Lack of start-up capital remains one of the major obstacles for entrepreneurs. This barrier did not stop 41 year old Namibian, Wilbald Iita’s plan of running his own business. Iita is the sole owner of Iihamayongwe Trading CC, a retail company that specialises in selling construction material and consumable goods. The company currently employs seven…
Windhoek– The Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) hosted its first blood donation drive yesterday with 14 units of blood collected. The blood collected during this single donation drive can potentially save the lives of 42 people and will be distributed to patients countrywide including mothers who bleed excessively during or after childbirth, premature babies or those…
FNB Namibia this week launched the third Restaurant Week in Windhoek. Sanja van den Berg, Marketing Officer: Digital and Self-Help channels at FNB Namibia: “FNB Restaurant Week is a culinary experience where restaurants in Windhoek, Swakopmund and in Walvis Bay take part in different categories to be crowned the best restaurant in their field. We are…
“FNB values partnerships, particularly those that work effectively toward making a lasting impact in the communities we serve. We truly appreciate the work of the Cancer Association of Namibia, which is why we have once again supported them with N$200 000 towards the House Acacia Interim Home. The strength and depth of this partnership are…
On 8 August FNB Namibia handed over their financial support of N$ 75 000 towards the NUST Cultural Festival. At the official opening, Clara Bohitile, Chairperson of the FNB Namibia Foundation Trust expressed her delight with the theme of this year’s festival, which is Embracing Cultural Heritage in Modern Days. Clara added: “I am so…
The FNB Namibia Holdings Foundation Trust has supported the Okondjatu Combined School with an amount of N$50,000 towards a study skills workshop for grade 10, Youth Workshop for grade 6 & 7, Sports Day and Academic Awards. This is the second year in a row that FNB Namibia has lent this helping hand. 30…
The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for UK Government scholarships to study in the UK in 2018/2019. Applications for Chevening Scholarships are open between 7 August and 7 November 2017, with applications to be submitted via www.chevening.org/apply. Namibia will be able to send around ten scholars. Two of these scholarships will be offered jointly by…
The Cancer Association of Namibia, with project partners and sponsors, on Saturday successfully hosted the 2nd Annual Cancer Ball of Namibia in Windhoek. More than N$600 000 was raised through the event to support the National Cancer Outreach Programme and the CHICA Interim home for childhood cancer patients. The event was called “A Night at…
The Namibian economy entered into a full recession in June this year. The poor performance was mainly ascribed to the construction, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade as well as hotels and restaurants sectors. “Every day we read about vehicle sales that are down, unemployment that is up, and closures at companies,” says Fanie Steenkamp,…
Nedbank Namibia, in its continuous efforts to invest in environmental sustainable development through its Go Green Fund, is currently in the process of planting 58 trees across Namibia. At an event held in the capital this week, the bank also handed over a cheque of over N$1 million to the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) to…