Alweendo announces fuel price reduction

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced that fuel prices will be reduced by 120 cents and 60 cents for petrol and diesel respectively, effective Wednesday, 07 September 2022. The announcement was made by Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo in Windhoek on Monday. Alweendo also said the temporary reduction of Road User…

Bank of Namibia’s High School Competition commences

The regional phase of the Bank of Namibia’s bi-annual high school competition officially commenced on 30 August 2022. The Bank of Namibia High School Competition is the bank’s flagship project targeted at educating and improving high school learners’ knowledge of the central bank and its role in the economy. Endorsed by the Ministry of Education,…

Okakarara Trade Fair kicks off

The Okakarara Trade Fair, which was suspended for the past two years due to the COVID-19 outbreak, started Monday morning with more than 105 exhibitors. This year’s edition, which is the 14th, is being organised by the Okakarara Town Council. The chairperson of the Okakarara Town Council management committee, Golden Katjatako, in an interview with…

Veripura Muukua appointed as Capricorn Foundation Coordinator

Veripura Muukua has been appointed as the coordinator of the Capricorn Foundation with effect from 01 September 2022.  Veri joins the Group Brand and Corporate Affairs and Capricorn Foundation team from Bank Windhoek MCCS, where she held the position of Communication Practitioner: CSI and Stakeholder Engagement since January 2020, tasked with corporate social investment and…

Shikongo takes over as NamPol head

Inspector General (IG), Major General Joseph Shikongo was on Wednesday conferred as the new head of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), effective 01 September 2022. Shikongo, who was the deputy IG of operations, took over from lieutenant general Sebastian Ndeitunga, following his retirement on 31 August 2022. Accepting the IG position during a change of…

SAIF announces new office bearers

The Self-regulating Alcohol Industry Forum (SAIF), a voluntary association composed of members from formal manufacturers and distributors of alcoholic beverages in Namibia, elected new office-bearers at its Annual General Meeting on 11 August 2022. The newly elected office-bearers are Alexanderie Basson from AB InBev Namibia as the new Chairperson; Jonathan Bennie from Pernod Ricard (PR)…

CAN launches 2022 Pink Day campaign

The Cancer Association of Namibia on Wednesday launched their annual “Pink Day” campaign in Windhoek. The “WINGS OF HOPE – PINK DAY” campaign will span September and October and is aimed at creating awareness on women’s health, cancer and especially Breast Cancer. Women are still mostly diagnosed with cancer in Namibia (54%), with breast and cervical cancers…