Standard Bank has long valued its relationship with the Chinese community in Namibia because they contributed vastly to the socio-economic development of the country, making them an invaluable ally. As such, the Bank recently joined the Chinese community in celebrating their New Year, the Chinese Year of the Dog at Windhoek Country Club. In Chinese…
The Bank Windhoek National Indoor Hockey League entered its second week over the weekend with games played in Windhoek and Walvis Bay. In the Men’s First League, Saints were full of vigour as they won all of their three fixtures convincingly. They first defeated Sparta 5-3, then went to outplay X-Team 5-0 and overpowered Coastal…
Receiving quality education and being afforded the opportunity to pursue ones dreams is the right of every child. Cognisant if this fact, Standard Bank has always committed a large portion of its Corporate Social Initiative (CSI) budget towards aiding learners who have excelled academically to achieve their dreams through their bursary scheme. This week the…
NEW YORK: Episcopal Relief & Development is working with the Zambia Anglican Council Outreach Programmes (ZACOP) to provide critical emergency support following a cholera outbreak in the Lusaka Province. The outbreak first began in October 2017 and is spreading rapidly throughout the country. So far, over 3,800 people have contracted this infectious disease and 83 deaths…
Maintaining an active lifestyle goes beyond simply losing weight or maintaining that weight loss; It strengthen your heart and ensure the efficient flow of blood and oxygen throughout your body, which helps decrease your risk of diseases. As an employer of choice, Standard Bank understands the importance sport plays in the physical and mental wellbeing…
Gaborone, February 13, 2018 (New Ziana) – Zimbabwe plans to start sending rough diamonds to Botswana by June this year for cutting and polishing, before auctioning, to enhance revenue earnings from sales of the gems, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday. Botswana, a major diamond producer, is home to the Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTC…
Learners at Berg Aukas Primary School received a donation of 283 school uniforms to the value of N$ 60 000.00 from Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb on Friday, 26th January 2018. Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb Senior Manager: Social Performance, Isai Nekundi reiterated the company’s commitment to Namibian education and the Harambee Prosperity Plans aim of strengthening educational…
Various people with disabilities, orphans and vulnerable children from Hope Home Based Care Center who received medical, hygiene and other consumables from the Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb Community Trust on Friday, 26th January 2018 praised President Hage Geingob’s Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP). The residents thanked the President for introducing the HPP in the country stating…
Senior citizens from Nomstsoub and The Palm Old Age Home received donations of goods valued at N$50 000.00 each from Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb on Thursday, 25th January 2018. The donated items included fridges, digital satellite television decoders, lawn mowers, pots and stoves all of which will go towards capacity building for senior citizens and improvement…