Business

Bank Windhoek last week announced its partnership with the Katuka Mentorship Programme. At the event, Bank Windhoek’s Head of Corporate Affairs Hayley Allen said empowering women who are in business is the reason for supporting the Katuka Mentorship Programme and it is the perfect fit for the bank. 

The National Environment Fund (NEF) of Botswana yesterday commenced with a benchmark study of Namibia’s Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) to attain suitable benchmarks for its own NEF. 

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the world and has now killed more people than SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), the disease is wreaking havoc on the Chinese economy and is severely disrupting global supply chains.

Etosha Fishing Corporation has confirmed the appointment of Nezette Beukes as its new managing director (MD), effective 1 January 2020. Beukes previously held the position of financial director in the company from 2015 and has been acting in the position of MD since the resignation of its former MD Pieter Greeff in December 2018. 

PowerCom Pty Ltd has commenced with the planned tower construction in Walvis Bay Extension 17. A recent ground-breaking ceremony confirmed the tower’s commencement as well as the company’s infrastructure CAPEX investment rollout for 2019/2020, which seeks to increase the company’s footprint and asset base to best service ICT players and offer last mile connectivity.  

Local entrepreneurs, Shiwomeho Kalla, of Shiwa The Baker, and Mutindi Jacobs of Karibu Flowers, are using the power of collaboration as a business-building strategy this Valentine’s Day. No stranger to the phrase,

The founder of Nghishe Biotech, Charles Haluodi, has developed a system to convert organic waste such as food, animal and plant waste, into environmentally friendly flammable gas and organic fertiliser.

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has confirmed the successful annual Aerodrome Renewal Licences for Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA), Walvis Bay International Airport and Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Airport.

The voluntary nature of the Retail Sector Charter (RSC) remains one of the biggest challenges hindering its successful implementation.

Air Namibia yesterday confirmed it will suspend its Windhoek to Luanda route effective Sunday, 9 February 2020.