June 28

• Namibia: Communities Not Satisfied With Environmental Policies

  It is vital that extractive industry companies develop good practice guidelines that cover environmental impact as well as community engagement and development. Read more »

• Namibia: "Women Need More Networking in Order to Succeed" Uaandja

  The Managing Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Nangula Uaandja has encouraged the culture of networking as a proven strategy for professional women and entrepreneurs, to develop... Read more »

• Namibia: 2nd Good Business Awards Launched

  The Development Bank of Namibia has announced that the entry process for the DBN Good Business Awards 2013 has opened. Read more »

• Namibia: Castle Lager Sponsors One Million Towards Cosafa Cup

  Castle lager has made an official announcement of its involvement in the 2013 COSAFA cup that will take place in Zambia next month. Read more »

• Namibia: Bank Windhoek Sponsors the Potter's Association of Namibia

  The Potters' Association of Namibia has just received a significant sponsorship from a local bank to help them host their Ceramics Biennale later this year. Read more »

• Namibia: Pioneer Investment Leads Green Buildings

  With its new and unique green head office which is currently under construction, FNB Namibia recently said it is envisaging the development of the first independently certified... Read more »

• Namibia: Hochfeld Auction

  The Hochfeld Combined Winter Production auction on 20 June at the Agra/Bank Windhoek Ring showed that breeders are willing to pay for good quality breeding material. Read more »

• Namibia: Bonsmara Prices Explode

  All the hype before the Hartebeestloop Bonsmara stud auction proved to be justified as one specific bull fetched half a million dollars, breaking all previous records for Bonsmara... Read more »

• Namibia: Erindi Up for Sale

  The world renowned 70,000 hectare private game reserve and ranch Erindi is up for sale for a reported fee of about N$1.1 billion, the Economist has established. Read more »

• Namibia: Training Authority Certifies First Group of Training Centres

  The Namibia Training Authority has handed over 24 Certificates of Accreditation to the first 24 registered training institutions this week. Read more »

• Namibia: 15 Years Celebrating Felid Agility

  Tickets for the Cheetah Conservation Fund's Annual Gala Dinner, highlighting the magic of the Waterberg, are now available. Read more »

• Namibia: Walvis Bay Corridor Group Gets Help From GIZ

  The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) last week announced a N$900,000 funding agreement between itself and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development... Read more »

• Namibia: Reform Oil and Gas Laws - Namcor

  Government has been urged to revise the existing laws governing the oil and gas industry as exploration activities in the sector gathers momentum. Read more »

• Namibia: Ohorongo Best Overall

  Several leading local manufacturers were rewarded for their excellence last week at the first Manufacturer of the Year Awards. Ohorongo Cement from Otjiwarongo was selected the... Read more »

• Namibia: Windhoek Increases Tariffs

  City of Windhoek residents should brace themselves for an increase in tariffs after the City tabled a N$3.8 billion budget for the 2013/14 financial year. Read more »

• Namibia: Bank Windhoek Launches Annual Bizzkids Competition

  Bank Windhoek launched the fourth annual Bank Windhoek BizzKids Competition, an entrepreneurial competition designed to help scholars realie their business ideas. The competition,... Read more »

• Namibia: Vedanta Founder Visits Rosh Pinah

  The Executive Chairman and founder of Vedanta Group, Anil Agarwal visited Skorpion Zinc Mine in Rosh Pinah earlier this month. This was Agarwal's first visit to the mine as well as... Read more »

• Namibia: Second Basketball High-Performance Centre Opens

  The Namibian Basketball Federation in Walvis Bay opened its second high performance center on 21 June. Under guidance of coach Sylvester Goraseb and Namibian Basketball... Read more »

• Namibia: Understanding Weather - Not Predicting - 28 June 2013 [column]

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• Namibia: Wi-Fi Set to Elevate Business Connectivity On the Go

  With internet connectivity and availability remaining topical amongst internet providers and users, independent companies have tried to assess the local potential of the Namibian... Read more »

• Namibia: Samuel Fosso Borrowing Identities At the FNCC

  "As in all my works, I am both character and director. I don't put myself in the photographs, my work is based on specific situations and people I am familiar with. [Those] things... Read more »

• Namibia: Classic Clashes Brings Exciting Sporting Action

  The Kuisebmond and Mondesa sport fields were alive with soccer action this past weekend, 22 June, as the FNB classic clashes continue to headline the sporting arena. Kuisebmond... Read more »

• Namibia: Trustco Increases Dividends Despite Slump in Profits

  Trustco has announced an 11% increase in declared dividends for the financial year ended 31 March 2013 despite a huge slump in profits. Read more »

• Namibia: Infringe Copyright and Face Criminal Charges

  The Recording Artist Industry of Namibia last week held a press conference aimed at bringing together recording artists, producers and other stakeholders in the music industry.... Read more »

• Namibia: NHE Ventures Into Rentals

  Due to the overall high demand of housing in the country, the National Housing Entreprises (NHE) has decided to venture into a rental accommodation project in the Goreangab area of... Read more »