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WINDHOEK - Running a small family business in Namibia is not for the faint of heart. Laurence Theron, born in Swakopmund and living in Walvis Bay, says it’s getting tougher for small and medium (SME)-size businesses to survive.

WINDHOEK - Green Enterprise Solutions (Green) this week once again attended Africa’s largest Telecom Conference in Cape Town. Green is the only Namibian company to be an exhibitor with its own stand at this pan-African event.

WINDHOEK - Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has to date paid N$60 million in interest to the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN), as interest on the N$120 million loan the company borrowed in 2006, Managing Director Zelna Hengari said.

WINDHOEK - Amnesty International this week announced that it has withdrawn its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, from Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, in light her “shameful betrayal of the values she once stood for”. 

WINDHOEK – A man who three years ago gruesomely murdered his cousin in Katutura was sentenced to 15 years in prison this week.

WINDHOEK – Deputy Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Lucia Witbooi has called on the Ministry of Basic Education, Arts and Culture to revive the “My Future is My Choice” and “Window of Hope” programmes. 

WINDHOEK – The Prosecutor-General is set to decide the fate of a man who is currently in police custody for allegedly slitting his ex-girlfriend’s throat and attempting suicide in March. 

WINDHOEK – Top performing schools plying their trade in the ever-growing Namibia Basketball Schools League (NBSL), which is held under the auspices of the Namibia Basketball Federation (NFBF), were recently awarded for their hard work and exploits on the courts.

WINDHOEK – More than 200 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) showed their appreciation and excitement when they were treated to an early Christmas party last week at the headquarters of Namibia Brewery Limited (NBL).

WINDHOEK – The Miss Oniipa Young Beauty pageant 2018 is aimed at giving young beauties a platform to showcase their talents in modeling circles.