Twenty vocational students from NIMT recently joined Rössing Uranium for their 12-month job attachment programme. The intake normally takes place during March each year, but due to the impact Covid-19 had on the vocational training centre’s academic year, the students started on the 1st of April 2022 and will be with Rössing Uranium until the…
The national team of DanceSport Namibia recently competed in the Barcelona International Dance Competition. Teams of twelve countries from four continents competed in this 3-day event with more the 140 different choreographies and more the 14 hours of dance in the competition. The countries represented were Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Namibia, Oman, Slovakia,…
On Friday morning, 8 April 2022, a group of 33 volunteering employees of Capricorn Group, in their role as Changemakers, spent the morning at the Side by Side Early Intervention Centre for special needs children in the Goreangab community. During their visit they offered support to the Centre by creating an outdoor sensory path, used…
The excitement surrounding the immense prospects of hydrogen energy is making Namibia a centre of attraction in Africa. The country’s potential to become a major continental producer has sparked debate at the recent Dubai Expo, the World Economic Forum, and the recent EU-Africa Summit. “We at Nedbank are no strangers to supporting the development of…
Pupkewitz Toyota officially opened its new state-of-the-art branch in Rundu located at Marcus Shiwarongo Street. Despite covid setbacks for many businesses, Pupkewitz Motors together with their shareholder (40%) the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) as part of their Public-Private Partnership (PPP) kept investing and started the upgrade of the Rundu Toyota dealership in June of…
Jacquiline Pack, Executive Officer of Marketing and Corporate Communication Services at Bank Windhoek, announced on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, that the bank had pledged an additional N$ 300 000 to the Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey League. Pack made the announcement at a press conference held at Windhoek’s Wanderer’s Sporting Grounds, signaling the official start of…
Pupkewitz Motors Division as part of the Pupkewitz Group of companies is proud to announce the appointment of Veruschka de la Harpe as its new Head of Marketing and the latest member of the Motors division Senior Management effective 9 March. Veruschka joins the team from Nedbank Namibia Ltd where she was responsible for the…
“Investing in scary times” was the theme of the event held by Eos Capital, a private equity manager, in Windhoek on Tuesday. Speaking at the event was the CEO of SAVCA, Tanya van Lill, with the key message that pension funds in Namibia can find attractive and safe returns during these times by investing in…
The Faculty of Engineering and the Innovation Design Lab at the Namibian University of Science and Technology (NUST) have selected a team of six young, bright and aspiring engineering students to participate in the 2018 South Africa Shell Eco-Marathon Challenge. The Shell Eco-Marathon, one of the world’s leading energy efficiency competition programme, challenges student teams…
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019. Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be…