Public Service Announcement

The Cancer Association of Namibia presents Programme 2 of the 2018 National Cancer Outreach Programme as follow: Monday               12 February 2018              Mariental Correctional Facility and Dr Grobler Rooms at Mariental (from 11:00) Ladies: Clinical breast examination and cervical screening (Pap smear). Men: Prostate function (by PSA blood test – only a prick on the finger,…

Investors flock to Zim

Zimbabwe has received Foreign  Direct Investment (FDI) commitments worth $3 billion in the past seven  weeks, as investors start warming up to the new administration in the  country, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday. Zimbabwe has in recent years lagged behind regional peers in attracting  FDI due to a hostile investment climate among other challenges.…

African Utility Week to focus strongly on meeting the continent’s water demand in Cape Town in May

Event going ahead as planned despite water shortages: Investment in water solutions is needed by the public and private sector to enable universal access, water security and resilient societies. African Utility Week will have a strong focus on water again this year from 15-17 May in Cape Town when the strategic water conference will showcase…

Talk less and act more

The recent fiscal management measures and directives issued by Government must and should be followed by tangible actions if Namibia is to turn the tide of bad economic and political news it was bombarded with in 2017. With all that news on a daily basis, there was never really any doubt in each and every…

What is cryptocurrency?

Interview with Gavin Marshall* Bank Windhoek will be hosting an information session on cryptocurrencies on 15 February 2018 at the National Theatre of Namibia. Herewith an extract from an interview with Marshall, where the public can glean more knowledge on the topic. Q: Where did cryptocurrency technology originate? Cryptocurrency originated with the cypherpunk movement in…