Bank Windhoek warns its business and individual customers to be vigilant when accepting proof of payments for goods or services rendered. Customers are urged to not release goods on the basis of a deposit slip, an electronic transfer slip or proof of an internet banking transfer transaction being produced by a customer. They should always…
“Fraudsters are continually inventing new and ingenious methods to defraud the working public. While the deposit slip scam is an old one it has recently resurfaced, and FNB Namibia is aware that fraudulent payment confirmations are arising”, says Ingrid Kahona-Katjiukua, of FNB Forensics. The typical approach involves fraudsters visiting a company to obtain a quotation…
Having acknowledged the vital role that teachers play in our society, Standard Bank is hosting a couple of Teacher’s Awareness Days by taking banking to the teachers and surrounding communities through workplace banking. “We have a good standing relationship with the Namibia National Teachers’ Union (NANTU), having previously collaborated with them through various sponsorships. We…
Development Bank of Namibia funds two Veggietunnels The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has made a donation of N$50,000 to Hope Village in Greenwell Matongo, Windhoek. The amount will be used to erect two Veggietunnels to cultivate vegetables, irrigation for the tunnels and supplies to establish cultivation in the tunnels. Speaking about the donation, DBN…
Given the looming income tax deadline at the end of June, Standard Bank decided to assist private banking clients to complete their income tax returns efficiently and correctly through a digital system called PwC’s TaxTim. The Standard Bank Private Banking team purchased and distributed e-vouchers to their clients to access the TaxTim Namibia website free…
In celebration of MultiChoice Namibia’s 25th Anniversary, the company donated six nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) units to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) at Windhoek Central Hospital on Thursday, 15 June 2017. Roger Gertze, General Manager of MultiChoice Namibia commented: “We are rooted in this country where our customers live and…
Last week RMB Namibia hosted its Global Markets Seminar under the theme Namibian Commodities in the Face of Global Change. Isaah Mhlanga from RMB SA Economist and Namene Kalili, Senior Economist at FNB Holdings prvided the audience with an economic overview themed, Navigating through the Noise, Economic Overview. Ettienne van Wyk, Head of Commodities Trading…
The Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI), FabLab, Team Namibia and the Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) hosted the first Namibia Start-up Festival from 9-10 June 2017 at the Warehouse Theatre, sponsored by Bank Windhoek, the European Investment Bank and the Gesellschaftfuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development…
Interview: Ms Hopolang Phororo, ILO Director for Zimbabwe and Namibia What is child labour? The term “child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally…
Press Release 12 June 2017 Key tips to managing a family business Some of the world’s leading businesses were started by families through investing savings and dedicating time to building an entrepreneurial venture. Namibia also has a number of successfully family-owned businesses which have been going strong for many years. Fanie Steenkamp, Head of Commercial…