The City of Windhoek strongly condemns the author and circulation of a social media message alleging that the City’s potable water is not fit for human consumption. The content of that message is detrimental to the good repute the City enjoys as a global trend setter in water reuse and overall water management, and risks…
Event going ahead as planned despite water shortages: Investment in water solutions is needed by the public and private sector to enable universal access, water security and resilient societies. African Utility Week will have a strong focus on water again this year from 15-17 May in Cape Town when the strategic water conference will showcase…
The recent fiscal management measures and directives issued by Government must and should be followed by tangible actions if Namibia is to turn the tide of bad economic and political news it was bombarded with in 2017. With all that news on a daily basis, there was never really any doubt in each and every…
The Bank Windhoek National Indoor Hockey League started this past weekend in Windhoek with games in the first and second divisions for both the men and women teams. In the women’s first league, the Masters defeated United 2-1. The Angels, an offshoot team from Saints, won 2-0 against BDO Wanderers. In the main game of…
Interview with Gavin Marshall* Bank Windhoek will be hosting an information session on cryptocurrencies on 15 February 2018 at the National Theatre of Namibia. Herewith an extract from an interview with Marshall, where the public can glean more knowledge on the topic. Q: Where did cryptocurrency technology originate? Cryptocurrency originated with the cypherpunk movement in…
We have hit over N$1 million cash back rewards to our valued customers,” says Ryno Holland-Muter, FNB Rewards Manager. “We only launched this reward programme in November 2017 and in a mere three months we have been privileged to reward our customers with cash back exceeding N$ 1 million.” Customers of FNB Namibia have started…
“If you’ve been renting for a while and are ready to take the next step to buying your own home, you need to do your homework and know exactly what you are getting yourself into”, says Martha Murorua, Consumer Executive Officer at FNB Namibia. Many first-time buyers usually get blinded by the excitement of owning…
Through its flagship Buy-A-Brick initiative, in partnership with the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia, Standard Bank has managed to help low or no income individuals realise their dream of decent housing through building them brick homes. The initiative saw 44 houses being built in Rehoboth under its banner, with more expected to be built this…
Bank Windhoek’s Executive Management Team (EMT) members officially welcomed 22 new employees to the bank this week. The new staff members attended a two-day New Employee Orientation Programme held at Bank Windhoek’s People Development department in Windhoek. During the Employee Orientation Programme, the new employees expressed their passion about banking and how they plan on…