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Windhoek entrepreneurs sharpen their business skills

10 hours ago | Business

The City of Windhoek (CoW) in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare recently hosted an “Improve your business” training workshop with 26 Khomas-based, youth female entrepreneurs participatingOne of the participants was Josefina...

Lazarus Jacobs heads up NBC board

3 days ago - 07 August 2020 | Business

The minister of information and communication technology Peya Mushelenga announced that Cabinet endorsed the appointment of businessman Lazarus Jacobs (pictured), as the new board chair of the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), adding that newly appointed...

Emvula to head Ninety One

4 days ago - 06 August 2020 | Business

Ninety One (previously Investec Asset Management) announced the appointment of Eino Emvula as Managing Director for Namibia & Africa ex-SA.Emvula will join Ninety One from Namibia Asset Management (NAM), where he was CEO. During the...

Risk management training for NSI staff

5 days ago - 05 August 2020 | Business

The NAMS/ISO 31000:2019 Risk Management Standard was officially gazetted as a Namibian Standard in January 2020. In response to the announcement that Namibia accepted ISO31000 as the Risk Management Standard, Capricorn Group assisted the Namibian...

Bulk data transmission in the blink of an eye

6 days ago - 04 August 2020 | Business

MTN Namibia and The GridOnline signed their first commercial contract for bulk data transmission services provided by the latter – a fibre optic broadband service offering by NamPower that was launched in March last year.This...

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Covid business survey underway again

1 week ago - 03 August 2020 | Business

The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has begun a second survey to determine the effects Covid-19 on businesses in key economic sectors. The survey is aimed...

Second life for waste beer

1 week ago - 03 August 2020 | Business

BEE Energy Efficient recently took delivery of around 30 000 litres of waste beer from ABInbev Namibia’s Welwitschia Brewery in Okahandja, which will be used...

Here’s how your agent earns their commission

1 week ago - 30 July 2020 | Business

On average, for every hour that a real estate agent spends with the homeowner of the property they are selling, they will spend around nine...

Money talk at Vintage

1 week ago - 30 July 2020 | Business

Windhoek • [email protected] If you don;t have anything planned for tonight and you could do with some tips and tricks on moneymatters during these trying times,...

Workshop for young entrepreneurs

1 week ago - 28 July 2020 | Business

The One Economy Foundation recently hosted the first part of its Covid-19 Survival Kit workshop for young entrepreneurs to discuss challenges they currently face.In a...

Mashare berries in your local supermarket

2 weeks ago - 23 July 2020 | Business

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) announced the first large-scale Namibian commercial blueberry harvest, produced by the Mashare Berries project, which forms part of the...

Okahandja's woodcarvers struggling to survive

3 weeks ago - 20 July 2020 | Business

Woodcarvers and vendors operating at informal markets in Okahandja said the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has robbed them of their livelihood, due to a lack of...

Only the best for Namibian...

3 weeks ago - 14 July 2020 | Business

Countries all over the world have developed standards and policies for the safety and benefit of all their road users.Some countries’ standards are developed entirely...

Leonie takes the lead at...

1 month - 07 July 2020 | Business

Since the beginning of the month, Leonie Prinsloo has taken over the position of managing director (MD) of Namibia Dairies, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver...

Meet Hartlief’s new MD

1 month - 06 July 2020 | Business

Hartlief welcomed Gunther Ling as its new Managing Director (MD) on 1 March 2020 after having served in the same capacity at Namibia Dairies for...

Sweet sugar deal signed

1 month - 03 July 2020 | Business

Bokomo Namibia has completed the acquisition of the sugar packaging and distribution business of Tongaat Hulett Namibia (THN), following approval by the Namibian Competition Commission...

Don’t let fear destroy small...

1 month - 01 July 2020 | Business

Innovation is the development and application of ideas that improve the way things are done or what can be achieved. It can help your business...

Rental reduction for informal traders

1 month - 30 June 2020 | Business

The City of Windhoek’s strategic executive for economic development and community services, Fillemon Hambuda, said his department has submitted a proposal to council to consider...