The sub-contractors of the Maerua Mall development project last week hosted a roof-wetting event, bringing together sub-contractors, the main contractor Afrideca, the professional team, and client Oryx Properties. Heinrich Mohrmann, owner of AGA Cooling, shared: “While the roof isn’t fully complete, we felt it important to celebrate the progress so far, express gratitude to the...
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Air Botswana’s Whk route faces delays
Air Connect Namibia has provided an update on the imminent routes into Windhoek‘s Hosea Kutako International Airport that have seen a delay in Air Botswana’s connection between Gaborone and Windhoek. Meanwhile, FlySafair and South African Airways (SAA) are on course to offer more connections on 22 and 27 October, respectively. In September 2024, Air Connect Namibia...
NUST, union agree on salary increase
Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) management and the representative union’s salary negotiations ended on a high note. After months of negotiations between the university’s management and the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu), as well as the Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN), the parties have agreed to increase staff salaries. The university, together with...
Green urges start-ups to embrace AI
Rudolf Gaiseb The recent eighth information and communication technology summit that took place in the capital last month, accentuated a critical introspection of the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) in various facets of Namibian society, including in businesses of all sizes and the domestic economy in general. The ongoing AI debate summoned thought leaders, including...
RMB strikes three-year partnership with Yellowstone Trails
RMB Namibia has entered a partnership with Yellowstone Trails which will run for three years and will see RMB become the official naming sponsor of the RMB Yellowstone Trails. “Along with a broader social commitment, RMB is a staunch supporter of family and family-oriented events (which RMB Yellowstone Trails offers); it believes in healthy bodies...
O&L rebrand accelerates to Mach 10 …ushering in a new era of technological excellence
The Ohlthaver & List Group (O&L) has rebranded Dimension Data Namibia to Mach 10, marking a significant milestone in the Namibian information communication technology landscape. According to the group, the 100% acquisition of Dimension Data Namibia by O&L and the birth of Mach 10 signals not just a change in name but also a bold...
India declares day of mourning for industrialist Tata
MUMBAI – Crowds of mourners gathered in India’s financial capital Mumbai yesterday for the funeral of industrialist Ratan Tata, hailed as a “titan” who led one of the country’s biggest conglomerates. Tata, who died aged 86 on Wednesday, transformed the Tata Group into asprawling international enterprise, with a portfolio ranging from software to sports cars.His...
Protecting pensioners from criminals and banking scams
In recent years, banking fraud has become increasingly sophisticated, with pensioners often finding themselves scammed by unscrupulous criminals. These retirees, who may be less tech-savvy and more trusting, have become prime targets in incidents that can devastate their life savings. “While pensioners are prime targets of criminals, it’s important to know you can fight back,”...
Nasria delivers N$16 million dividend
Having handed over N$7.7 million in dividends in the last financial year, Namibia’s only special risks insurance company, Namibia Special Risks Insurance Association Limited (Nasria) handed over a dividend of N$16 million for the 2024 financial year to its sole shareholder, government. Speaking at the dividend handover, Nasria board chairperson Adrianus Vugs said the dividend...
Kandjoze defends green hydrogen
Green hydrogen is a complex new industry. Although its projects are not easy to realise, it inevitably holds transformational opportunities for many natural and corporate citizens of Namibia. This was part of the message by the Green Hydrogen Council chair, Obeth Kandjoze. He was responding to concerns that the emerging sector is being used to...