MEAT FLASH – 23 AUGUST 2019
MEAT BOARD ATTENDS THE BASELINE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA On 16 August 2019, Willie Schutz and Desmond Cloete attended the Baseline Agricultural Outlook Conference of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) in Somerset-West, Cape Town. The conference indicates detailed international trade trends and outlooks and is valuable in that it suggests directional […]
NEDBANK NAMIBIA BANKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE GO GREEN FUND
MEDIA RELEASE: For the 18th consecutive year Nedbank Namibia has once again shown its support for the environment and nature conservation by channeling N$930 000 to the Nedbank Go Green Fund, which the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) manages. Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta, flanked by the Deputy Minister, Bernadette Jagger, officially handed over the […]
OVER 1500 ATTEND BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY EXPO 2019
The recently held Biomass Technology Expo 2019 has put biomass firmly on the national agenda, and calendar, taking its rightful place as one of the must-see annual trade shows in the country. The event took place on the 9th of August, at the Otjiwa Safari Lodge, and hosted over 1500 visitors, 120 exhibitors and technology […]
PICK N PAY HANDS OVER PLASTIC PROFITS TO THE RECYCLE NAMIBIA FORUM (RNF)
MEDIA RELEASE 20 August 2019 Pick n Pay (PnP) Namibia – a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group – on Tuesday, 20 August 2019 handed over all its profits from the sale of grocery plastic bags for the months of June and July, to the Recycle Namibia Forum (RNF). As from the 1st […]
CONSERVATION AND TOURISM THRIVE TOGETHER
MEDIA RELEASE: For nearly four decades the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) of Namibia through its landmark research and conservation programmes has underscored the robust link and crucial importance between conservation, tourism and people to achieve a win-win outcome. CCF, a long-standing collaborator and beneficiary of Nedbank Namibia’s Go Green Fund (GGF) through various projects, has […]
DETERMINING COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF GREEN BUILDINGS
ARTICLE BY: Ruan Bestbier: Treasury Sales and Sustainability Analyst at Bank Windhoek 23 July 2019 As the effects of climate change continue to emerge as a business reality, the Namibian banking sector plays a vital role in accelerating the local market’s transition to a lower-carbon energy future. A Green Building, also known as green […]
BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF NAMIBIA WARNS AGAINST SURCHARGING
MEDIA RELEASE 5 August 2019 The Bankers Association of Namibia has learned that some merchants continue to add a surcharge (additional fee) to card transactions or are setting minimum or maximum transaction amounts as condition for accepting debit or credit cards for payment. Such practices have a negative impact on consumers and are in direct […]
ETOSHA FISHING EXCELS AT GENDER INCLUSIVITY
MEDIA RELEASE 20 June 2019 In the male dominated world of the fishing industry, Etosha Fishing stands out as a shining beacon of gender inclusivity and women empowerment. Nearly half of the management team at the company is female, while the majority of the workforce comprises women. For billions of people worldwide the ocean is […]
IMPLEMENTATION: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING – APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME BETWEEN BON & NTA)
Date: 06 August 2019 Reference Number: 9/6/5 The implementation of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) initiative to support the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) apprenticeship programme has started. BoN and NTA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in March 2019. In the MoU, BoN has agreed to support the programme over a three-year period to cover […]
SLOWER CONTRACTION IN RENTAL PRICES IN MAY
PRESS RELEASE SLOWER CONTRACTION IN RENTAL PRICES IN MAY 11 July 2019: The FNB Rental Index, that tracks advertised rental prices across the country, recorded a slower contraction of 3.0% y/y at the end of May 2019. This contraction, the slowest recorded since March 2018, comes on the back of a 0.6% y/y price growth […]