Thursday, Jun 20th
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Conference in the North launched
Its official, the Economist Businesswomen Club this week launched the 14th edition of its annual Businesswomen Conference in the North when sponsors and organisers celebrated the launch together. This annual conference has become an important highlig... Read more:
Govt urged to restructure energy
The business community has called for the restructuring of the local energy sect...
Trade with UK falls 28%
The decision by the world’s leading diamond company De Beers to move its diamond...
More oomph for Team Namibia
Through a team effort, more financial contributions were made by a range of Team...
Namib on World Heritage list
The 37th session of the World Heritage Committee will consider the nomination of...
Spanish navy ship “Rayo” visits Lüderitz
The Spanish Navy Ship “Rayo” paid a visit to Lüderitz this week. This is the first time this brand new ship, an ocean patrol vessel, entered Namibian waters and...
Finland financial boost for three projects
Three local organisations have received funding from the Finnish Embassy’s Fund for Local Cooperation. The signing of three funding agreements between the Embas...
Standard Bank launches 2013 Auto Show
Banks go all out to bring best deals to car buyers
Standard Bank will again host the annual Standard Bank Namibia Auto Show in partnership with the annual Bilton...
Rally puts shoes on young feet
Three young Namibians have formed a crew called the The Kübel Crew that will represent the country at this year’s edition of the Put Foot Rally and will distrib...
FNB popular in Africa
In its most recent survey of web users, Alexa (www.alexa.com) noted that FNB was among the top 10 websites in Africa and most popular banking website on the con...
Transfers reflect explosion in transactions
Gaborone, “There are huge shifts in the global economy; Africa is now one of three global trading blocks that are as big as the west, but which are growing 10 t...
The winter of our energy discontent
With the first portent of another winter arriving during the week, energy is again on everybody’s mind. And it is not only the dreaded fear of an exorbitant ele...
Risk assessment says something about us
Namibia has just received a top ranking in the AON Plc Political Risk Map published quarterly by this company based in London in the UK. AON Plc describes itsel...
Innovation - an overloaded and clichéd term
Last week I sat in a meeting where a senior executive of the organisation made the comment: “Innovation is an overloaded and clichéd term”. This literally...
The customer is not the king
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Fun run for House of Safety
A REVA Walk & Run for Fun last Saturday, brightened up the lives of the residents of the House of Safety in Swakopmund this week. All proceeds from the fun ...
New attempt to hijack Meatco
Meatco wrote a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry on 14 May 2013, informing the Minister that the term of the current Meatco Board of Dir...
Governance agreements long overdue
The Ministry of Finance will next week become the latest ministry to sign governance agreements with seven board chairpersons of state-owned enterprises that fa...
World Music Day draws closer
On Saturday, 22 June, Namibia will be celebrating World Music Day 2013. Windhoek residents can look forward to an exciting line-up of live music performances on...
Papa at Afro Festival
Prominent visual artist and singer Ndasuunje Papa Shikongeni, also known as Papa and Etondo Band, will be representing Namibia at the Afro Festival, a cultural ...
Windhoek Gymnasium leads netball league
Windhoek Gymnasium made their presence felt with an impressive display in the first round of the Bank Windhoek Schools Netball Super League last Saturday at the...
Fourth Kia Namibia Beach Volleyball Tour
The fourth tournament of the Kia Namibia National Beach Volleyball Tour will take place on Saturday at the DTS Beach Arena.
Tin Hlupic and Gerard Fischer who are...
Understanding Weather - not predicting -14 June 2013
What happened?
A cold front, driven by a ridge (high pressure cell) was followed by a second, weaker cold front which penetrated far across the southern part of ...
Understanding Weather - not predicting -7 June 2013
What happened?
A quite rapid set of mobile synoptics was to be seen just about world-wide, this was not just unique to the Namibian scene. Yet there was a level ...
Energy key to environment
Windhoek, 10 June. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same ...
Growing a green culture
Namibia together with all other African countries contribute less than 3% to the total green house effects but are however the most affected by the impacts of c...AGRA to assess impact of GMOs in Namibia
The Agra Professional Services Division (PSD) is hosting a dinner with Monsanto, one of the leading international companies involved in Genetically Modified Org...
Farmers get drought relief
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has announced that it will implement drought relief measures for livestock farmers affected by the current droug...
UN School Conference launched
The United Nations Information Centre in Windhoek (UNIC) this week launched the 2ndModel United Nations Namibia High School Conference (MUNNAM). The Conference ...
More tech at IUM
International chipmaker Intel is to work with Namibia’s International University of Management (IUM) in a collaboration which will give the university’s 8000 st...
Destination Namibia: unique and exclusive
Due to the recent global economic recession, the tourism industry worldwide has seen a decline in recent years, making it even crucial for countries to market a...
Protea Hotels offer 50% discount to Air Namibia passengers
Air Namibia has entered into a strategic partnership with the Protea Hotel Group in Namibia that will see its passengers qualify for a 50% discount on hotel acc...
Renaissance Health appoints new Principal Officer
Following the departure of Dr Elton Black from the position of Principal Officer of the Renaissance Health Medical Aid Fund (RHMAF), at the end of March 2013, t...
Apples bring more cancer awareness
The distribution of apples for the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project, has started. The distribution started this week Monday and ends next week Friday, 7 June....
Chariot Oil licence renewed
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a one-year extension for the First Renewal Phase on Chariot Oil and Gas’ Central Area Blocks.
The licence area cover...
Marine Phosphate ready to “bust myths”
Namibian Marine Phosphate, developers of the controversial N$3.1 billion Sandpiper Marine Phosphate Project, say they are ready to bust myths and fears surround...
Gwashamba Mall opens in Ongwediva
Safland will officially open the Gwashamba Mall in Ondangwa this weekend.
The opening of the Gwashamba Mall comes a month after the property services group opene...
Mall of Namibia taking shape fast
The construction of what will be the largest shopping mall in Namibia, is on schedule. The developer claims it will influence existing and future retail pattern...
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