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If you read about the latest trends in internal auditing, you will find many articles about agile auditing, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence and other technologies aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the internal audit processes. 

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced restrictions in movement, while there was still a need to pay for services and products, which significantly increased the use of digital payments solutions.

To reduce the unemployment rate among graduates in Namibia, Bank Windhoek initiated its first Graduate Development Programme (GDP) as part of its overall social investment initiative in 2021. 

Klaudia Talohole (KT) Amakali–Angula recently graduated with a PhD from South Africa’s North-West University thanks to a fellowship from the  Schlumberger Foundation.

Kuleni Fund Administrators (Pty) Ltd, a wholly-owned entity of the GIPF, has completed a major rebranding process. The rebranding includes the change of the company’s name and logo, amongst others.

The domestic economy is projected to improve in 2022 before moderating in 2023. The latest economic outlook from the Bank of Namibia (BoN) shows that the country’s real GDP growth is estimated to increase to 3.9% in 2022 before moderating slightly to 2.7% in 2023, the same as that registered in 2021.

The sudden emergence of the pandemic was devastating, and almost overnight, many Namibians became acutely aware of the fragility of life. This reality suddenly brought into question whether we would be able to sustain our quality of life due to the potential long-term effects of the disease. 

Unemployed and unskilled young Namibians are not taking up apprenticeship opportunities to acquire skills in the wholesale and retail sector.

The dust around Swapo’s contentious seventh elective congress refuses to settle almost two weeks after it came to an end.