2022-08-09Staff Reporter An internship is a formal programme offered by organisations to assist students and recent graduates in training and gaining work experience. The goal of an internship or apprenticeship is to learn new skills in order to secure future employment. View more
2022-08-09Maihapa Ndjavera A study by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) concluded a local appetite exists for agriculture index-based insurance in Namibia. This type of insurance was conceptualised to help mitigate adverse weather effects around the world. View more
2022-08-08Staff Reporter Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPMT), through the Tsumeb Community Trust, recently donated 235 mattresses valued at over N$274 700 to the Okapembambu Mobile School hostel. The school is about 20km east of Opuwo, which is a town with a Himba community of over 700. View more
2022-08-08Staff Reporter Namibian scholar Professor William Heuva has published an eye-opening book chapter on Namibia’s Oviritje popular music, probably marking the first time the genre has had serious critical attention at a very high academic level. View more
2022-08-08Paheja Siririka Ndapewa Teressius from Connect Africa App says her locally-developed mobile application enables easy access to information, facilitates the process of communication, assists in the efficient running of businesses and creates a platform for persons with disabilities to contribute to national development. View more
2022-08-08Staff Reporter Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) has now become a fundamental principle and right at work. This is as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the ILO’s Framework of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) during its 110th Session of the International Labour Conference. View more
2022-08-04Staff Reporter The 9th Namibian Mining Expo and Conference, scheduled from 31 August to 1 September 2022, will be the first in-person event for the mining industry after the Covid-19 pandemic. View more
2022-08-02Staff Reporter Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi will undertake stakeholders consultative meetings on mid-term budget review to northern regions. View more
2022-08-02Staff Reporter An expected increase in the repo rate by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will weigh heavily on indebted households who already battle with higher living costs, as real disposable incomes deteriorate with rising inflation. This is as the South African Reserve Bank recently hiked its repo rate by 75 basis points (bps) in July, with further tightening expected. View more
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