The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq) Sustainable Bond Network in New York welcomed Bank Windhoek as its newest member. Nasdaq shared the announcement on its official website, social media platforms, and the main billboard in Times Square, New York City. Sustainability Bonds raise additional funding sources and avail favourable loans to fund…
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is a defined pension Fund that provides guaranteed pension benefits to its members. This means that the Fund provides guaranteed benefits to members no matter how the markets perform, how long an employee lives after retirement, or whether he or she becomes disabled and unable to work. The benefits…
Retirement Fund Solutions (RFS) has announced that it has contributed N$27,500 for renovations to the Deutsche Privatschule Grootfontein veranda. Renovations to the school, in an initiative to preserve the historic building, are ongoing under the theme of “Our Walls have History”. Prior to the onset of Covid-19, the small, private school funded renovation and other…
In solidarity with the Namibian government in fighting the pandemic, Nedbank Namibia says it has donated N. dollars 100 000 to the vaccination clinic at Lady Pohamba Private Hospital (LPPH) towards COVID-19 relief. Namibia’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, just like that of any other country in the world, aims to prevent serious illness and deaths. However,…
By Bank Windhoek’s Human Resources: Business Partner, Agnes Yeboah. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the fourth industrial revolution. These days, because career paths are rapidly evolving, securing and maintaining a job requires more effort, planning, and monitoring than ever before. Employees need to take control of their career projection for success. As new career paths…
Old Mutual Namibia recently launched a new retirement savings product that caters to employees closer to retirement who want to ensure that their assets grow appropriately, while protecting it against adverse market conditions. The Core Growth Portfolio was designed to give employers peace of mind knowing that they have done their best to secure retirement…
The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) on Friday announced the launch of a new two-season podcasting service that will cover eight episodes each. Hosted by the brand ambassador for the women and youth loan scheme launched last year, the podcast will be aired on platforms that offer ample amount of storage with the content to…
On Friday, 18 June 2021, Namibia Dairies (ND) – a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group – and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) announced that it had signed a new recognition and procedural agreement, effective 01 April 2021. NAFAU has gained the required 50% +1 members and is now being…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) on Friday announced the postponement of its 081Every1 Hope Concert from 03 July to 04 September 2021. The concert, launched in May, was scheduled to take place at the Safari Hotel in the capital, with the aim to offer psychological relief to Namibians in the face of the devastating Coronavirus (COVID-19…
It’s been more than a year since Namibia reported its first confirmed COVID-19 positive case in March 2020. Since then, the pandemic has continued to wreak havoc across the country, with the death toll reaching worrisome levels between May and June 2021. Whilst there is no price higher than the loss of human lives, the…