Southern Business School Namibia continuously strives to make registration for tertiary education in Namibia more accessible and affordable. It’s not always easy to register as a student. The Institution realises there may be logistical constraints to students registering in person, especially if registration only takes place in Windhoek. Prospective students around Namibia, not just in…
On the 3rd of February 2018 the Namibia Karate Union hosted its annual National Trials in Windhoek. Entries for the trials were limited to athletes who placed either first or second at the 2017 National Championships as well as allowing for one wildcard entry per style per division. The primary objective of the trails was…
Government has, with immediate effect, dissolved the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority board for failing to uphold good corporate governance principles. The seven member board, appointed in 2016, was chaired by Tichafa Mundangepfupfu, who was deputised by Idah Mupamhanga. Environment, Water and Climate permanent secretary Grace Mutandiro said the board was operating against the…
Zimbabwe has resumed diamond sales, a year after they were suspended to allow the new sole miner to put in place effective security, control and marketing systems, a senior government official said on Thursday. Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando told a press conference that the country earned more than $800 000 after selling…
Standard Bank Wealth and Investment has been acknowledged as having the Best Investment Banking Capabilities for Wealth Management in Africa in the prestigious 2018 Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey. Wealth and Investment also took first place for Commercial Banking in South Africa and for Net-worth Specific Services in Nigeriain the survey. It, furthermore, came first for Investment Banking Capabilities and…
First National Bank Namibia has released the latest housing index, based on statistics from December 2017. “When looking at the past year, house prices have increased by a modest 4.0% through that year and whilst the headline rate is still positive, momentum now looks weaker due to the downwardly growth rates recorded in the second…
The Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation (NamibRe) on Wednesday declared dividends of N.dollars 5 million to the Ministry of Finance. The amount represents 23 per cent of the net profits after taxation of the corporation for the financial year which ended 31 March 2017. Handing over the dividends, NamibRe Chairperson, Libertha Kapere said the corporation had…
The Limpopo Provincial Government led by MEC Seaparo Sekoati representing Premier Chupu Stanley Mathabatha, will visit the Republic of Namibia on the 28th February to 2nd March 2018 to strengthen established trade relations and cultural ties. The Republic of South Africa and Namibia share historical, geographical, cultural and fraternal bonds. The Province has been participating…
Switzerland is impressed by steps that Zimbabwe has taken so far to re-engage the global community and promises it has made to undertake economic reforms, but should follow through on promises to attract investors, an envoy said on Thursday. Since the advent of the new administration in Zimbabwe, led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Harare has…