Just over a year ago, Namibia, along with the rest of the world, was confronted by the devastating impact of Covid-19. During this period, the tourism sector was one of the hardest-hit sectors. Being the sector that Namibia Wildlife Resorts Limited (NWR) solely operates in, the company was forced to look at innovative ways to…
COVID-19 taught us that times are changing, and we need to adapt to it swiftly. With these changes, many schools took to online learning during the pandemic, but other, not so fortunate ones were left behind. Fortunately, there are visionaries in the market who have already anticipated a future that might require a different way…
GOtv is always striving to make it easier for customers to receive the best service. This is why we are launching the Enhanced Decoder Notification (EDN) functionality to enhance communication with subscribers. GOtv also strives to give subscribers valuable information at their fingertip, so they can get back to being entertained. The EDN functionality, which…
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is pleased to introduce MUMI Investment Managers (Pty) LTD as one of six incubator asset managers. The Fund implemented the Asset Management Incubation programme to provide an opportunity for previously disadvantaged individuals to participate in the mainstream asset management industry, and in doing so create Namibian-based skills in the…
Twelve teams representing seven schools took part in the first round of ATKV’s (“Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuur Vereniging” – Afrikaans Language and Culture Association) Idioms Competition, which kicked off in mid-March this year. The participating schools were Windhoek Afrikaans Privaatskool, Edugate Academy, Privaatskool Elnatan, Danie Joubert Combined School, Kartsveld Academy, Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS)…
Food security in Namibia remains a big concern, and the need for assistance is increasing as more and more families find themselves in a desperate situation brought about by, amongst others, the Covid-19 pandemic. Given this reality, Capricorn Group is partnering with the Gondwana Care Trust to ensure that the MealforTwo project provides much-needed food…
In the spirit of Independence celebrations, Capricorn Group employees, in their role as Changemakers, returned to the small community of Groot Aub to bring some joy to the vulnerable children at The Youth Worship Team project centre. On Friday, 19 March 2021, about 30 Capricorn Changemakers painted the newly constructed centre and playground which was…
Capricorn Group’s Business Risk Officer, Horst Simon, facilitated Risk Management Training for Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) employees. This training session was the second session since July 2020. In January 2020, the NAMS/ISO 31000:2019 Risk Management Standard was officially gazetted as a Namibian Standard, followed by an announcement that Namibia accepted ISO31000 as the Risk Management…
Sanlam today announced the winners of their Back to School Competition which ended last week. This year, the competition was focused on COVID-19 as a way to encourage schools to ensure adherence to the COVID-19 regulations and keep their learners safe. The competition was open to all schools throughout the country. To participate, schools were…
Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) – a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group – recently donated 340 cases of Windhoek Lager to the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO), in contribution to the upcoming 31st Independence celebration activities of Namibian diplomatic missions abroad. Managing Director of NBL, Marco Wenk stated NBL’s delight of…