Louis Du Toit has been selected to temporarily lead the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) for three months as the board has embarked on a recruitment process of a new substantive CEO. Du Toit’s appointment as acting CEO follows the departure of Sakaria Nghikembua at the end of his five-year term at the end of last month.
By the end of August, FlyWestair will be taking off twice a week to Rundu and three times a week to Katima Mulilo from their hub at Eros Airport in Windhoek. The Rundu flights will commence on 24 August while the Katima route will be added a day later.
Retuura Ballotti has been confirmed as Bank Windhoek’s new Human Capital Executive, effective 1 July 2021. Her appointment was made by the bank’s Managing Director, Baronice Hans.
Low throughput is expected to remain a severe challenge for the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) for at least the next two years. This specific predicament weighed heavily on the corporation during the last financial year from February 2020 to January 2021.
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) says recent unprecedented cyber-attacks on South African ports has heightened its awareness on the importance of safety and security amongst regional logistics chains, as any disruptions may have a serious effect on the general livelihoods of people.
There is an impression purported by scholars and other nationals in the Zambezi that the region is in an identity crisis. Furthermore, some scholars subscribe to the notion that the inhabitants have been oppressed by the Luyanas, but contrary to this perception is the reality that the Zambezi people are of Luyana stock and there are clear family links.
The African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA), is finally on the table of every administrative public institution, African universities, African parliaments, embassies, strategic participating ministries, African state houses, AU headquarters, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, WTO, World Bank and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
Teachers and learners of Mupini Combined School in Kavango West could not hide their excitement when a fishing company last week donated over 300 textbooks to the school, with a combined value of about N$60 000.
Oshikoto health director Joshua Nghipangelwa has recounted his battle with Covid-19, saying it was a near-death experience.
Farmers in the Omaheke region last year suffered losses in excess of N$8.8 million as a result of rampant livestock theft, governor Pijoo Nganate revealed last week.