Bank Windhoek recently honoured outstanding individuals and branches as part of the annual Capricorn Group Awards that aims to recognise the achievements of employees of the Group and its subsidiaries. The awards were handed to recipients at a glittering ceremony held in Windhoek on Thursday, 12 September 2019. Showing that cross-departmental teamwork delivers results, the…
Just under 100 Namibian women entrepreneurs, looking to take their businesses to the next level, attended the fourth Lioness Lean In networking event last week, which was hosted by Nedbank Namibia and Lionesses of Africa. Lionesses of Africa is the fastest growing network of women entrepreneurs on the African continent with over 730,000 women business…
A local public transport company, Melila Investment on Saturday donated clothes, food items and blankets worth N. dollars 7500 to the Kids Soup Kitchen Namibia situated in Windhoek’s Freedom land location. Kids-Soup Kitchen Namibian which serves about 121 children is a non-profitable charity organisation that caters for underprivileged people within the Namibian communities since 2004.…
In its pursuit of being “a catalyst for positive change, delivering new realities, fulfilling dreams”, Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) – a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group – reaffirms its commitment to instilling “a culture of continuous innovation”, through the introduction of Windhoek Non-Alcoholic to its beer portfolio, and to its premium Windhoek…
During ITU Telecom World 2019, Huawei unveiled the DigiTruck project, in partnership with Belgium nonprofit organization Close the Gap, to provide digital skills training to rural and remote communities in Kenya. The DigiTruck is Huawei’s latest effort driving their digital inclusion initiative Tech4ALL. With the rapid development of the global digital economy, the World Bank’s…
Namdeb Holdings (Proprietary) Limited (“Namdeb”), a joint venture between the Government of Namibia and De Beers plc, today announced that it sold its Elizabeth Bay Mine and its associated marine assets as a going concern to a member of the Lewcor Group, which is a 100% Namibian owned consortium. Namdeb has explored a variety of…
Namibian private equity firm, Eos Capital, on Thursday launched the Nambob brand in the Namibian funeral services industry after acquiring and rebranding Namibia’s leading funeral services provider, AVBOB Namibia. Eos Capital obtained the requisite regulatory approval to acquire AVBOB Namibia Holdings (Pty) Ltd, through its N$460 million Allegrow Fund on 9 July this year. The…
I-Chain Technology and AdaptIT signed a memorandum of understanding that will benefit the University of Namibia and Namibia University of Science and Technology here on Tuesday. I-Chain provides asset management systems, while Adapt IT provides specialised software and digitally-led business solutions for clients. The partnership is aimed at providing a web-based system that offers easy…
It is “Hope over Fear” this September and October in solidarity with women fighting cancer in Namibia. Funds raised are used to host the Women’s Health Clinics of CAN and support the Patient Financial Assistance Programme. The annual “Pink Day” (Friday, 25 October 2019) items are now available at the Cancer Association of Namibia.
Bank Windhoek is pleased to announce the appointment of Johan Berry as the Bank’s new Branch Manager at its upgraded Lifestyle Branch, scheduled to open at Pupkewitz Lifestyle Centre later this month, effective Tuesday, 1 October 2019. Berry first joined Bank Windhoek in 2008 as the Sales Manager at Maerua Mall Branch in Windhoek. He…