Category: News
Katuka Mentorship Programme Inducts Mentors And Mentees For 2023
By:Staff writer The Katuka Mentorship Programme recently inducted 53 new mentors and mentees into the Bank Windhoek-sponsored programme at an event that also saw the certification of those who completed the 2022 programme. The programme was launched in 2001 to…
Aupindi, Himarwa Fail To Make It To Politburo
By:Megameno Shinana Tobie Aupindi and Katrina Hanse-Himarwa’s failure to make it into the Swapo party politburo could be a cleansing exercise by delegates to rid the party’s structure of elements whose integrity has been put into question, analysts have reasoned….
Tributes Pour In For Businessman Daniel Augusto De Jesus
By:Annakleta Haikera Respected Rundu-based businessman Daniel Augusto De Jesus has died aged 73. De Jesus is the owner of Rundu OK Foods supermarket and hardware retailer Rundu Build It. He also owned the Grootfontein OK Foods and Nkurenkuru Market and…
Expected La Niña Year To Reduce Global Food Supply In 2023
By:Justicia Shipena AgriBank of Namibia says that adverse weather patterns could reduce crop yields in 2023. This week the bank released its monthly market watch for November focusing on food prices remaining high. According to the monthly market watch, a…
NBL Generates N$1.82 Billion From Namibia Sales
By:Megameno Shinana The Namibia Breweries Limited’s (NBL) – a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group – net revenue increased by 14.1% to N$ 3.021 billionfor the financial year ended 30 June 2022. This growth was predominately a result…
Tourism Sector At Risk Of Experiencing Less Travellers – Brinkmann
By:Nguriye Katusuva Sense of Africa, the leading inbound destination management company in Africa, reckons that some of the anticipated risks for the tourism industry in the future are less travel by individuals. The company’s chief operations officer Paul Brinkmann said…
MTC Reports Jump In Profit On Strong Demand For Services
By:Hertha Ekandjo Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has reported a profit after tax of N$793.04 million for the year ended 30 September 2022, compared to N$743.3 generated in 2021. This shows that the company’s profit went up by 6.7%. The company’s…
Digital Payments Post-Pandemic Era
By Romanus Gustav The COVID-19 pandemic introduced restrictions in movement, while there was still a need to pay for services and products, which significantly increased the use of digital payments solutions. The public started understanding and appreciating digital payment solutions….
Resilient Agriculture Key To Attain GDP Growth Target
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama The gross domestic product (GDP) from agriculture in Namibia increased to U$2794.70 million in the second quarter of 2022 from U$1049.30 million in the first quarter of 2022, says the Namibia Statistics Agency. Namibia is a country…
Capricorn Group Ignites Christmas Spirit
By:Staff writer Capricorn Group, through its subsidiaries, has spread the Christmas spirit to some of the most vulnerable communities in Namibia and Botswana through their regional Christmas drive. The Group’s employees from Namibia and Botswana joined in on specific activities…