2021-04-09Edgar Brandt For all the dreams and aspirations Namibians have for their future and their children’s future, the country needs more investment now. View more
2021-04-08Staff Reporter Namibia Wildlife Resorts Limited (NWR) closed its /Ai-/Ais Hotsprings and Spa on 11 January 2021 after it experienced flash floods that resulted in the rivers along the resort overflowing, causing damage to the resort and its campsites. View more
2021-04-08Maihapa Ndjavera Both retention and reallocation employment policies can help mitigate the severe socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on workers. View more
2021-04-08Maihapa Ndjavera Letshego Holdings Namibia presented the worst performer on the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) during the first quarter of 2021, as their share price was reduced by 28.6%. Other companies classified as worst performers were Oryx Properties, down by 8.9%, and Namibia Breweries down by 6.8%. View more
2021-04-08Edgar Brandt The much-anticipated African Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), through which trading commenced on 1 January this year, could bolster the continent’s income by US$450 billion (more than N$6 trillion) and lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty by 2035, if accompanied by significant policy reforms and trade-facilitation measures, according to the World Bank. View more
2021-04-07Staff Reporter The International Business Magazine Awards recently presented Bank Windhoek with two awards for 2021. The first accolade recognised the bank’s Managing Director, Baronice Hans as the Best Banking Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Year in Namibia while the second prize acknowledged Bank Windhoek as the 2021 Best Corporate Bank in Namibia. View more
2021-04-07Staff Reporter About the strife brought by World War II, Winston Churchill once said, “…Never let a good crisis go to waste”. Crises are moments of truth – and the Covid-19 pandemic is one of them challenging our complacency in our economy. Hopefully, the guilt of not challenging the norm and instead be satisfied with the status quo and tradition is catching up with us. View more
2021-04-07Maihapa Ndjavera The government is considering better ways of providing a clear roadmap on how natural resources, such as minerals, can be locally beneficiated to contribute to downstream industrialisation. One of the options is through the provision of feedstock and other inputs to the manufacturing industry in an environmentally sustainable way. View more
2021-04-07Staff Reporter While prices for one-bedroom rental units have increased since last year, prices for two and more bedroom units continue to contract due to waning demand. View more
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