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Month: April 2015

National Pension feedback

The drafting of an implementation framework for a national pension and medical fund is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation. This is according to Social Security Commission...

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Young gemologists in the making

Pupils of the Five Rand Primary School which is situated in one of Okahandja’s informal settlements, earlier this week had the opportunity to be trainees of a gemology training session. The training was made possible by NamGem,...

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Thoughts on disinflation

With all the attention on Namibia’s 25th independence celebrations and new parliament over, consumers now have to return back to the reality of February’s interest rate hike and years of debt accumulation. One may argue that...

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Value of winning the awards game

The most recent awards season is well and truly behind the private sector now. It feels as if every single business in Namibia has one, with the possible exception of the shop at the service station down the road. No doubt the...

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Megabuild goes rural on SME model

Angelo Helmuth, SME Development Manager at Pupkewitz Megabuild, since 2007 when he was first tasked to develop an SME partnership framework, has to date opened three new Micro-to-Mega co-owned hardware franchises in small rural...

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Arts can unite the nation

A pilot meeting earlier this week at the National Art Gallery looked at a strategy to revive the former Namibian Arts Association. The aim of the meeting was to bring artists, stakeholders and art lovers together to come up with...

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New CEO and Board at Gendev Fishing

The newly formed Gendev Fishing Group last week announced the appointment of the widely experienced Pau Iilonga as Chairman of the Group, while Volker Paulsmeier has been confirmed as Chief Executive Officer. These announcements...

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