First-year entrepreneurship student, Michelle Mukuve, has fixed her eyes on one of the world’s most coveted titles in the institute of pageants, Miss Earth. This beauty contest is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant competition that promotes environmental awareness, conservation, and social responsibility. Aged 22, Michelle hails from the ‘Land of the 400M World Champion…
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reverberated throughout our society and has increased the pressure on individuals and businesses. This is mainly a result of the global and local economic downturn and disruption caused by the pandemic. In recent media reports, clear evidence of this is the robbery that has occurred in the proximity…
Food insecurity in Namibia has dramatically increased, and hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable communities need help. Vegetable gardening is an important method of securing a sustainable supply of nutritious food for a majority of communities, supported by organisations that Capricorn Group has partnered with through the Capricorn Foundation. Therefore, Capricorn Group initiated a…
Nam-Mic Financial Services Holdings’ Board of Directors announced the appointment of Verile Nicol-Wilson as Designate Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 July 2021. An avid, robust strategist and business development expert, Nicol-Wilson will take over the reins from long serving CEO, Walter Don, who is retiring. In his new role, Nicol-Wilson will implement Nam-Mic Financial…
Sanlam today announced the winners of its entrepreneurial support programme the Sanlam Bridge. The programme which was launched earlier this year to replace the Sanlam Innovation Works is a launchpad for Namibia’s young future business leaders who have innovative and exciting business ideas but lack the necessary resources to turn their ideas into reality or…
With an enviable track record of supporting social causes across the country, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has now extended the same philanthropic gesture to all its Ambassadors through its latest initiative called the MTC Dreamers Project. At the beneficiary announcement event held on Monday (30 August 2021) in Windhoek, at least thirty MTC Ambassadors were…
Bank Windhoek was recognised by the international Global Brands Magazine for exemplary work done for three of its local marketing campaigns; the advertising and promotion of the new Bank Windhoek Mobile App, its Vehicle and Asset Finance (VAF), and “Swipe Local” Card Campaigns. Each of the marketing campaigns is heavily embedded in local relevance, borrowing…
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the University of Namibia (UNAM) has been committed to complementing the government’s efforts against the pandemic. Through this commitment, the University has donated four (4) Philips Respirator Machines to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MHSS) to the tune of N$705 000.00. The donation is a result of the University’s…
Covid-19 has taught us many lessons, one of which is that life is not guaranteed. The pandemic has taught us that death can occur at any time, hence the realistic approach to life, that of being prepared for the unforeseen. In the olden days, death was associated with the older generations and the youth were…
NWR implements salary reduction for all staff members Salary and hours reduction were undertaken as per Labor Act, 11 of 2007 Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Limited communicated to the Nation the need to cut the salaries of all its employees as a last resort after it had exhausted all other cost-cutting measures it had instituted…