As a country Namibia is recognised for its diverse climate, gorgeous scenery, and distinctive fauna. However, weather patterns in the country can be unexpected, and seasons have a big impact on the country’s short-term insurance sector. The rainy season, which lasts from November to April, and the dry season, which lasts from May to October,…
In collaboration with the Capricorn Foundation, Bank Windhoek will host a Grade 4 Mathematics Teachers Initiative in Windhoek from Tuesday, 25 April, until Wednesday, 26 April 2023. Supported by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, the workshop aims to invest in the education of Namibian youth. Bank Windhoek’s Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Social…
Earlier this year, I wrote an article that highlighted how retirement benefits are provided for in Namibia under Pillar 0 of the World Bank Model for Pension Provision. In this article, we will consider Pillar 2. World Bank Description Pillar 0 Non-contributory social protection/poverty alleviation that provides for a minimum level of benefit. Pillar 1…
It is imperative that every income category is provided with housing products that correspond with their financial position to ensure that every Namibian gets decent housing. These were the sentiments of Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni during the handover of 102 plots for low-cost housing to residents of Henties Bay on Monday. According…
Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula is leading a delegation of medical doctors and local and national health managers on a weeklong fact-finding mission to clinics, health centres and State hospitals in the Otjozondjupa Region. Shangula and his delegation started the mission on Monday in the Okakarara Constituency. At the Okakarara State…
Two men and a woman were arrested on Sunday for possession of cannabis at Rundu. Namibian Police Force Acting Regional Commander in the Kavango East Region, Deputy Commissioner Eino Nambahu confirmed that the trio was arrested near Ngandu Lodge. Their ages were not revealed. They were allegedly caught selling two 20-litre containers filled with cannabis.…
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General, Paulus Noa has said there is a need to address loopholes in the laws regulating transnational organised crime and preventing Namibia from being grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Noa said this on Tuesday during the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Agreement by the ACC, NamPol, and…
Date: Thursday, 25.05.2023 (ends 25.08.2025) Time 19:00 – 21:30 Venue Hilton Kalabar Corner of Reverend Michael Scott Street & Sam Nujoma Drive More about this venue Region Khomas (Windhoek) Town Windhoek Come to the Hilton Kalabar for a (pre) celebration of Heroes’ Day with Ms Entertainment – Esme – digging deep into Afro-Jazz and Fusion…
Date: Saturday, 29.04.2023 Time 17:30 – 19:30 Venue Fresh’n Wild at Utopia Nelson Mandela Avenue More about this venue Region Khomas (Windhoek) Town Windhoek Our second group painting & sipping in Windhoek has been confirmed. We are bringing our feminine energies to this one, men don’t be discouraged as we have a manly variation available…
A 53-year-old woman was killed, allegedly by her 25-year-old son, in Kavango West’s Ekuli village in the Tondoro Constituency on Sunday. The Namibian Police Force in the region in their daily crime report on Monday revealed that the deceased was identified as Likuwa Anastasia Tjangano. The incident occurred around 19h30 on Sunday. According to the…