Author: Hee-Dee Walenga
FNB Cash Plus – Bringing Financial Access to the People
By: Hee-Dee Walenga In May 2019, FNB Namibia launched a service which offered various financial conveniences, in turn accentuating ease of daily transactions. All one needed was a cellphone. The product, dubbed FNB Cash Plus, made cash…
Namibia Hosts 2025 Global Policy Forum, Financial Inclusion at the Forefront
By: Hee-Dee Walenga From 2-5 September, the financial world will gather in Namibia for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum (GPF) under this year’s theme ‘Empowering Society, Enabling Growth.’ Namibia has been a member of the AFI…
African Stars vs Chula Chula Available to Corporate Namibia for N$400,000
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Chairperson of the Brave Warriors 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Committee, Tim Ekandjo, announced that African Stars will face off against Eeshoke Chula Chula on 31 August at the Independence Stadium. Currently the most…
East African Riders Shine at Historic Tour de Windhoek
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 2025 edition of the Tour de Windhoek took place from 31 July to 3 August in the nation’s capital, making history along the way. Initially scheduled for February of this year, the 8th…
4 Creatives, 13 Million Views, N$0 Earned…Content Creators Call for MICT To Deliver on Content Monetisation
By: Hee-Dee Walenga As the Namibian government strives to achieve digitalisation in several sectors, content creation on various platforms and its monetisation is particularly important in empowering a youthful nation. Around 70% of Namibia’s population consists…
Namibia Primed to Host First-Ever Commonwealth Youth Dialogue
By: Hee-Dee Walenga From 4 to 8 August 2025, Namibia will be home to the Commonwealth Youth Council’s (CYC) First Consultative Dialogue. This is after Namibia hosted the first-ever Commonwealth Business Summit in June. The dialogue will…
Paratus Powers Remote Schools
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Paratus announced the launch of Paratus EduLINK: a transformative connectivity solution designed to empower schools in underserved and remote regions with fast, reliable internet. With the campaign message, “Empowering Education, Anywhere,” Paratus EduLINK leverages Starlink’s Low…
Azzurri Outclass Namibia in Windhoek
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia suffered a heavy 73–6 defeat to Italy in a test match at the Hage Geingob Stadium on Friday afternoon. The match marked Namibia’s final warm-up fixture ahead of the upcoming Rugby Africa Cup…
2025 Global African Hydrogen Summit Ball Gets Rolling
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia will be home to the Global African Hydrogen Summit once more from 9 to 11 September 2025, following the inaugural summit last year in Windhoek. The 2025 Summit kicked off with a press…
Netball Professionalisation Pilot Project Enters Final Leg
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The final year of a three-year Netball Professionalisation Pilot Project is underway in tandem with the 2025 domestic season. The project, which was launched in 2023, is aimed at supporting the development of netball…