Wellbeing is defined as the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. Sounds simple enough, but this could mean many different things to many different people. Put in simple terms, it refers to feeling well and this is achieved in many different ways depending on where our priorities lie. World WellBeing Week is held annually…
CrossFit Windhoek hosted its fifth annual Charity Throwdown on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June 2022 at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. The event was held to benefit the Justice for Animals campaign, propelled by the Justice for Animals Trust and supported by Na’ankuse Foundation. The event, organised by Brand Brokerage and sponsored by…
Capricorn Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Johan Maass as the Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO). Maass, who is the current Group Financial Manager, will assume the role of Group Chief Financial Officer from 1 July 2022. Johan is a Chartered Accountant by profession, with a B.Com Hons in Chartered Accountancy. He…
True Energy is Christine Mboma! Marathon Sugar is proud to announce the partnership with Christine Mboma as she gears up on the road to Paris 2024. Marathon Sugar has been the main sponsor of the Quinton-Steele Botes (QSB) Marathon Athletic Coaching and Training Camps for over 22 years. Marathon’s further involvement in the Namibian athletics…
Namibian cyclist in the elite women’s category, Monique du Plessis, and under-23 rider in the men’s classification, Kevin Lowe, were on Saturday crowned winners of their respective categories at the Nedbank Rock and Rut Cross Country (XC) Championships. The third edition of the Nedbank Rock and Rut XC Championships was held at the IJG tracks…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has spent a total of N.dollars 14 million in combating the fourth wave of the brown locust outbreak in the ||Kharas Region. Namibia is among the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries that experienced the infestation of brown locusts (ocustana pardalina) during the 2021/2022 summer. In a recent…
Prime Minister Sara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has appointed former director for the Department of Land Reform, Resettlement and Regional Programme Implementation, Ndiyapuki Nghituwamata as the Executive Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform. Nghituwamata who has been acting as the ministry’s Executive Director since 01 December 2021, replaces Percy Misika, who retired in November…
Through the bank’s bursary programme, Nedbank Namibia has awarded bursaries totaling N. dollars 190 000 to seven students from various tertiary institutions in Namibia. Seven applications were successful, including those from Nedbank Namibia employees who are studying part-time. The Nedbank Namibia bursary committee conducted interviews and in-depth assessments before awarding the candidates who met the…
Old Mutual Namibia, through its Old Mutual Women’s Summit, has reached over 5 000 women to date, with an investment of close to N. dollars 5 million, according to Old Mutual Marketing and Communications Acting Executive, Ashante Manetti. Manetti made the announcement at the 12th annual Women’s Summit hosted by Old Mutual Namibia in Swakopmund…
Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, expressed the importance of effective governance in providing transparent and accountable management and oversight of any entity. One such entity is the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), whose role within Namibia’s democratic system is to uphold the highest standards of ethics and governance. “This translates into accountability for…