The Pan African Parliament has embarked on the development of Model Disability Law (MDL) following the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disability by African Union (AU) Heads of state in January this year. The Pan African Parliament Permanent Committees are currently…
Good financial habits should be cultivated from an early age and these days, many children with savings accounts have the general understanding that they have to save for the things they really want. As these children grow into teenagers, they will have started to think about careers and studying towards them. For many tertiary students,…
Namib Mills hopes its new Instant Maize Porridge plant at Otavi will help the economy of the town through the additional employment opportunities created there. The N.dollars 14 million plant was completed at the end of last year. Speaking at the launch of Top Score Instant Maize Porridge here on Thursday, Namib Mills Chief Executive…
Dundee Precious Metals has announced the appointment of Nokokure “Noks” Katjiuongua as its Director of Asset Management, effective from 01 March 2018. The Tsumeb-based firm announced this in a media statement issued on Friday, adding that Katjiuongua’s appointment aims at transforming the organisation into a world-class toll smelter. According to the statement, Katjiuongua will lead…
WINDHOEK, 03 MAR (NAMPA) – Standard Bank Namibia Friday launched its cardless application (App) called PayPulse. Speaking during the launch, Managing Director of Standard Insurance Brokers Namibia, Juanita Lamprecht said the app allows its users to conveniently send money. PayPulse also does not exclude other bank users, nor does it require a person to have…
On Wednesday, 28 February 2018, /Gai – ob Fishing CC as part of its social corporate responsibility, donated two hundred and fifty seven (257) single bed matrasses, valued at N$ 51 000.00 to Drimiopsis Primary School in Omaheke region. During the occasion, in a speech delivered on behalf of Hon. Festus Ueitele, Omaheke Governor by his…
Cancer Association of Namibia on Friday collected donations at various intersections around Windhoek as prelude to the National Spray-a-Thon that kicked off over the weekend. With 3 Namibian children on average diagnosed with cancer weekly in the country, CAN has taken the lead in creating awareness in support of childhood forms of cancer this first…
AB InBev Namibia, one of the youngest breweries in the global AB InBev network and the smallest under the brand in Africa, was honoured to win a top 3 placing for both the Best Beer in Africa award, and for the Engagement Leadership awards for AB InBev Supply 2017 held on February 9th in Dar…
Now is a good time to market your cattle – while auction prices are exceptionally high and a new highest price of N$ 41.86 per kg was paid on an Agra auction for tollies in January. Mr. Titus Koen, Agra’s General Manager: Auctions, says the reason is that future trends in auction prices are difficult…
The Chinese government has donated N.dollars300 000 to the University of Namibia (UNAM) in support of its science research activities. Speaking at the handover ceremony here on Tuesday, the Ambassador of China to Namibia, Zhang Yiming said China is willing to actively support the university’s research work to promote development through science and innovation. “Innovation…