A total of 92 Bank Windhoek employees and customers recently donated blood at the Bank’s third round of blood donation clinics hosted in Windhoek. Upon asking why the donors supported the initiative, most responded by saying that they understood the dire need for blood in Namibia, especially during the upcoming festive season. A Bank Windhoek…
For the second time in a row, the Bank of Namibia has clinched the Deloitte Best Company to Work for Award 2018, having won it also in 2017. The Bank was awarded a Platinum Seal of Achievement in the Small/Medium Size Company Category of companies with fewer than 500 employees. The award ceremony took place…
The Government of Namibia through the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and with support from the broader UN family and private sector in Namibia is observing World Food Day on 30 October 2018. World Food Day marks the founding of…
Eleven Namibian archers participated in the World Field Archery Championships in Potchefstroom, South Africa, from the 8th of October to the 12th of October 2018. A total of 412 archers from across the world took part in this 5-day event. Countries participating included South Africa, USA, Switzerland, Estonia, England and Scotland, just to name a…
The Faculty of Engineering and the Innovation Design Lab at the Namibian University of Science and Technology (NUST) have selected a team of six young, bright and aspiring engineering students to participate in the 2018 South Africa Shell Eco-Marathon Challenge. The Shell Eco-Marathon, one of the world’s leading energy efficiency competition programme, challenges student teams…
CONSISTENT performance and staff appreciation awarded the Trustco Group with the Gold Seal of Achievement in the prestigious Deloitte “Best Company To Work For” 2018 survey in Namibia. This competition is the foremost industry workplace benchmark indicator in the country. It was the 5th consecutive year that Trustco participated in this independent survey and the…
The Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) made a donation of N.dollar 50 000 to the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), here on Wednesday. Speaking at the event NDTC Senior Manager for Sales and Marketing, Brent Eiseb said NDTC recognises that it has a fundamental responsibility to assist in improving the lives of disadvantaged communities in…
The development of any country relies largely on the quality of human capital. Education plays a vital role in the development of human capital and is linked with individuals’ well-being and opportunities for better living. Attending pre-school education is considered as the first step in a child’s educational journey and it is among the major…