Standard Bank Chief Executive, Vetumbuavi Mungunda has hailed the just-ended Biomass and Technology Expo, saying it helps to develop technologies that can be applied for better use of rangeland and productivity of farming communities in Namibia. The Biomass and Technology Expo took place on Friday, at Otjiwa Safari Lodge, 40 kilometres outside Otjiwarongo and attracted…
A milestone has been achieved with TransNamib moving the first shipment of Northern Cape manganese from Ariamsvlei to Luderitz on the 02 August 2019. The train departed Ariamsvlei on Thursday 01 August 2019 and arrived at the port of Luderitz and the cargo consisiting of 520 tons were offloaded Saturday, 03 August 2019. This is…
The Namibia Basketball School League (NBSL) recently hosted the first ever basketball festival this weekend on Saturday, 10th August 2019. The festival which took place at the Basketball Artists School (BAS), looked at bringing together the basketball community. This is players of all ages as well as parents. The days festivities started off with a…
As part of the 081Everyone Project aimed to footprint a 100 percent connectivity countrywide, ICT solution provider MTC connected residents of Vergenoeg in the Omaheke Region and the populace of Mangetti Dune in the Otjozondjupa Region. Jubilant residents in both settlements came out in number to put to rest the days of placing their mobile…
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is proud to announce that it will embark on an extensive Financial Literacy Campaign, which will run from 05 August 2019 to 30 August 2019. “The wellbeing of our members features at the core of our corporate strategy and the Fund is fully cognizant of the challenging economic times…
Namib Desert Diamonds (NAMDIA) Foundation announced on Wednesday that it would sponsor N. dollars 179 000 to the National Women’s Hockey Team for the Tokyo 2020 qualifiers taking place in Stellenbosch next week. A statement availed to Nampa on Wednesday said the amount would go towards financing accommodation, meals and training gear, in addition to…
Bank Windhoek and Feedmaster have teamed up to offer a nationwide Youth Cattle Judging Course and Competition. This is the first time the competition is being held on local soil and aims to equip school learners between grade 9 and 11, with the necessary knowledge and skills of assessment to judge cattle at farms and…
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have jointly pledged N$8 billion in finance for infrastructure requirements in Namibia. The pledges consist of N$3 billion for Namwater to develop water projects, N$2.5 billion for Nampower, for electricity generation and transmission, and N$2.5 billion pledged to TransNamib for acquisition…
Following the success of the 2019 edition of the Standard Bank Biltongfees and Autoshow the past weekend, all roads now lead to the Moonlight Resort in Swakopmund where the coastal leg of the Autoshow will take place on Friday and Saturday. An estimated 12,000 visitors passed through the gates last weekend’s two-day Standard Bank Biltongfees…
“Introducing the new Nedbank Money App is another step towards fully digitizing the banking experience for customers. Not only does our new app provide best-in-class user experience in terms of mobile banking, it is also the first banking app in Namibia that allows clients to freeze and unfreeze their bankcards straight from the app. This…