GIPF strengthens local investment and asset management capacity & skills

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…

ATKV Idioms Competition completes first round

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)…

Capricorn Group supports the Namibian Standards Institution with Risk Management Training

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…

NBL hands over Windhoek Larger to foreign missions in celebration of the country’s 31st Independence

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…

Experts cautiously optimistic about budget

Giving their initial analysis and reaction to the N$67,9 billion budget for the 2021/22 financial year, in a panel discussion organised by Nedbank Namibia and Simonis Storm Securities, experts seemed cautiously optimistic about Namibia’s recovery, highlighting as noteworthy the consultations by Minister Iipumbu Shiimi throughout the budgeting process During his budget speech, Hon. Shiimi focused…

Bank Windhoek wins seven PMR Awards

Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Marketing and Corporate Communication Services, Jacquiline Pack, received seven PMR Awards on behalf of the Bank. Pack said that she was delighted to accept the awards as Bank Windhoek believes in celebrating every achievement, no matter the magnitude.  “We are proud of our collective achievement,” said Pack. Bank Windhoek received…