Standard Bank in partnership with the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), this week held a ground-breaking ceremony to begin construction on Gold Paralympian Ananias Shikongo’s house. Having won three medals in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro to become the third Namibian to do so, as such Standard Bank decided to reward Shikongo for…
Our President, His Excellency Dr. Hage Geingob told his Cabinet colleagues, parliamentarians and all those that work in Public Service that 2018 is the year of reckoning. That sounded ominous and very harsh. However, it isn’t harsh at all. We as Namibians should be able to expect excellent service delivery from our office bearers and…
Representatives from religion, law, and education in Myanmar gathered together with an international NGO to seek peaceful development and promote awareness of and cooperation in peace-building. Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) affiliated with the UN ECOSOC held sectoral meetings for peacebuilding from February 1 to 2 in Yangon with the participation of…
It is often said that if something seems too good to be true, it is. This sentiment is most applicable in the world of cybercrime, especially in times like these when there are a lot of special occasions which cybercriminals can use as leverage to reel you in and defraud you. “This is the time…
The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved the granting of subsidy to state employees who are in pre-trial detention, an official has said. According to Xinua news agency, Mozambican government spokesperson Ana Comoane said the subsidy was intended to ensure the maintenance for dependents of an official or agent of the state in custody, by virtue…
Windhoek – 14 February 2018: It has come to the attention of the City of Windhoek that, there are numerous unauthorised individuals / agencies going around claiming to represent the City of Windhoek in land transactions. The public should be warned not to pay any monies to individuals or such agencies, as the City of…
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…
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…
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…