Author: Staff Writer
Reflections of a CFO
By: Zenaune Kamberipa. In July 2020, I became Bank Windhoek’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), where I am responsible for the Finance function, which includes planning, organising, auditing, reporting, accounting, and controlling the Bank’s finances. In banking, the Finance Department is…
Uutoni Issues Warning to Construction Companies Over Lack of Delivery
By: Staff writer Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni, has issued a warning to companies that tender for construction of houses but do not deliver. Uutoni sounded the alarm as he was handing over 108 houses under the…
Namcor’s Acting MD To Speak On Namibian Upstream Oil And Gas At AEW 2023
By;Staff writer Namcor’s Acting Managing Director Shiwana Ndeunyema will attend African Energy Week (AEW) taking place in October this year in Cape Town. There, he is set to speak on Namibia’s upstream oil and gas activities and the investment opportunities…
Namibia Is Welcoming More Business Tourists
By: Staff writer Tourists coming into Namibia for business purposes continue to increase their share of the market after making up 17.3% of the total who entered the country in June. In May, 9.52% of all tourists who came…
SA Repo Rate Hike On A Break
By:Staff writer After 10 consecutive increases in the repurchase rate, the South African Reserve Bank has finally applied a break. However, while the bank opted to keep its prime lending rate at 8.25% on Thursday, the bank’s Governor Lesetja Kganyago…
Namcor’s Acting MD To Speak On Namibian Upstream Oil And Gas At AEW 2023
By:Staff writer Namcor’s Acting Managing Director Shiwana Ndeunyema will attend African Energy Week (AEW) taking place in October this year in Cape Town. There, he is set to speak on Namibia’s upstream oil and gas activities and the investment opportunities…
The Importance of Retirement Benefit Counselling in Namibia
By:Paul-Gordon /Guidao-ǂOab Retirement is an important stage of life and maintaining financial stability currently is crucial. The pension landscape is changing, as it does in many other parts of the world. Effective retirement benefit counselling is increasingly necessary as personal…
City Building Plans Trajectory Lowest Since 2009
By:Staff writer Although Windhoek continues to see growth in building approvals, the pace at which this is developing has made 2023 the lowest for building plan approvals since 2009. The municipality approved 190 building plans in June, which is 26…
Namibia’s Energy Potential To Be Highlighted At African Energy Week 2023
By:Staff writer Considered one of the final frontier hydrocarbons markets in the world, Namibia has rapidly emerged as one of the hottest offshore plays following a series of high-impact discoveries. Three major oil discoveries made in less than one-year, attractive…
Tourism Bolsters Car Sales
By:Staff writer Improvements in the tourism sector have helped the vehicle sales sector see its best performing second quarter of 2023 since the second quarter of 2017. This is after the vehicle sector saw a downward trajectory in previous months….