Author: Staff Writer
Capricorn Group Made N$1,15b Profit After Tax
Staff Writer Capricorn Group Limited delivered strong results through the solid performances of all its subsidiaries, with profit after tax increasing by 16.6% to N$1.15 billion. The agility and quick decision-making within the Group allowed it to swiftly sense and…
Buy Local, Grow Namibia Fair Set for Saturday
Staff Writer The Buy Local Grow Namibia campaign, in collaboration with the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) and the Local Merchant Market, will host its first ‘Buy Local Grow Namibia Fair’ on 24 September 2022 at the FNCC in Windhoek. …
NIPDB Joins African Energy Week 2022 as Diamond Sponsor
Staff Writer The Namibian Investment Promotion Development Board (NIPDB) will showcase investment opportunities across the country’s oil, gas and green hydrogen industries as a diamond sponsor during the African Energy Week 2022 conference. The African Energy Week (AEW) 2022 conference…
Omuthiya Suspends IPC Councillor Shiindi Without Benefits
Staff Writer The Omuthiya Town Council has suspended IPC councillor Petrina Shiindi for one month without benefits for disregarding Code 2 of the Code of Conduct for Members of Local Authority Councils: Local Authorities Act, 1992. Shiindi was, until the…
Number of Illegal Under-Age Angolans Increasing – PDM MP
Staff Writer PDM member of parliament Yvette Araes says Angolan nationals continue to cross the Namibian border illegally, gathering in Oshikango and other northern towns in Namibia to conduct informal trade. Araes further says the number of underage Angolan street…
Shilunga Praise Swakop Uranium Sustainability Report
Staff Writer Mines deputy minister Kornelia Shilunga said Swakop Uranium’s sustainability report shows commitment to transparency. China General Nuclear Power Corporation, which owns Swakop Uranium and runs the Husab mine, recently released its sustainability report for 2021. The report that…
Namibia sends eight cheetahs to India
Staff Writer Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) staff will travel to India later this week to deliver a very special gift from the Namibian government: eight wild cheetahs. This group of iconic, spotted big cats is making history as the first…
Jerry softens on demands to Swapo
…but bracing to bring urgent court application next week Staff Writer Aggrieved Swapo party big-wig, Jerry Ekandjo, through his lawyer, Metcalfe Beukes, has told the party that he will no longer immediately commence to campaign for the VP position, until…
MTC, Momentum Launch Life Cover for Post-Paid Customers
Staff Writer MTC and Momentum Metropolitan Namibia are working together on the newly launched credit life cover for the giant telecommunications’ post-paid customers. Momentum Metropolitan Namibia will underwrite the insurance policy. The cover will be offered at MTC Mobile Homes…
Angolan Airlines Accused of Discriminating Against Namibian Employees
Staff Writer TAAG Angolan Airlines has been accused by the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (NATAU) of discriminating against local workers by preferring to increase salaries for Angolan staff and holding parties for those in South Africa. This is…