By now, advice on the importance of saving may begin sounding like a broken record for some, however most people do not realise how important it is until they find themselves in a financial bind and require cash immediately. Unfortunately, when most people try to save they are faced with the harsh realities of how…
In order to liven up the environment in which prisoners are confined to, especially over the looming family holidays, pupils from the two schools will draw 1 000 handmade Christmas cards for approximately 1 000 inmates of the Windhoek Correctional Facility while Shoprite supermarket will give them 1 000 gift packs. Managing Director of Shoprite…
Nedbank has shown its commitment towards conservation and sustainable development in Namibia not only by securing the funds for our Go Green Fund but by teaming up with the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) and creating a real partnership that delivers. This type of institutional collaboration is vitally important to assist in good biodiversity conservation outcomes…
Over the past couple of years, technological transformation in the financial services sector and especially banks, has been tremendous with the advent of electronic and cell phone banking, apps, digital money transfers, digital payments of third parties, card payments and the like. FNB Namibia has been a forerunner in many regards with products and services…
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) in partnership with three of the other four Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation (KAZA TFCA) countries, namely Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe have come up with an exciting route earmarked at promoting tourism within the KAZA area. The conservation area is unique in that it includes the Okavango Delta, which is the world’s…
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) recorded a sizeable increase of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) between the years 2000 and last year. Of the more than 15 000 SMEs that were registered during this period, 605 were financed by commercial banks. Current statistics reveal that a total number of 1 719 registered…
These are members of the Shack Dwellers Federation and Namibia Housing Action Group who do not have houses, joined by members of the public and business community. Everyone used shovels to shift sand alongside a bulldozer. Erongo Regional Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua initiated the idea of volunteerism to cut the labour costs of servicing land. Brickmaking…
The 2017 Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project has yet again set a new record after an astounding N$3 million was raised in aid of the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN). The Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project was established in 2000 to create awareness about cancer and educate Namibians to protect themselves against this illness. With…
Marking 30 years of partnership with the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN), Standard Bank this week pledged its continued support to the organisation that has over the years made monumental strides towards improving the tourism industry. Previously known as the Hotel Association of Namibia, the organisation works towards influencing policy making in Namibia, thereby optimise…
Over the past few months, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has been working hard at enriching its offering at its Gross Barmen Resort with the aim of enhancing guest experience due to its proximity to Windhoek and Okahandja. One of the major achievement was the arrangement between NWR and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET)…