds of pilots have been grounded due to the coronavirus outbreak globally, Air Namibia youthful pilot shares his experience of domestic flying during these unprecedented times of the pandemic.

The year 2020 is certainly a year of change – so much change in fact that we cannot ever go back to how things were.

As a people and change champion, the role of the human resource business partner (HRBP) is critical in these unprecedented times. Covid-19 has disrupted how we do things – from how we conduct business to how we play with our children, as well as how we shop and stay connected.

While Namibia’s relative budgetary allocations are subject to realignment over time, key development priorities for the country lie in balancing the needs of the social sector and that of the economic sector to bring about improved quality of life, economic diversification, inclusive growth and shared prosperity within an environmentally sustainable manner.

A group of more than 50 angry street vendors from the Havana informal settlement on Friday demonstrated against Windhoek City Police officers, accusing them of destroying their structures.

Trustco has informed shareholders that DEG, a development finance institution based in the Federal Republic of Germany, in association with the German Development agency, KfW Group, approved a United States Dollar denominated term loan facility to Trustco Finance.

The new Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Johannes !Gawaxab believes the central bank’s mandate is not just to deliver on traditional roles such as monetary policy and financial stability, but is also about delivering on an economy that provides prosperity to the country.

Namibia’s debt is projected to increase to N$117 billion, or almost 69% of GDP, while revenue will be down 14.3% compared to previous estimates for the 2020/21 financial year.

Following the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Namibia, the Chamber of Mines in Namibia cancelled its annual Mining Expo & Conference for 2020.

FNB, through the FirstRand Namibia Foundation Trust, has handed over a monetary contribution of N$1.5 million to the government in response to Covid-19 mitigation efforts.