Letshego Bank Namibia received a PMR Diamond award for being the leading micro financial service provider in Namibia. The awards ceremony for the annual PMR Awards took place in Windhoek this week.
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SOE securing funding will deepen local capital markets
A consensus by local analysts that attracting more investment for the domestic economy is crucial to ensure economic growth could be hampered by the fact that institutional investors would welcome a regime where State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) are discouraged to continually depend on government funding.
Opinion – On politically biased human rights groups
The true forerunner of human rights discourse was the concept of natural rights, which appeared as part of the medieval natural law tradition that became prominent during the European enlightenment.
Opinion – Public servants stereotype: It is not at all about being lazy
Stereotyping that public servants are lazy, inefficient, rude are unfortunately some of the negative inclinations towards public servants.
Call to track, measure women’s progress
As the world marked International Women’s Day last week, the secretary general of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Boemo Sekgoma, called for an advanced framework for tracking and measuring key indicators to ensure the progress of women in political participation.
Social grants: Beneficiaries decry long distances
Government’s social grants beneficiaries at Nkambe village in the Kavango West’s Tondoro constituency are outraged over the distance they have to travel to receive their payments, requesting that they start receiving it at their village as from next month.
Pensioner accused of murder testifies in own defence
A 72-year-old resident of Schlip near Mariental, who is charged with murder, took the stand yesterday in his own defence.
Amathila comes to aid of Kunene teachers
The community of Otjomuru has expressed gratitude after the local school received an additional teacher’s accommodation facility, courtesy of veteran politician Dr Libertina Amathila, last week Friday.
Ondonga succeeds in illegal fencing battle
The Ondonga Traditional Authority has made progress in removing illegal fences within the traditional authority’s jurisdiction.
Gambling house staff robbed nearly N$30 000
Two employees of a gambling house in Kuisebmond were robbed of N$28 400 and two cell phones on Monday morning.
