Bank Windhoek, in partnership with Good Women Good Business (GWGB), will host two Jeans and Sneakers events; one in the North and the other in Windhoek. The Northern edition will take place on Saturday, 16 March 2019 at Bennie’s Entertainment Park and Lodge in Ongwediva from 08h30 until 15h00. Tickets are available at Bennie’s Entertainment…
A new Namibian beer, Desert Lager, has joined the local beer industry. Although the beer has not been officially launched, it has been released in Windhoek, Ondangwa, Ongwediva, Outapi, Oshaango, Oshivelo, Oshakati and Omuthiya to test the market. The first batch of 2 000 bottles arrived in Windhoek from South Africa on 16 December 2018…
Bank Windhoek last week awarded winners of the Small Livestock Section at the recently concluded Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show. Twenty-year-old Michael Johannes Garbers from Stampriet, scooped up most of the available awards including the ultimate prize, Champion of Champions Trophy in the interbreed category. Garbers said that he was pleased with the award since…
The Roads Authority wishes to notify all members of the public and, in particularly, road users of the blasting operations scheduled to take place on Trunk Road (TR)1/6 Section 4A (Windhoek-Okahandja road) at KM 17 on Wednesday 10 October 2018 at 15:30. The road will be closed-off with the assistance of NAMPOL for approximately 30min…
Members of the Executive Leadership Team of Bank Windhoek and its holding company, Capricorn Group, joined the rest of the world in paying homage to customers and frontline staff in support of the International Customer Service Week held annually during the first week of October. The initiative, aimed at enhancing positive customer experience within Bank…
Songezo Ndlendle CAPE TOWN, August 22 (ANA) – Africa needs more businesswomen role models who can be champions in lifting up and inspiring other women to break the barriers into entrepreneurship as a vehicle to drive down the unemployment rate in the continent. This is according to Tamiko Cuellar, founder and chief executive of Pursue…
As part of government’s Growth at Home Strategy, Ohorongo Cement embarked on a community upliftment initiative to train people how to make quality bricks. The strategy reinforces the importance of accelerating economic growth, reducing income inequality and increasing employment. The training and skill transfer was conducted in all 14 regions under the Ohorongo Buildit Brickmaking…
The limited manufacturing activities in Namibia by local companies place undue strain on the country’s economy, a leading business person has said. Hilton Loring, Chief Executive Officer of Elso Holdings in a media statement on Wednesday said using the nation’s resources, employing and selling to Namibians would give the local economy a tremendous shot in…
The recently concluded annual Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) Agri Braai Competition proved to be a resounding success, with revellers streaming in from all four corners of the country in support of the event. Standard Bank has dedicated itself over the years to support the Agriculture sector grow. Keeping in line with that, the Bank sponsored…
Windhoek – The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) together with the Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) launched the FemBioBiz Acceleration programme on 15 March 2018. This programme is aimed at supporting female-owned businesses in Biosciences. The purpose of the FemBioBiz programme is to create a network of women bio-entrepreneurs in the…