NAM-MIC FINANCIAL SERVICES HOLDINGS APPOINTS NICOL-WILSON AS CEO
2 September 2021 MEDIA RELEASE On Wednesday, 1 September 2021, Nam-Mic Financial Services Holdings’ Board of Directors announced the appointment of Verile Nicol-Wilson as Designate Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 July 2021. An avid, robust strategist and business development expert, Nicol-Wilson will take over the reins from long serving CEO, Walter Don, who is […]
DBN MOOTS NATIONAL EQUITY FUND AS BOOST FOR BUSINESS RECOVERY
DBN CEO Martin Inkumbi The onset of Covid-19, 18 months ago, has led to vulnerability on the part of some enterprises. Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) CEO Martin Inkumbi suggests that one solutions can be found in equity finance through a national equity fund for qualifying enterprises currently experiencing headwinds, but with potential for […]
5 ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER TO ENSURE YOUR ‘WORK FROM HOME’ DEVICES ARE ADEQUATELY COVERED
As the new normal requires people to continue working from home, one needs to take the time to review their portable work devices and ensure that they are adequately insured from theft or unforeseen damage. The awareness around the need for insurance, both in one’s professional and personal capacity has increased tenfold since the onset […]
COLLABORATION IN THE WAKE OF COVID- 19
Media Release: 26 July 2021 The power of unity cannot be overemphasised. Indeed, Namibia has experienced, and is still experiencing the effects of a people united towards a common goal during the Covid- 19 pandemic. Various organisations have held hands, reminding the nation that for us to thrive as a people and for our economy […]
THE RISE OF ECOMMERCE – IS NAMIBIA READY?
By Reginald Baking and Frans Uusiku eCommerce has become a buzz word as one of the key revelations of the 21st century economic realities. We have all witnessed the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic further reinforcing the importance of being able to buy and sell goods and services or transmitting funds or data over electronic […]
IMPACTING EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR POSITIVE FUTURES
Effective leadership in the education sector is vital for national development. At the school system level, this is especially so, because when schools thrive and provide strong educational outcomes for learners, the broader society thrives too. Global research has “provided consistent evidence which demonstrates the potential and both the positive and negative impacts of leadership, […]
CAPRICORN GROUP HANDS OVER THE FIRST 21 TONNES OF A TOTAL DONATION OF 63 TONNES OF MEDICAL OXYGEN
7 July 2021 On 7 July 2021, Capricorn Group received the first truck with 21 tonnes of medical oxygen, at the Afrox Bulk Medical Oxygen facility in Windhoek. In total, Capricorn Group, through its Foundation, donated three trucks of medical oxygen valued at N$1,050,000. Capricorn Group, through the Capricorn Foundation, is proud of its partnership […]
PPP – A RECIPE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
“PPPs aim to leverage private sector capital and expertise to maximize public goods and value for money, while allocating the risk of developing and operating the asset to the party best suited to bear said risk” Harambee Prosperity Plan II Media Release: By Le Roux van Schalkwyk (Venture Media / Namibia Trade Network) Prioritising […]
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE BRINGS TRANSFORMATION, INSPIRATION AND HOPE
10 June 2021: The African Leadership Institute (ALI) has completed its sixth training for health officials in Namibia and this has led to another twelve-healthcare professionals now being able to register for, and graduate with NQA accredited Certificates in Transformational Leadership. To date, ALI, with financial assistance from the FirstRand Namibia Foundation, has trained more […]
PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTES TO VACCINES FOR HOPE COALITION
30 April 2021: On 29 April 2021, an amount of more than N$ 12 million was handed over to the Ministry of Health and Social Services as part of private sector companies who had pledged their support to Namibia’s Vaccine Roll-out Plan 2021. The Namibian government has asked local businesses to come together to fund […]