As from 1 July 2018, the Building Control Department of the Municipal Council of the City of Windhoek informed residents that compliance inspections will now be charged as follows: 1. Sellers who wish to sell their property, or any members interest in a close corporation which is the registered owner of immovable [...]
The FirstRand Namibia Foundation Trust recently held a Youth Workshop at Okondjatu and this year a short workshop session was introduced aimed at inspiring and motivating the learners of Okondjatu with a specific focus on teaching a few social lessons through various games. The workshop was facilitated by Bolle Hans, Public Sector Banking Manager at [...]
Over the past 2 years, nearly 300 Namibians have received training from the Ohorongo Buildit Brickmaking Academy on how to produce quality bricks. This was declared at the 14th brickmaking training session in Gobabis, Omaheke, yesterday (18 July). The Ohorongo Buildit Brickmaking Academy is the result of the Smart Partnership between Ohorongo Cement and [...]
Pupkewitz Motors recently held a celebration in honour of the Group’s young talent and their achievements. The event took place on Tuesday, 03 July at the Safari Hotel and was graced by the Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi as well as Mr Jerry Beukes, the Chief Executive Officer [...]
On 25 May, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force in the EU& 28 member states. The recent Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal made us realize how important strong data protection rules are for the society as a whole and for the proper functioning of the democratic process. These and other developments have [...]
The NCCI and FNB Namibia recently hosted an entrepreneurship breakfast at the coast under the heading “Navigating through the harsh economic climate”. Mare Steenekamp, Branch Manager at the local FNB Swakopmund Branch explained that the breakfast was aimed at providing a platform for entrepreneurs to discuss issues that were pertinent to them while at [...]
FNB Namibia Holding's change of name to FirstRand Namibia Limited is set to reflect the multi-branded structure the group encompasses. The company will issue share certificates for all transactions reflecting the new name this week, while transfers are set for next Monday. This comes after the group sought the approval of its shareholders on [...]
Ohorongo Cement has entered into an agreement for the supply of locally produced 50kg paper packaging bags with a Namibia owned manufacturing Kaptau Packaging today (10 July 2018). The supply of the cement paper bags is a first for Namibia, as Ohorongo has been sourcing these bags from outside the country since production started [...]
FNB Namibia’s marketing division welcomes Quinten Potgieter, new Customer Strategy Manager. Quinten holds an Honours degree in Hospitality and completed his MDP and SMDP from the University of Stellenbosch. “I am looking forward to supporting business to further entrench their customer-centric approaches and meticulously unpacking the current and changing needs of customers to ensure [...]
The College of the Arts (COTA) Youth Choir Namibia will stage a World Choir Games Farewell Concert on Friday, 6 July 2018 at the Pionierspark Dutch Reformed Church in Windhoek, starting at 19h00. The event serves as the farewell concert before they depart for South Africa to participate in the 2018 World Choir Games [...]
