AFFORDABLE OFFSHORE INVESTING
28 August 2019 Many potential investors are discouraged from offshore investing due to various perceptions that exist around it, ranging from high investment minima to weak returns. Also, too many Namibians are still shell-shocked from 2001 when millions of Namibia dollar were invested offshore at N$20 to the US dollar only for the local currency […]
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NAMIBIAN YOUTH
20 August 2019 In Namibia, 44% of young people are unemployed and there is mounting pressure on Government institutions and departments to provide employment opportunities for them. Over the past few years, Namibia has produced record numbers of skilled graduates from local educational institutions, who then enter a non existent; or full job market. Morale […]
FIRSTRAND NAMIBIA END-YEAR RESULTS
MEDIA RELEASE 6 September 2019 Transforming old costs into new opportunities, Creating shared prosperity for all stakeholders FirstRand Namibia, in its 2019 end-year results, reported an increase in profit before tax by 2.2% to N$1.58 billion (2018: N$1.55 billion). The group’s revenue performance demonstrates that the investment in digitisation and customer-centric service is bearing fruit. […]
THE BENEFITS OF NETWORKING AS A TOOL OF ENGAGEMENT
ARTICLE BY: Mbo Luvindao: Bank Windhoek’s ESME Finance Branch Manager MEDIA RELEASE: 4 September 2019 Turning contacts into quality relationships takes effort. It is not enough to send a sporadic email or call or connect on social media. You need to invest in relationships to strengthen and grow them over time. Effort, courage, perseverance, […]
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 […]