Agra staff members have joined the fight against the drought by donating an amount of N$100 000 to the Dare to Care Fund. Agra staff from all corners of the country, decided to collectively raise funds by contributing a share of their salaries to assist in alleviating the plight of drought-stricken farmers. “Agriculture is the…
Standard Bank has signed off on an agreement to participate in the largest commercial transactional deal this year to enable Debmarine Namibia to acquire a mining vessel which will boost diamond recovery operations. The vessel will be used for marine diamond recovery operations off the southern coast of Namibia, in the Atlantic 1 mining licence…
After hosting a successful Career Development Workshop earlier this year, Bank Windhoek has again partnered with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and B360 Education Partnerships. The three institutions will host NUST graduates for two one-week Career Development Workshops, scheduled to take place from 08 until 19 July 2019 in Windhoek. Aimed at…
OTJIWARONGO, 18 JUN (NAMPA) – The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) on Tuesday donated a multipurpose photocopy machine to Karundu Primary School at Otjiwarongo. School principal Julia Chaka in an interview with Nampa said Karundu is a government school which is less resourced to cater for its 1 387 leaners on its own. “Most…
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) in partnership with 22 private and public sector entities have committed to providing internship opportunities to 161 students for the 2019/20 financial year. This was revealed by MTC Chairperson, Elvis Nashilongo, at the launch of the MTC Namibia National Internship Programme in the capital on Monday. Nashilongo said the three-month internship…
Eos Capital has acquired the majority of the ordinary share capital of Avbob Namibia Holdings from the Avbob Mutual Insurance Society in South Africa. The transaction is pending approval from the Namibian Competition Commission, Eos Capital announced in a media statement issued on Wednesday. Through its N.dollars 460 million Allegrow Fund, Eos Capital will inject…
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Hobas lodge which experienced flash floods early February resulting in a damaged sewerage system, broken trees and vast piles of sand around the restaurant, swimming pool and camping grounds is set to re-open on 1 June 2019. Dr Matthias Ngwangwama, NWR Acting Managing Director, says that “over the past few months,…
In response to the Namibian government’s state of emergency declaration on the current drought affecting the country, Bank Windhoek, as a responsible corporate citizen has implemented various measures to minimise the effects of this unfortunate disaster. From a customer perspective, an internal committee has been established to look at both commercial and communal farmers exposures…
Bank Windhoek has once again sponsored the Hennie de Waal Sports Festival, which kicked off on Wednesday, 13 March 2019. Hosted at Windhoek’s Technical High School (HTS) sportsgrounds, the festival, now in its 24th year, is named after a former teacher, who initiated the event as a celebration of Namibia’s Independence. About 800 participants, including…
Payment card fraud has been around for as long as payment cards exit. Initially cards were stolen and used at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and shop check-outs or counterfeit cards were created. As a result, banks have traditionally advised customers to protect their Personal Identification Number (PIN) at all costs. But since the Internet and…