Average Number of Suspected Digital Shopping Fraud Attempts During Start of Festive Shopping Season in Namibia Up 19.5% Compared to Rest of 2023

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) released new findings today highlighting e-commerce fraud that occurred during the start of the 2023 holiday shopping season, from the Thursday before Black Friday to Cyber Monday. Based on proprietary insights from TransUnion’s global device risk consortium, the average number of suspected digital fraud attempts on any given day during that holiday period where the consumer was located in Namibia during the transaction, was 87.5% higher than the […]

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APO International

Africa Finance Corporation agrees EUR50 million loan facility with Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) for climate resilient infrastructure

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, and Italian development finance institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) (www.CDP.it) have signed a EUR50 million loan facility agreement on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai. The financing will play a crucial role in supporting AFC’s investments in renewable power, energy efficient projects and climate-resilient infrastructure. The 10-year facility will enable AFC to accelerate its efforts […]

December 7, 2023

Business / Economics

Wapa Nawa’s plastic brick innovation: a sustainable solution to Namibia’s housing crisis and environmental goals

By Dilia Mazula In a groundbreaking development, Wapa Nawa, a recycling centre located in Rundu, has officially launched Namibia's first office constructed entirely from plastic bricks, an initiative aimed at simultaneously addressing housing needs and environmental sustainability challenges in the country. Ladislaus Shiketere, the CEO of the project, shared the centre's mission to provide an alternative to conventional building materials, saying, "bricks are becoming more expensive, the use of cement […]

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APO International

Conference of the Parties (COP28): African Development Bank President invites business leaders to invest in Africa to accelerate decarbonization

The President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, called on African business leaders to take advantage of investment opportunities in Africa and decarbonize their industries more quicky during the COP28 global climate conference in Dubai. “Africa is a very reliable destination for investment,” since the continent has a “dominant position in terms of green metals, the critical metals that will support storage and energy systems,” Dr Adesina said […]

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Opinion Pieces

Sixty-four percent of Bank Windhoek’s workforce are women

By Bank Windhoek’s Strategic Communication Manager, Samuel Linyondi The 2023 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report found that around 2.4 billion working-age women are not afforded equal economic opportunity worldwide. Published by the United Nations in 2015, the SDGs are a collection of seventeen interlinked objectives designed to serve as a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. The Fifth […]

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APO International

Shaping Retails Future – Trends Recap 2023 (By Mike Smollan)

By Mike Smollan, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, Smollan (https://Smollan.com). As per the Edge Global Insights Report 2023 - overall, the retail industry this year has navigated the lingering effects of the pandemic, embraced digital transformation, addressed sustainability concerns, and tackled supply chain challenges. Coupled with the disentanglement of major market dynamics from the clutter that is, supply chain disruptions, rising inflation and the pros and cons of new tech. As […]

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South Africa

SA’s AfriForum says it is ready to wage the fiercest battle yet against the National Health Insurance Bill

In a follow up to our earlier story.....SA's AfriForum says it is ready to wage the fiercest battle yet against the National Health Insurance after the controversial bill completed the last round of parliamentary approval. President Cyril Ramaphosa will now consider the bill to sign it into law. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says Ramaphosa has a constitutional obligation to have a bill that raises any concerns with him, sent back for […]

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World

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is trying to hold his government together

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is trying to hold his government together after his immigration minister resigned. Robert Jenrick says new legislation on the government's Rwanda migration policy doesn't go far enough. Downing Street says Mr Jenrick has a 'misunderstanding' of how the bill will allow some asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda. Editor of ConservativeHome website Henry Hill says Mr Jenrick's resignation rocks the government even more than […]

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Namibia

Man’s lifeless body discovered in bushes at Otjomuise

The lifeless body of a man, whose age is unknown, was discovered in bushes at Windhoek’s Otjomuise residential area on Wednesday. According to Namibian Police Force spokesperson, Inspector Raimbert Muronga, the body was discovered around 4pm. The unidentified male person, dark in complexion and age unknown, was wearing brown trousers, a sky blue shirt and navy blue shoes. The deceased’s body was found on the ground next to a thorn […]

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Month: December 2023