The Capricorn Group hosted a three-part financial journalism workshop for journalists from various media houses to advance their skills in business and economic reporting. The workshops were conducted in February, March and June this year. The training was aimed at enhancing journalists’ financial reporting skills not only to represent the financial sector accurately, but to…
On Saturday, 16 June 2018, mountain Bike enthusiasts will once again convene at the IJG trails for the third leg of the Nedbank/Rock & Rut Cross-Country (XC) series. The IJG Trails comprises of approximately 75 kilometres of purpose built mountain bike trails, which makes it a perfect venue for both training as well as events.…
Host, Augustineum Senior Secondary School suffered another loss in the first FNB Classic Clashes Netball match at the hands of Academia Secondary School. Academia defeated Augustineum with 21 to 18 points in front of a home crowd at the Augustineum courts. Academia’s Goalkeeper, Selma Auala was named FNB Player of the Match after a great…
Mr Christi Grobbelaar was crowned as the first winner in the “on the hoof” category at Agra’s slaughter ox competition for 2018, which kicked off on Wednesday 6 June at Gobabis. This year marks the third slaughter ox competition that is hosted by Agra Auctions since the competition’s inception in 2016. It is the first…
Ohorongo Cement in collaboration with Build It conducted brick-making training at Keetmanshoop on Tuesday. The training is aimed at empowering people by transferring brick-making skills, which will translate into better housing, job creation and economic empowerment. Thirty-two people, including six women, from all seven constituencies participated in the training. //Kharas Governor Lucia Basson told the…
The third round of the Bank Windhoek Fistball League took place over the weekend at Cohen Fistball Club (CFC) in Windhoek. Hosts, CFC 1, put up a great performance which saw them record their first win of the season. As it stands, CFC 1 and SWK 1 are separated by a mere four points at…
The MVA Fund of Namibia scooped the 2017 Award on African Gender, at a State Banquet held at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino on Wednesday, 05 June 2018. The award was bestowed upon the Fund in recognition of its commitment towards achieving gender equality in Namibia. As an institution that supports gender equality…
Bank Windhoek has sponsored the Idiom Competition for Afrikaans secondary school learners for the 14th consecutive year. Learners from 18 competing schools will challenge each other in various categories, which include completing Afrikaans idioms, forming new idioms with key words and a rapid fire section where the meaning of idioms must be given. The aim…
The Neymar Jr’s Five northern qualifiers took place at the Oshakati Independence Stadium this past weekend. Participating teams were focused on the task of making it into the top five teams to represent northern Namibia come the National Finals in Windhoek on Saturday, 30 June 2018. The quality of football was high as teams competed…
The highly anticipated Standard Bank Biltongfees and Auto Show promises to be bigger and better that before, with the best food, entertainment and most importantly the best deals for customers in the automotive industry. These were the sentiments shared by Standard Bank’s Vehicle Asset Financing, New Business Manager, Cicelia Hagen-Cloete at the launch of the…