A programme which seeks to empower local entrepreneurs with skills to run their businesses effectively, will soon be rolled out. The Olafika SME Development and Mentorship Programme will be launched on 09 August 2018 and the first intake is expected to be conducted during September. Olafika, which loosely translated from Oshindonga means “the time has…
OTJIWARONGO, Namibia (21 July 2018) – Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) will be hosting a goat farming seminar on 7 Aug 2018. The one day seminar will emphasise dairy goats, and it will be led by Dr Terry Gipson, an internationally recognised goat expert from Langston University’s E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat…
The Bank Windhoek Namibia Volleyball Association experienced a thrilling week with matches played in the Central, Far Northern and Zambezi Leagues. Central Volleyball Association The tempo in Central Volleyball Association League has started heating up and as we enter the final week, the titles and rank positions are all still up for grab. Teams are…
World Youth Summit Awards nominated SDG initiative, ‘Be A Girl’ on 19th July 2018 awarded 169 top performing female students from 3 Senior High Schools in the Nkwanta South Municipal of the Volta Region in Ghana. The schools which included: Nkwanta Community Day Senior High School, Nkwanta Senior High and Kyabobo Girls Senior High school…
“Olafika, means “The Time Is Now”. The time has arrived for you to make that move in starting your entrepreneurial journey or growing your enterprise. SMEs are the backbone of many economies in the world and this can be the same in Namibia if we build their capacities. The Government attaches great importance to facilitating…
Privately owned renewable energy generation facilities can secure and enhance Namibian enterprise activity, says Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Jerome Mutumba. Currently, Namibia has a deficit in electricity generation capacity. In order to address the shortfall, new capacity is being developed, however until local generation is sufficient, Namibia will…
A Namibian scientist with the help of funding from the Nedbank Go Green Fund is investigating the impact of climate change in Namibia through a study of dung beetles that have evolved to become highly sensitive, and underrated, ecosystem watchdogs. Project leader Heather UJ Nependa, who is pursuing a masters in entomology at the University…
Parents of San school going learners at Okondjatu and Motsomi schools on Monday expressed appreciation over the donation of school shoes to their children by the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored). Cenored purchased the 235 pairs of black school shoes at a cost of over N.dollars 23 000, and handed them over to Okakarara…