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04 Nov

Post-Covid-19 business success is not about navigating the new normal, it’s about defining it

UncategorisedCovid-19, FNB

Sam Ikela Apart from the obvious impact of months of lockdown regulations on business turnover and profitability, one of the biggest challenges that faced organisations during the first few months of Covid-19 was a complete lack of data. The world had never faced a situation quite like this, and given the significant dependence of businesses on data for strategy development and decision making, most companies found themselves having to ‘shoot from the hip’ given that there was now a structural break in their data flows, and they had no access to any particularly relevant customer, industry or economic data to…

04 Nov

Profile appoints Deputy MD

UncategorisedElia Erastus, Profile Investment Holdings (PIH), Vaino Nghipondoka

Staff Writer Profile Investment Holdings (PIH) has announced the appointment of former Air Namibia Chief Human Resources Officer and acting CEO, Elia Erastus as its Deputy Managing Director. Erastus has over two decades of experience in various industries such as mining, energy, finance, agriculture, aviation, and construction at management and executive level. His appointment will be effective from the 1st of December 2020. PIH Executive Chairperson, Vaino Nghipondoka said the appointment is aimed at strengthening the group’s leadership ahead of new planned investments. “With other exciting business in the pipeline, there is need to strengthen the strategic input to ensure…

03 Nov

The name is Bond; James Bond

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Jackie Wilson Asheeke Sir Sean Connery, the original (and arguably the BEST) James Bond died over the weekend at the age of 90. He is best known for his portrayal of James Bond, 007 in a series of seven of the films. He first hit the silver screen in Dr No (1962). Author Ian Flemming’s books and main character are forever alive and captured the imagination of the world then and now- Connery was a large part of that success. My siblings and I went back and forth on Messenger this weekend when we heard about Sean Connery’s death. We…

03 Nov

The Benefits of Mulching

UncategorisedMulching

Hanks Saisai In Arid and semi-arid countries such as Namibia where water is a scarce resource it is always advisable for farmers to engage in water conserving practices. The tillage or cultivation of land for the purpose of crop or vegetable production often exposes the soil to scorching sunlight which speeds up evaporation and depletes moisture. A common method that has been used to ensure water retention in fields or gardens is mulching. Simply defined, mulching is the practice of covering the surface of the soil (seedbed) between growing crops or vegetables with a layer of material. Mulching has several…

30 Oct

Fanfares, colourful regalia the order

UncategorisedKae Matundu-Tjiparuro, November, regalia

Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Less than a month before the Regional and Local Authority elections on November 25, the only visible thing about what voters should expect from those to be voted are fanciful colourful party regalia, singing and dancing jamborees and razzamatazz and empty rhetoric. But little if any ideological content from most with the exception of one which seem to be ideological clear about its vision in the radical transformation of the City of Windhoek. Not to mention the fact that many of the candidates at this eleventh hour, and at most of the belated rallies, only been shadows of…

30 Oct

Advice to men: question ‘protector, provider and priest’

UncategorisedCovid-19, The Time Traveler

The Time Traveler: Hugh Ellis What I’m going to say here might upset some people - I say it nevertheless. One of the requirements for ending gender-based violence is for men and women to being to see things through each other’s eyes. Another is that we men begin to embrace traits that were once seen as feminine, such as gentleness and nurturing. To do this, we will have to break down the very concept of gender itself. Often, we grow up believing that men are one thing and women are something completely different. Indeed, I grew up thinking the same…

30 Oct

The protests are a cry for help, not a threat

Uncategorised#ShutItAllDownNamibia, Doreen Sioka, Minister of Gender Equality and Welfare

Thandi Kawerama October 31st is the deadline #ShutItAllDownNamibia protesters gave Doreen Sioka to resign from her position as Minister of Gender Equality and Welfare. As I type this, protesters of all ages are most likely prepping their cooler boxes for the farewell ‘bring and braai’ scheduled to be held outside the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare on 30 October. The event demonstrates the youth’s commitment to knocking on the doors of the various avenues that were given the mandate to protect those vulnerable, in a society that values male comfort over women, children and non-gender conforming…

30 Oct

Your religion is yours; mine is mine

UncategorisedFrance, religion

Jackie Wilson Asheeke I am very disturbed about the explosion of violence by young Muslim men against people in France, regardless of what they claim is the reason. They have killed human beings due to their wrong belief that bloody murder is a statement of religious loyalty. Thankfully, such acts are not representative of Islam or Muslims in general. But, Muslim leaders around the world must scream out that this is NOT their faith; that killing people who do not believe as they do is not an act of religious purity, but cold, heartless murder. I cannot believe that any…

30 Oct

Confessions of a Couch Kitten: My pets, Marcus and Marcel

UncategorisedConfessions of a Couch Kitten

Khanyiswa Mogotsi I recently got two new pets, a kitten and a bunny, and I already know what you are thinking. “What a random pair of animals” and four weeks in, I am starting to realise that I might have made a mistake. My kitten, Marcus, is just a little over eight weeks and Marcel, the bunny, is around two and a half months and before I got both of them, I might have romanticised how fun it would be to have both a kitten and a bunny. I would daydream about how cute it would be if they cuddled…

30 Oct

Namibians urged to stay alert of cybercrime

UncategorisedDesery van Wyk, FNB Head of Digital Product House

Staff Writer Cyber criminals aren’t easy to detect and present a real risk to their victims. The best way to avoid becoming a victim is to be aware of the threats they pose and take every precaution you can to keep yourself safe. According to Desery van Wyk, FNB Head of Digital Product House, the remote living and working requirements of lockdown have meant that most people are communicating digitally – and criminals often use this to their advantage to gain people’s trust in order to steal sensitive information, money or both. “Fraudsters are constantly looking for new ways to…