Namibia’s power utility, NamPower, on Tuesday here rewarded three athletes and their guides as well as two coaches with N.dollars 535 000 for their achievements at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The Namibia Paralympic Committee sent three athletes and three guides to compete in the championship that saw them win two medals, a silver and…
The Shoprite and Checkers Namibian Champion Boerewors Competition was officially launched on Thursday. A media statement issued on Thursday said since its inception in 2010, the competition has grown to become one of the country’s most well-known culinary competitions, with the goal of providing top-quality, affordable boerewors to all Namibian households. Sanet Prinsloo, the competition’s…
National Under-20 rugby team coach Chrysander Botha has said his team is ready to take on host nation Kenya in the Barthes Trophy currently underway in Nairobi. Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Zambia and Madagascar are competing in the 2022 edition of the Barthes Trophy, which started on 09 April and ends on…
Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, has implored the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member states to reflect on policy innovations that will enable value addition. Speaking at a two-day SACU ministerial investment roundtable in Gaborone, Botswana on Tuesday, Iipumbu said there is a need to investigate further opportunities around trade enhancement that will…
The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Tuesday announced that it will issue COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates “soon”. This announcement follows an indication by South Africa that vaccination cards will no longer be accepted and that travellers are required to present vaccination certificates for entry into the neighbouring country. In a media release on…
On Friday morning, 8 April 2022, a group of 33 volunteering employees of Capricorn Group, in their role as Changemakers, spent the morning at the Side by Side Early Intervention Centre for special needs children in the Goreangab community. During their visit they offered support to the Centre by creating an outdoor sensory path, used…
A quote has been doing the rounds on social media reminding people of how the arts became a place of refuge for many during the first difficult period of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Readers found solace in their favourite books, drawings and paintings were made to thank health staff for their help in difficult…
Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) has announced that the Griquas rugby team’s sponsoring brand is being changed from Tafel Lager to Windhoek Draught. The team will now be known as the Windhoek Draught Griquas, and the stadium will be known as Windhoek Draught Park. Daniel Keulder, NBL Global Sponsorship, and Events Manager, in a statement on…
Sanlam announced on Wednesday a call for young Namibians with innovative business ideas to apply for the Sanlam Bridge Programme in 2022. The Sanlam Bridge serves as a springboard for future Namibian business leaders who either have a registered business that is less than a year old, or who have a viable business idea but…
Sanlam Namibia has awarded bursaries to six Namibian students to pursue their studies at local universities. The bursaries were awarded in accordance with Sanlam’s corporate social responsibility programme, which focuses on education. The recipients are Delila Katanga, Liyali Anthens, Daliza Haosemab and Esline Gaoses from the Namibia University of Science and Technology, and Urias Ngodji…