Changes will be made to the financial services law next year that will give powers to the country's central bank to have more say on how commercial banks come up with their bank charges, governor Tom Alweendo told journalists.
General of the Namibian Police wants Namibians to remain united, and to work hand-in-hand with the country's law-enforcement units against irresponsible driving on national roads this festive season.
The Corporate Communications and Marketing Manager at Air Namibia, Hellena Kapiya-Nathinge stated that some of the Air Namibia management and staff will travel and join their colleagues in Accra, the capital city of Ghana for the new route formalisation.
Extract Resources Limited, which wholly owns Swakop Uranium, has won the outstanding achievement award-exploration project for its world-class Rössing South uranium project in Namibia at the 2009 mines & money conference in London.
The First National Bank of Namibia has won the 2009 Bank of the Year Namibia Award. The Banker's Bank of the Year Awards which is held annually, awards banks for cash management, securities services and best policies for promoting financial inclusion. The Banker's 10th annual commercial banking awards, which is held in association with UK Trade and Investment, recognises financial institutions for ...
The country's business index went up by 3.6 basis points in October, the Institute of Public Research Policy Research and stock broker, IJG Securities that produces the index said in a statement. The statement said the rise is likely to be tested by low consumer confidence. The IJG Business Confidence Survey is a quarterly assessment of business expectations.
The Revolution, Edward Moongo was the third housemate to leave the Big Brother House and the first Namibian to make it this far in the game during the finale on Sunday night in Johannesburg.
A PENSIONER from northern Namibia remains in custody on a charge of murdering his granddaughter in a shooting incident in early 2007 after his bail application ended in failure in the High Court in Windhoek this week.
THE Namibian Police are investigating a culpable homicide charge against the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a motorcycle, killing its rider, in Windhoek on Saturday.
POOR people living in the informal settlement of Havana Extension 6 say they want Government to stick to its promises where poverty is concerned, and to see the suffering of the poor 'face to face'.
LAST Saturday marked International Volunteers' Day, and as part of its commemoration, various organisations joined the Elcin Diakonia in the City (DIC) programme to plant trees as a way of empowering communities.
POLITICAL interference at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) led to acting Director General Mathew Gowaseb walking out earlier this week.
A WINDHOEK mother and son who were arrested two and a half weeks ago after they were allegedly found in possession of a bakkie-load of dagga were granted bail of N$10 000 each on Wednesday.
NAMPORT is investigating one of its senior managers, Koot van der Merwe, for alleged improper awarding of a security fencing tender.
SUPER group Ugly Creatures will stage a live show at Swakopmund next Friday, December 18, at the Tamariskia Town Hall, band member Baby Doeseb told The Namibian yesterday.
HE'S home, guys. Namibia's BBA housemate Edward Moongo, aka Mr Prankster or Black Polar Bear touched down on Namibian soil on Tuesday afternoon and visited The Namibian on Wednesday morning.
AFTER the world-renowned documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth' by former American Vice President Al Gore, followed by 'The 11th Hour', presented by Leonardo di Caprio, climate change and renewable energy were pushed to the forefront of human consciousness and Namibia is no exception.
ORLANDO Pirates owner Hendrik Dawids has confirmed that he has made up his mind to pull out of the side due to persistent internal wrangles in his three-year reign as managing director.
Tomorrow's polluters are today's emerging economies. To develop without retracing the polluting steps of the West, requires green technology, an expensive option for Africa.
The residents of Wlotzkasbaken, about 20km north of Swakopmund, feel they were ignored during the 2009 voting process as there were no mobile polling station during this time as compared to the 2004 elections.
WHILE the country anxiously awaits the final election results, it seems the jury is already out on the questionable manner in which the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has handled this process.
NAMIBIA with its small population could concentrate on developing its services sector even more, as it would be rather difficult for the country to compete with larger economies like South Africa in the manufacturing sector, the EU ambassador to Namibia has said.
The Mole raft, which has become an important part of Swakopmund's Mole Beach leisure facilities, was launched back into the water last week, but this year it looked a little bit tattered.
THE Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Victor Tonchi, has declared the 2009 national and presidential elections "free, fair and transparent".
It is now certain that the Green Eagles will no longer camp in Namibia for the Nations Cup.
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