– NWR announces improvements in its 2021 financial performance. – Announces dawn of new strategy through innovative ideas and new customer experiences. – Shareholder expresses appreciation to the NWR board for setting an example by being selfless in cutting board fees Namibia Wildlife Resorts Limited (NWR) announced improvements in its financial performance at the recently…
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Jessica Long swore in the first of the returning Peace Corps Volunteers, who had departed due to COVID. Today’s swearing-in marks the beginning of the process to build back the Peace Corps program in Namibia to the previous levels of volunteers. Crissy Hendrickson is the first volunteer who will resume her…
All Namibians under 35 years of age willing to purchase farmland through Agribank, now have up to 30 years to repay their farmland loans. This represents a five-year extension from the usual 25-year period that is now only applicable to clients above 35 years of age. This change is prompted by the Bank’s financial inclusion…
Low speed streets save lives. This is the message of the UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW), which has been observed since the UN General Assembly mandated WHO and the UN regional commissions to plan and host periodic UN Global Road Safety Weeks. This year, UNGRSW is observed from 13 to 17 May. The #Love30…
Bank Windhoek on Tuesday announced an updated version of its customer-focused mobile app, available on all mobile app stores, that would provide an enhanced banking experience to its customers. The bank’s Head of Digital, Data and Customer Transformation, Ryan Geyser in a media statement said as the bank celebrates its 40th anniversary, the locally designed…
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Namibia observed the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia in the capital on Tuesday. The day is aimed to raise awareness about violations of the rights of people who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer (LGBTIQ+). Speaking at the commemoration of the day, EU…
Santam Namibia has availed N.dollars 100 000 to Drought Relief Namibia to aid in the fight against the ongoing locust infestation, which has plagued the country since mid-December 2021. Since then, locusts have destroyed over 719 000 hectares of grazing land and 1 207 hectares of crop fields in 10 of Namibia’s 14 regions, with…
Award-winning producer for the local film ‘Hairareb,’ Dantagos Jimmy-Melani said winning awards is proof that the Namibian film industry possesses all of the necessary components to be a world-class player in the global film industry. This comes after Jimmy-Melani and her entire team put Namibia on the map in the Southern African entertainment industry when…
The Capricorn Foundation on Monday announced a N.dollars 500 000 donation to Imago Dei Welfare and Poverty Relief, a welfare organisation established to serve Namibia’s vulnerable communities. Imago Dei has been in operation for 14 years and serves as a link between the community of means and the community of needs, by mobilising resources from…
The second edition of the Nedbank in Women in Media Conference took place on Saturday, 14 May, under the theme ‘Alike in so many ways’. The conference was organised to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, as well as to try to foster a strong network amongst Namibian women working in the media industry. This year’s…