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Hints to get your mortgage approval
23 Oct

Hints to get your mortgage approval

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Loide David Attempting to purchase a house without a plan in place can be a challenging situation. As a first-time homebuyer, you will need to prepare in advance. The steps below can help you buy a home more conveniently and reach the best outcome possible. Preparation: Before you start with the application process, you need to understand how banks assess the application; the required documents, and, most importantly, the costs involved in the entire process. For instance, besides the property's actual price, there are other costs, such as transfer duties and conveyancing fees, which you will need to keep in…
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Asset managers roped into GIPF initiative
23 Oct

Asset managers roped into GIPF initiative

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Staff Writer Six Namibian asset managers are currently taking part in the Government Institutions Pension Fund’s (GIPF) incubation assets management programme, which commenced in 2019. The six are Catalyst Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd, Euboea Investment Group (Pty) Ltd , Arysteq Asset Management (Pty) Ltd ,Mumi Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd ,Mopane Asset Manager (Pty) Ltd (previously ZAQ Asset Management) and Artis Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. Under the initiative, each of the six managers were allocated N$700 million, with N$4.2 billion committed for entire programme. The programme according to the fund, aims to address the need for active beneficial participation of Namibian…
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Jyda King launches new album
22 Oct

Jyda King launches new album

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Staff writer Producer, song writer and artist Geoffrey "Jyda King" Amalenga announced his debut album due to be released on the 23rd October 2020 under the record labels Massive Music Records and D-Core Records. Imagine is an album in a variety of genres ranging from afro pop, trapsoul, RnB and hip hop. Check this brotha’ out. Buy this album. King’s passion for music started at an early age. The support from his mother encouraged him to write his own music at the age of 16 and by the age of 22, he was producing his own Beats. The artist released…
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Air Namibia restarts Joburg, Cape Town flights
22 Oct

Air Namibia restarts Joburg, Cape Town flights

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Staff Writer Air Namibia has announced the launch of weekly flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town from 28 October 2020. The Windhoek – Johannesburg direct route will be operated on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, whereas two flights between Windhoek – Cape Town (direct & via Walvis Bay) will be operated on weekends, Fridays and Sundays. The times of operation from Windhoek, Namibia are as follows: Windhoek – Johannesburg SW723 Depart: 09:30 – Arrive: 11:15 Windhoek – Cape Town SW703 Depart: 07:25 – Arrive: 09:25 Windhoek – Cape Town (via WVB) SW715 Depart: 13:55 – Arrive: 17:15 Air Namibia’s Interim CEO,…
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South African songstress, Lira to promote Namibia …as negative social media blowback from locals simmers
21 Oct

South African songstress, Lira to promote Namibia …as negative social media blowback from locals simmers

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke Last week, online and print media exploded with public discontent over the selection by the Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations (Fenata) of Lira, a South African singer/celebrity, to be its first Travel Ambassador Initiative (TAI) personality. The songstress has been asked to remind South African and other markets that Namibia is great, nearby, easy, world-class tourism destination. The negative local reaction to her appointment shows that many have missed the point. Fenata is the private sector tourism industry umbrella organization. One of its roles is to represent the interests of its members and support increased tourism to…
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Old Mutual donates N$1.3 million
21 Oct

Old Mutual donates N$1.3 million

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Staff Writer Old Mutual has donated N$1.3 million to the National Disaster Fund geared towards the payment of allowances to temporary recruited medical professionals by the Government to assist on the frontlines against the COVID-19 pandemic as a final installment of its committed N$5 million. “We are deeply aware of the critical work being done by all health essential service workers across the country as they continue to serve, care and protect our nation during this challenging time. In fact, these healthcare workers not only form a critical part of the overall essential services in the community but they are…
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Agribank launches women and youth scheme
21 Oct

Agribank launches women and youth scheme

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Staff Writer Agribank launched the women and youth loan scheme in Windhoek on Monday, with relaxed conditions to encourage participation and enhanced financial inclusion. The bank said the product aims to enable the majority of women and youths who are unable to access affordable financing for farming purposes. “While current financing for the youth is not at an optimal level, thus the Agribank women and youth scheme is flexible in that it provides relaxed conditions for funding. The purpose of the scheme is to promote financial inclusion, economic empowerment, employment creation as well as to stimulate Namibia’s economic growth.” Eligible…
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NWR retrenches
20 Oct

NWR retrenches

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Staff Writer Namibia Wildlife Resorts Limited (NWR) has announced that it has begun a voluntary separation exercise to align its staff numbers in light of the impact that Covid-19 has had on the tourism sector. This comes as the company has already informed employees of the exercise which begun on the 22 September 2020 up until 22 October 2020, with an opportunity to separate from the organisation voluntarily. On the table is two week’s salary for every year of uninterrupted service as a severance pay-out, any leave balances as at 30 September 2020, subject to a maximum of 60 days…
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17 Oct

Beholden to former colonisers

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Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro “Traditional diplomacy, practiced by many countries in the pre and post-Cold War Era, has been in rapid decline over the past several years. As a result, the term foreign affairs has become a misnomer, and in modern days, international relationships, cooperation and partnerships are the appropriate terms used to describe our efforts to chart common developmental paths. Given current reality, we cannot continue adhering to old principles of diplomacy by perpetuating the practice of Cold War Era diplomatic practice. Therefore, our Policy on International Relations must serve our domestic development aspirations.” Reads a paragraph of the foreword by…
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17 Oct

Shifting Africa from the Back Seat to the Front Seat

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Part 1 – Perception Change Sarah Goroh Africa is a continent made up of diverse people, languages, cultures and tribes. For a long time, our continent has been placed at the back seat. We desire to be top decision makers, to have a voice and be great influencers of development within the global community. Industrialization has been a topic of discussion for many years as we look for lasting solutions for the African nations. The African soil has a wealth of resources that can preserve the livelihood of generations. We are one continent and one people, however for too long,…
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