By Carmen Forster This is the fourth instalment in the series on ‘Understanding the Context of Pensions in Namibia in 2023’. Our first three articles covered Pillars 0 and 2 of the World Bank Pension Provision Model. In this article, we will focus on Pillar 1, which relates to contributoryContinue Reading
California-based KoBold Metals, whose backers include billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos has identified Namibia as one of the country that it will to explore for mineral resources. The company last week expressed that it aims to start producing copper and cobalt at a project in Zambia within 10 years.Continue Reading
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has announced that it has been honoured with the prestigious Institute of People Management (IPM) Award for its exceptional commitment to recruiting and nurturing young talents in the hospitality industry. The award ceremony, which recognised NWR for recruiting the highest number of students and interns, tookContinue Reading
By Celeste Nangolo As we approach the conclusion of another year, many of us find ourselves grappling with a familiar adversary: workplace fatigue. With the days growing shorter, mounting deadlines, and the allure of the holiday season, the conditions are ripe for end-of-year burnout. But fear not! In this article,Continue Reading
As part of the Bank Windhoek Empathy Project, the Bank’s Digital, Data and Customer Transformation (DDCT) department identified an opportunity to give hope to the underprivileged children of the Groot Aub Primary School by donating math essentials at the school’s mathematics tournament, which recently took place at the Groot AubContinue Reading
The Spar Group has prevailed in its bid to force Tsumeb Hardware CC t/a Built It Tsumeb to pay a debt of over N$20 million for goods, stock, services and ancillary items historically sold and delivered to it. Built It Tsumeb is not the only Built It to have battledContinue Reading
…as special risk insurer rebrands and recommits to excellence Namibia Special Risk Insurance Limited (NASRIA) last week launched its new brand identity which reflects the company’s commitment to providing innovative and customer-centric insurance solutions to individuals and businesses in Namibia. The launch event was held at the Windhoek Country ClubContinue Reading
The northern area of Namibia has made a significant upturn, recording the highest occupancy rate in August 2023 of 76.4%, compared to 62.5% in July 2023. According to research firm, Simonis Storm, this is the first time since October 2022 that the northern area has the highest occupancy rate. TheContinue Reading
Recent reforms to Namibia’s power sector have resulted in a more attractive operating environment for Independent Power Producers, from whom the Namibian government seeks to procure new generation capacity. Presently importing between 50-60% of its annual power consumption from the Southern African Power Pool, large-scale power generation projects and greaterContinue Reading
Trigon Metals has announced results from confirmation drilling at the Kombat Mine in Namibia with key highlights from the drilling campaign. The reported results are from the East 400 area, and the Kavango North Pit. The East 400 area is located 250m east of the Kavango Pit where mining beganContinue Reading
