ECB supports social development
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The Electricity Control Board, handed over donations totalling N$ 92 500 towards the socio-economic development projects. Recipients of the donation included The Christina Swart-Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust, JP Karuaihe Trust Fund, Namibia Standards Institution, Matriental Town Council, Luderitz Town Council, Education Training Sector Improvement Program (ETSIP), UNAM Business School, Namibia National Association of Women in Business and the Joint Consultative Council. (Photograph by Lorato Khobetsi)
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