Life is all about decisions. To save for something, whether it is for a new car, holiday, a wedding or to simply put away funds for later use, is always a perfect decision. With World Savings Day being celebrated on 31 October, Bank Windhoek shares with readers a savings strategy that is sure to be…
Bank Windhoek last week awarded winners of the Small Livestock Section at the recently concluded Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show. The night belonged to Stephan Botes from Keetmanshoop as he scooped most of the available awards including the ultimate award, Champion of Champions Trophy in the interbreed category. Second time entrant, Dirkie van der Merwe,…
At a recent educational breakfast for journalists, Honourable Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein and FNB Market Research Manager Daniel Kavishe addressed invited guests. Daniel spoke about the average rate of growth in Namibia, money cycle and property market and remarked, that it seemed as if Namibia has been going through seven-year cycles of ups and downs.…
Bank Windhoek last week awarded winners of the Small Livestock Section at the recently concluded Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show. The night belonged to Stephan Botes from Keetmanshoop as he scooped most of the available awards including the ultimate award, Champion of Champions Trophy in the interbreed category. Second time entrant, Dirkie van der Merwe,…
Development Bank of Namibia encourages enterprise and infrastructure borrowing in //Karas and Hardap Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Senior Communication Manager Jerome Mutumba has announced that the Bank is visiting southern Namibia to encourage borrowing to establish larger enterprises, SMEs and infrastructure. Information sessions are being held in Rehoboth, Mariental, Lüderitz and Oranjemund. Talking…
Standard Bank’s unique Buy-a-Brick exhibition stand of a corrugated iron shack scooped Gold prize at this year’s Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show, which ended last Saturday. The stand which was located in the Maerua Hall drew interest from the public and was also visited by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development and the Chief…
Forty-seven year-old Namibian radiographer, Renathe Gawanas, from Katutura, Windhoek, is one of the first female entrepreneurs to establish her own X-ray services centre. Fifteen years ago Gawanas made a bold decision to quit her job. She took her pension fund and invested it her own business. Today, she is the sole owner of Medical X-Ray…
The FNB Namibia Holdings Foundation Trust has supported DEGNOS (Service and Witness North East Centre) Primary School with an amount of N$ 272 256 towards the upliftment and education of the SAN people in the poorest and most vulnerable Northern and Eastern part of Namibia (Zambezi, Oshikoto and Tsumkwe regions). Revonia Kahivere, FNB Corporate Social…
Standard Bank in collaboration with the Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) will be hosting an innovative App development competition (Hackathon) aimed at benefitting the Bank’s Buy-A-Brick initiative this weekend. The hackathon will see various participants competing to build mobile applications for the initiative to aid in its fundraising efforts. The Bank’s flagship Buy-a-Brick initiative was…
FNB Namibia has launched a campaign in which employees as well as the general public are advised of the culture of zero tolerance for misconduct upheld at FNB Namibia in all aspects of business. “Today, more than ever it seems as if corruption, fraud, theft, negligence or misconduct is rife worldwide and if not…