President Hifikepunye Pohamba, on Thursday 3 April, visited Namibia Dairies (Pty) Ltd to take stock of the progress made by the dairy company in its plans to transform into a competitive milk processor in its chosen markets in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Head of State is seen with Desmond van Jaarsveld, Managing Director of Namibia Dairies, and Sven Thieme, Executive Chairman of the O&L Group. (Picture: Contributed)

Namibia Dairies gave account of the success achieved during the years 2005 to 2007 saying that initiatives such as the ISO 9001:2000 certification, SAP system implementation, restructure of the national depot infrastructure, improvement of the product portfolio, and introduction of sales excellence programmes had contributed to transform the business thereby securing 580 jobs.
An ISO 9001:2000 certified company; Namibia Dairies complies with stringent internationally recognised quality management systems. The company employs 580 employees and operates through a structure encompassing six depots namely in Windhoek, Keetmanshoop, Swakopmund, Otjiwarongo, Oshakati and Ondangwa. In addition, Namibia Dairies owns a company operating in Lubango (Angola) registered as Freshuila Limitada.