Bank Windhoek, in partnership with Good Women Good Business (GWGB), hosted a Jeans and Sneakers event on Saturday, 26 October 2019 in Windhoek. Sponsored by Bank Windhoek, Jeans and Sneakers are a platform for women to have conversations ranging from overcoming challenges in business, life and everything in between. Themed ‘Thriving during Economic Downtime’, the…
The host of the Namibia Annual Music Awards for the past three years, Swakopmund, featured the start of the award’s information sessions over the weekend. The information session is imperative and necessitated by the need to apprise artists and entertainment journalists about the rules and regulations of the award, entry prerequisites, how to complete the…
Bank Windhoek has called for the continued funding of cancer awareness programmes and organisation to mitigate the rising number of reported cancer diagnosis cases in Namibia. Speaking at the handover of the Bank’s annual Cancer Apple Project, Jacquiline Pack, Executive Officer for Marketing and Corporate Communication Services, said: “As the number of Namibians diagnosed with…
On Thursday the 6th of November, The Institute of People Management (IPM) hosted a leadership awards gala dinner at Windhoek’s Palm Hotel. The evening was sponsored by MTC and the Bank of Namibia – and produced a reputable evening filled with some glitz and because it’s November, some fun. The goal of the IPM Conference…
The 9th Institute of People Management of Namibia (IPM) Conference kicked off today at the Windhoek Country Club featuring exciting talks under the theme of Relentless Leadership. The much-anticipated annual event that brings together all Human Capital Practitioners at various levels including students from the International University of Management, University of Namibia and Namibia University…
The assets of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) have increased from N.dollars 844 million in 1990 to N.dollars 118.2 billion since its establishment three decades ago. GIPF has 102 194 members and provides monthly incomes for 43 105 active annuitants, a media statement availed to Nampa on Wednesday said. The fund celebrates its 30th…
While delivering a memorable performance at the 2019 Windhoek Jazz Festival on Saturday, South African songstress Yvonne Chaka Chaka condemned the xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. Wearing a traditional Oshiwambo dress as a sign of her comfort in Namibia, her ‘motherland’ as she called it during her performance of the song by…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) on Monday announced that it will end its sponsorship towards the popular Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) next year, which will mark the 10th anniversary of the event. The announcement was made by Chief of Human Capital and Corporate Affairs, Tim Ekandjo during the 2019 NAMA prize-giving and call for entries…
Students from the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s Health Information Systems Management Society on Friday donated various items to the Orlindi place of safety in Katutura. The students handed over food, basic toiletries, blankets, and clothes. The Orlindi place of safety was established in 1992 and takes care of over 25 orphans and vulnerable…
Namib Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA) on Thursday donated sanitary pads to the value of N. dollars 10 000 to four different charities. The donation is a joint venture between NAMDIA and an employee at the diamond company, Monica Shapua, who thought it would be a great humanitarian initiative in support of the Namibian girl-child. Speaking at…