International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. The day marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality as it is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. Nedbank Namibia’s Head of Human Capital, Faith Cloete shared…
This year’s edition of the Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) will take place on 02 May in [The Dome] Swakopmund, the event’s executive chairperson, Tim Ekandjo, said on Tuesday. Speaking at a media conference held in Windhoek on Tuesday, Ekandjo said they received 650 entries for the 10th edition and 101 entries failed to make…
On Wednesday the Bankers Association of Namibia (BAN) had its annual stationery drive handover to seven underprivileged schools across the country. Stationery to the value of N$68 000 was collected at several drop-off points at all participating banks, and during a “Shake a tin” event at various intersections in Windhoek. Waltons Stationers came on board to…
Namibia’s 30th Independence Day celebrations received a timely boost when Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) donated 410 cases of Windhoek Lager to the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation to be distributed to the Namibian Diplomatic Missions across the world. Namibia will celebrate its 30th independence on 21 March 2020 and it is an annual gesture…
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), Engel Nawatiseb unveiled the 30th Independence Anniversary Celebration Logo and Theme for the next five years in the capital on Thursday. The logo which was designed internally by MICT’s staff members comprises two “jubilant” Namibian flags, an eagle in the air and a human chain of…
Sanlam today awarded fifteen students with internships and bursaries. As part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme and a “Friend of Education”, Sanlam has been awarding students with bursaries for the past 18 years. The Bursary programme has benefited over 50 students since its inception in 2002. The Sanlam bursary scheme aims to reward…
Namibia’s leading ICT digital enabler, MTC, has set its eyes on providing low-cost houses to the homeless and targets to hand over close to 270 houses in the next 2 years, said Tim Ekandjo, Chief Human Capital & Corporate Affairs Officer at MTC. In 2018, MTC sponsored an amount of N$700,000 to the Shack Dwellers…
Capricorn Group advocates future forward-thinking, which is essential in the ever-changing, disruptive economic environment that the world face today. The Group hosted a tech talk event under the genre “The Exciting World of Technology” on Friday, 21 February 2020 to over 150 local students from various secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Capricorn Group has become…
As part of finding a sustainable long-term solution to schooling in Oranjemund, Namdeb donated a fully equipped secondary school to the Ministry of Education Arts and Culture (MoEAC) with a value of approximately N$17 million. The company officially handed over the school at a ceremony held in Oranjemund today. The school previously formed part of…
Capricorn Investment Group Limited reported satisfactory results today with group profit after tax of N$557 million for the six months ended 31 December 2019, increasing by 7.9% compared to the prior period. Core headline earnings per share, which excludes restructuring costs incurred in Zambia during July 2019, increased by 10.3% year on year. “This solid…