City of Windhoek mayor, Sade Gawanas has acknowledged that City’s financial woes are being compounded by a huge salary bill and thus has highlighted that the City is looking at ways in which it can reduce it to acceptable parameters. Gawanas also acknowledged that the salaries are above market salariesContinue Reading
…sector also employs over 6000 people in rural areas Namibia’s wildlife population generates Euro 13.6 million (about N$227 million) in annual hunting revenues and employs over 6,000 people in rural areas, minister of environment, forestry and tourism, Pohamba Shifeta has said. Shifeta highlighted that Namibia’s wildlife also contribute to foodContinue Reading
Three entrepreneurs from Keetmanshoop won their share of N$85 000 through the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic & Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative. Old Mutual Namibia along with Launch Namibia, the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerator Lab completed the second edition of the OMContinue Reading
The City of Windhoek in collaboration with Mobile Telecommunication Limited (MTC), Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) and Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation (NamibRe) is on a mission to restore the city to its former glory and reclaim its title as the cleanest city in Africa through the Windhoek Clean-up campaign. The campaignContinue Reading
Hangana Seafood, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List Group (O&L) and the Namibia Fishing Industry (NFI) and Fisherman Workers Union (FWU) have signed a one (1) year substantive agreement. The agreement saw 1514 bargaining unit employees of Hangana Seafood receive a 6.5% increase on their basic salary, effective 1Continue Reading
…payday borrowers owe N$58 million The micro lending industry’s value of the loan book (outstanding value) increased by 1.0 percent on a quarterly basis and by 8.1 percent on an annual basis to N$7.4 billion, an industry quarterly report released by Namfisa reveals. The loan book continued to be dominatedContinue Reading
Bannerman Energy Limited has lodged its mining licence (ML) application for the proposed Etango-8 uranium mine with the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). The Company now commences the engagement process with the MME for the grant of the ML. This includes submission of the Etango-8 Definitive Feasibility StudyContinue Reading
The Keetmanshoop Municipality in conjunction with Leo Canopus has launched the town’s Free Community WIFI Project which is set to improve commercial activity and economic growth of the town. Speaking at the launch, the Mayor of Keetmanshoop, Mcdonald Hanse on Friday said that the launch was a culmination of aContinue Reading
Ondangwa Fish and Chips CC trading as Eagles Pizza and Flamingo Grill has lodged a case with the High Court in which they are demanding N$1.8 million from Wernhill Park mall for shutting their store down in 2021 in what they describe as ‘breach of lease agreement.” In court papersContinue Reading
A leading healthcare non-profit organization that was started in response to the public healthcare emergency of HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2001, Right to Care (RTC) has opened its doors in Namibia with the intention to increase access to medicine for Namibians. For nearly 20 years, RTC hasContinue Reading
