Business

WINDHOEK - ISACA, previously known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, has selected the managing director of Headway Consulting, Jan Coetzee, as their new president. At the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Windhoek, Coetzee was chosen to lead the Windhoek Chapter of this leading-edge global association.

WINDHOEK - FNB Namibia has confirmed that UnionPay cards are now accepted at all FNB Point of Sale terminals nationwide. UnionPay, also known as China UnionPay or by its abbreviation, CUP, is a Chinese financial services corporation headquartered in Shanghai, China, that provides bank card services and a card scheme in mainland China.

People often joke about their own funeral and how they envision it to be. Some make extremely quirky requests they insist that their family members respect on the day they’re buried.

WINDHOEK - FNB Namibia, through the FirstRand Namibia Foundation Trust, last week donated N$1 million to the Dare to Care fund, which alleviates the plight of drought-stricken farmers. 

WINDHOEK – Rössing Uranium Mine increased its production with 17 percent in 2018 as it produced 2 479 tonnes of drummed uranium oxide compared with 2017’s production of 2 110 tonnes. However, the total mined tonnes were 24 percent below production targets following a mining slowdown to curtail the impact of water supply interruptions. 

WINDHOEK – The Bank of Namibia (BoN) continues to clamp down on dubious financial schemes operating in the country which, more often than not, prey on vulnerable Namibians during tough economic times.

WINDHOEK – The total Development Budget for the Erongo Region for the 2019/20 financial year, as tabled by Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein in March, stands at N$1.268 billion. Thereafter, during the remainder of the Medium-Term

WINDHOEK - Emerging managers are pivotal contributors to organisational performance and a vital link between frontline employees and the executive team in organisations as they are the backbone that sense and respond to various industry forces and drivers of a business to secure optimum performance.

WINDHOEK – Following an application from the national power utility, NamPower, the Electricity Control Board (ECB) approved a 2.5 percent tariff decrease, translating into an effective bulk tariff decrease from N$1.69 to N$ 1.65 per kilowatt-hour. However, the ECB has projected that consumer tariffs should remain at current levels based on inflationary impact as well as adjustments to distribution costs. 

WINDHOEK – The Frans Indongo Group officially launched its new Indongo Ford dealership at Oshakati recently. 
The dealership, which is the newest member of the Frans Indongo Group, opened its doors in Oshakati in 2018 to offer convenient service to people in the north.