A MISSION TO SAVE YOUNG HEARTS
A MISSION TO SAVE YOUNG HEARTS Namibia National Children Hearts Trust: Giving Hope, Saving Lives Every child deserves the chance to run, laugh and grow without the burden of heart disease. Yet, in Namibia, hundreds of children are born each year with congenital heart defects that threaten their futures. The Namibia National Children’s Heart Trust […]
AT THE HEART OF IT ALL
AT THE HEART OF IT ALL A mere 37 years after the Wright brothers flew for the first time in 1903, my grandfather, Capt. Frank Wood, flew for the first time. Serving as a fighter pilot in World War 2 and later joined South African Airways as one of the very first Captains of the […]
WARMBAD COMMUNITY RECEIVES LIFELINE
In a significant gesture of support, Debmarine Namibia has donated a vehicle to the Warmbad community, located 48 km south of Karasburg in the ||Kharas Region. Valued at N$237,000, the vehicle was presented to the Warmbad Settlement Office through the ||Kharas Regional Council to address the pressing need for reliable transportation in the area. Frieda […]
PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTES TO VACCINES FOR HOPE COALITION
30 April 2021: On 29 April 2021, an amount of more than N$ 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 […]
FIRSTRAND NAMIBIA REMAINS STRONG, RESILIENT & WELL-POSITIONED
Oscar Capelao, FirstRand Namibia Chief Financial Officer MEDIA RELEASE: 10 September 2020 FirstRand Namibia Limited today announced its financial results for the year ending 30 June 2020, on the back of one of the greatest health threats of a generation – one that greatly impacts the global economy and all of its citizens. Despite this, […]
THE RISE OF WOMEN IN THE SME SECTOR
Tracy Eagles FNB Chief Marketing Officer MEDIA RELEASE Over the last ten years, the SME sector has seen a trend of more women taking up opportunities in franchising and this is expected to further increase over the next five years. According to the international Franchise Association (IFA) there are more than 25% of […]
FIRSTRAND NAMIBIA ESTABLISHES HOPE – A HEALTH OPTIMISATION PANDEMIC EMERGENCY FUND
Sarel van Zyl CEO: FirstRand Namibia MEDIA RELEASE 8 April 2020 Today FirstRand Namibia announced the objectives of its HOPE intervention and relief effort, which aims to assist Government and its partners in mitigating the impact of COVID19 rapidly and at scale. HOPE’s immediate objective is to accelerate the scaling of Namibia’s COVID-19 […]