By Bloomberg Early in May, King Philippe of Belgium was on the edge of the Namib desert to inaugurate a project that aims to help decarbonize European industry, and which might just enable one of Africa’s smallest economies to hit the clean-energy big time. It was a humble start forContinue Reading
The City of Windhoek has submitted a tariff proposal of 10.4% average increase in electricity to the Electricity Control Board (ECB) for the 2024/25 financial year. This announcement was made during a tariff review presentation organized by the ECB in Windhoek today. City of Windhoek’s Strategic Executive for Electricity, O’BrienContinue Reading
Obeth Kandjoze, Director General of the National Planning Commission, and Dr. Andreas Götze, Deputy Head of Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany have signed two Government Agreements on Financial Cooperation and Technical Cooperation between Namibia and Germany. These agreements cover three new programmes to the value of 19 millionContinue Reading
Bank Windhoek’s Chief Financial Officer, Zenaune Kamberipa has announced the appointment of Gideon Amakali as the Bank’s new Head of Management Accounting, effective 1 June 2024. “With his valuable experience in various industries, we are confident that Amakali will add further significant value to his new role and Bank Windhoek’sContinue Reading
Old Mutual Namibia has announced the appointment of Hileni Amadhila as the new Senior Public Relations, Stakeholder, and Communications Consultant within the Group Marketing, Public Affairs, and Sustainability team. Hileni brings over 11 years of extensive experience in strategic marketing and communication to her new role at Old Mutual Namibia.Continue Reading
Oryx Properties has appointed PJ Bergh as Chief Operating Officer (COO) while at the same time Michelle Kapia has been appointed as portfolio manager Bergh is a seasoned professional in the property industry, having held the position of managing director of CBRE Excellerate Namibia since 2014. He holds a PostgraduateContinue Reading
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has announced the appointment of Gabriel Indombo, CFA as Treasurer, effective 01 June 2024. Gabriel succeeds Nicky Mutenda, who was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in December last year. Gabriel joins DBN from the Bank of Namibia, where he served as a Senior PortfolioContinue Reading
Trustco Group Holdings Limited has announced that Meya Mining, in which Trustco’s mining portfolio holds a 19.5% interest, and is located within the eastern province of Sierra Leone, has released promising findings from a diamond resource estimate for the Meya River Kimberlite Dyke. The report confirms the total kimberlite oreContinue Reading
Green Enterprise Solutions (Green), a leading provider of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has announced its participation as a Gold Sponsor at this year’s highly anticipated ICT Summit. The summit is scheduled to take place from 09 to 11 September 2024 in Windhoek. The Minister of ICT, Emma Theofelus, madeContinue Reading
Her Worship, Vanessa Stanley has been appointed a Chief Magistrate. Stanley was appointed on recommendation of the Magistrates Commission, effective 01 June 2024. Prior to her appointment as Chief Magistrate, Stanley served as Deputy Chief Magistrate: Training – tasked with the overall responsibility of the training component in the Magistracy.Continue Reading
