First National Bank Namibia (FNB) pledged an amount of N.dollars 80 000 towards the Ondangwa Industrial and Trade Exhibition which will take place from 29 April to 4 May 2019. At the Trade Fair, FNB Namibia will offer account opening, consumer credit, home loans and vehicle finance onsite. Abongile Mpikwa, Area Sales & Service Manager,…
Hollard Namibia would like to welcome Mr Johannes !Gawaxab (Chairman) and Dr Bernie Zaaruka as newly appointed independent non-executive directors to our Boards. We are fortunate to add such distinguished individuals to the Hollard family, firmly establishing Hollard’s position as a market leader within Namibia. We are confident that their wealth of knowledge, skills and experience will contribute greatly to…
Sanlam today announced the 5 business recipients of its 5th edition of the Sanlam Innovation Works. The initiative, undertaken in conjunction with the Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) aims at inspiring and unlocking the passion in Namibia’s young and aspiring entrepreneurs. As expressed by Hilaria Graig,…
Houses built from alternative building materials can address the dire need for affordable housing in Namibia, Minister of Urban and Rural Development Peya Mushelenga has said. Speaking at the launch of two demo houses made of Photovoltaic (PV) panels and concrete by Olute Housing Construction here on Friday, Mushelenga said the initiative could be the…
The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia (MVA) has called upon women from all walks of life to actively participate in the reduction of road carnage on local roads. This plea is in line with this year’s commemoration of International Women’s Day under the theme ‘Balance for Better.’ A media statement issued by MVA’s Chief…
The 2019 Bank Windhoek Corporate Challenge Relay will take place at the Doc Jubber Hockey Fields in Windhoek on 16 March. The event is for companies, schools and private teams and can be used as a team building exercise or as a get-together with friends. A statement availed to Nampa on Thursday said relay teams…
The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) has been necessitated to introduce a nominal donation structure for patients, CAN Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rolf Hansen has said. In media statement issued on Thursday, Hansen said the move comes as operations of the two interim homes, House Acacia and CHICA Interim Home, equate to some of the…
The second edition of the Raphael Tuhafeni Hamunyela 10-kilometre (km) walk takes place in Windhoek on 02 March. The annual event is hosted by the Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) in honour of Hamunyela. The walk also aims to encourage employees of the NCS to engage one another in a less formal environment. The first event…
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) on Tuesday opened its new office at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region. Fund members in the region previously had to travel to its offices at Ondangwa and Oshakati. Clients will, amongst others, be able to get advice on their pensions, do biometric registration and verification, receive benefit and income…
Staff of the Mobile Telecommunications service provider, MTC on Tuesday donated a sum of N$20 000 to the Roland Grebner PWD Trust Namibia, in Omusati region. Showing a generous gesture, the staff in their individual capacities, collected and contributed the fund and identified Roland Grebner Trust, in Othika (Elim Constituency) as the beneficiary. The Trust,…