Forum to plot financial ‘resiliency’
Momentum is building around the annual Namibia Banking Insurance Finance Investment Forum (NBIFIF), with the organisers expressing confidence that the gathering, slated for next month, will come up...
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Black business must comply with NEEEF
Black-owned businesses will not be exempted from complying with the proposed New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (NEEEF) regulations, the Law Reform and Development Commission has said.Read...
View ArticleInnoSun clinches Namdeb’s wind farm deal
#Oab Energy (Pty) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of InnoSun Holdings, has emerged as the preferred developer of an 8MW wind farm project for Namdeb.Read More ...
View ArticleGovt wage bill hiked by N$1,7 billion
The public service wage bill is expected to increase by a whopping N$1,7 billion in the current financial year (FY), after government agreed to salary hikes for its massive workforce in April, the...
View ArticleNamPower to accelerate rural electrification
NamPower is targeting to electrify 50 percent of the country’s rural areas by 2020, under the Rural Electrification (RE) programme, with the current figure hovering above 34 percent.Read More ...
View ArticleGeoscience Council of Namibia inaugurated Eric N Mhunduru
The first-ever Geoscience Council of Namibia was inaugurated this week having been established through the Geoscience Professions Act (Act No. 3 of 2012), which seeks to promote and regulate geoscience...
View ArticleSwakopmund: The tourism 'jewel' of Africa
Swakopmund could become the leading destination for holidaymakers to Southern Africa. Read More ...
View ArticleNWR’s Khorixas Lodge welcomes tourists
If one is looking for a quiet place to enjoy the outdoor life in the Kunene region, Namibia Wildlife Resort’s Khorixas Lodge(also known as Khorixas Rest Camp) is an unlikely, but pleasant place to stay...
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Food prices continue to surge
As the cost of living in Namibia continues to spike, with the annual inflation rate now at 7 percent, figures from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) show that the prices of a selected basket of basic...
View ArticleWBCG soars under Smith
Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) Chief Executive Officer Johny Smith (JS) was named Africa’s Transport Leader of the Year for 2016, at an awards ceremony hosted by Terrapin in Johannesburg on 28...
View ArticleXDC cashes in on lost documents
With many people losing their valuable documents in Namibia every year, two previously disadvantaged Namibians, Jeremia Haipinge and Mulumendu Joseph Penda, have founded Xwepopala Documents Collector...
View Articleamibia’s international reserves dip
Namibia’s international reserves dipped to N$19, 2 billion or 2. 4 months of import cover in August, which is below the international benchmark of three months, figures released by Bank of Namibia...
View ArticleGovt reallocates Norway beef quota
The Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development is set to reallocate the Norwegian beef quota next week, after Brukkaros Meat Processors and Witvlei Meat failed to utilise their export...
View Article#DontWashMeNAM campaign scoops Loerie Awards
The #DontWashMeNAM campaign for the City of Windhoek, by Advantage Y&R, won two gongs at the 2016 Loerie Awards, held in Durban between 15 and 21 August.Read More ...
View ArticleBank Windhoek appoints new executives
Bank Windhoek this week announced the appointment of James Chapman as Chief Financial Officer and Jaquiline Pack as its Executive Officer: Marketing and Corporate Communication Services, both with...
View ArticleInsurance players to meet in Windhoek
As the business environment changes rapidly in Africa and globally, it is essential for businesses to maintain a disciplined risk management approach.Read More ...
View ArticleGovernment must buy products from local businesses
Team Namibia has appealed to the public sector to procure local services as this is crucial in the attainment of goals set out in the Harambee Prosperity Plan.Read More ...
View ArticleTown Lodge Windhoek construction begins
The City Lodge Hotel Group says construction of its four-storey Town Lodge Windhoek has commenced, with the 151-room hotel expected to be open to guests by July 2017.Read More ...
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Govt still to buy into Meatco
Government is still to acquire a proposed 30 percent stake in Meatco five years after announcing its intentions to take-up equity in the country’s biggest meat producer.Read More ...
View ArticleTourism figures up despite challenges
Close to 1.4 million tourists visited Namibia last year, a 5.1 percent increase from just over 1.3 million visitors in 2014, the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, announced...
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