Author: Staff Writer
FNB Scoops Best Digital Banking App in Africa
Staff Writer The First National Bank (FNB) has been awarded the best digital banking app in Africa. This was announced at the 2022 World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards in Africa an event hosted by Global Finance magazine. Founded in…
FirstRand Namibia Invests N$5m Towards Affordable Land and Housing Delivery
Staff Writer FirstRand Namibia through its foundation injected N$ 5 million into the Development Workshop Namibia (DWN) Land and Housing Project which is aimed at delivering affordable serviced land to low-income individuals around the country. DWN is a non-governmental organisation…
Young Turks Ready To Battle For Swapo Party Central Committee Posts
Staff Writer Two of the four Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) cadres nominated to contest positions in the Swapo party Central Committee expressed that they are energized and ready to test the waters and fight it out at the looming…
Sanlam Namibia Goes Pink For Cancer
Staff Writer Sanlam Namibia on Tuesday handed over N$50 000 to the Cancer Association of Namibia(CAN) in support of its annual hats and roses ladies gala breakfast. CAN’s highly celebrated hats roses gala breakfast which was officially relaunched after two…
Swapo Politburo Draws Lines in the Sands … Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and Nandi-Ndaitwah nominated for VP positions
Staff Writer A much anticipated Swapo politburo meeting has nominated Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and her deputy, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to battle it out for the much-coveted Vice President (VP) position ahead of the congress. The politburo also nominated Oshikoto…
Ilke Platt Nominated For African Achievers Awards
Staff writer Founder of Poiyah Media Ilke Platt has been short-listed and selected as an Honouree for the 12th Edition of the African Achievers Awards (AAA) under the “Emerging Public Relations Practitioner” Award Category. This year’s ceremony and summit, “Sustainable…
Capricorn Foundation Appoints Veripura Muukua
Staff writer The Capricorn Foundation has appointed Veripura Muukua as the Coordinator of the Capricorn Foundation with effect from 1 September 2022. Veri joins the Group Brand & Corporate Affairs and Capricorn Foundation team from Bank Windhoek MCCS, where she…
Central Bank’s Information Officer Conquers World’s Oldest Ultramarathon – Again
Staff writer The Central Bank’s Senior Information Officer Frans Amakali has participated in the world’s largest and oldest ultramarathon, the 89km Comrades Marathon, for the second time. Frans outperformed himself in the second installment, finishing in 08 hours 49 minutes….
Bank of Namibia High School Competition Kick-starts
Staff Writer The regional phase of the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) bi-annual High school officially commenced on 30 August 2022. The competition is the bank’s flagship project targeted at educating and improving high school learners’ knowledge of the central bank…
NaTIS To Send Renewed Vehicle Licences Via Nampost
…newly launched online system to charge extra N$100 for delivery Staff Writer Roads Authority’s manager of corporate communications Hileni Fillemon says the newly launched online system to renew vehicle licences will see motorists receiving their disks via Nampost delivery. This…