Of late, road crashes reported at the MVA Fund Call Centre, have indicated that tyre bursts are seen as a worrying trend. Statistics regarding fatalities as a result of tyre-burst related crashes, show an upsurge of 62% between 2017 (5) until June 2018 (8). These fatalities emanated from a total of 42 such crashes in…
Telecom Namibia, the country’s leading converged ICT service provider, has launched a free home Internet installation promotion to help families get online. This comes as the Government is urging ICT service providers to find ways to make Internet services more accessible to ordinary Namibians. As from 14 September 2018, Telecom Namibia is now offering free…
The Retirement Funds Institute of Namibia’s (RFIN) 12th annual conference programme this year will take place against the environment of legislative changes and will explore how the industry can prepare for these changes, along with showcasing personal and professional development opportunities. RFIN Acting Chairperson, Gerson Veundja Kamatuka states that the economic challenges facing the country…
Tomorrow, 15 September 2018, is the NATIONAL CANCER WALK taking place in 11 towns country-wide simultaneously. The Cancer Association of Namibia events page on Facebook can be visited for more information – or by dialling 061 237740 for more information as well. An entry-donation of N$50 per person, and +/-5Km walk or jog, will impact…
A year after their unresolved first fight, which ended in an unsatisfactory draw, rival middleweight champions Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez go at it again in Las Vegas this weekend, with both vowing to leave no doubt as to the winner. The biggest fight of the year will be broadcast live on SuperSport 2, with…
Last week, the Legal Assistance Centre held a training workshop on wildlife crime for 16 local/regional prosecutors, magistrates, MET park wardens and investigators from Nampol. The training was held in Divundu, Kavango East Region, facilitated by the Legal Assistance Centre, Advocate Daniel Small, two project officers from TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network and a private…
Bank Windhoek is pleased to announce an average of 7% in salary increases for the 2018 remuneration period. “We are happy to have reached a mutual agreement on the percentage salary increases and additional employee benefits for the 2018 financial year,” said Baronice Hans Managing Director. She further emphasised that the adjustments are performance based…
DStv rewards early-risers this Sunday with a power-packed undercard to the much-awaited rematch between middleweight champions Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez on Sunday. SuperSport 2 will cross live to Las Vegas at 02:00 CAT for the early fights. While the focus has been almost entirely on the main event, the build-up is crammed with quality…
There is an African proverb that says “Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.” This proverb really sums up the crux of this column. As the economic slowdown hits us all where it hurts most, our pockets, we look at ways of cutting back. Economising, trimming the fat,…
Turbulent times and economic hardships are on the forefront of discussion in both the private and public sectors. The economic welfare of many Namibian households worsens as debt increases resulting in less buying power and a weaker savings rate. Namibians’ household debt is reported to be well over N$54 billion. Household debt is the combined…