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Choppies Namibia inducts first graduate cohort for 2026 national training programme

Windhoek, Namibia – March 2026 – Choppies Namibia has officially inducted its first cohort of graduate trainees into its newly launched 12-month National Graduate Training Programme, which commenced on 2 March 2026. The induction ceremony, held in Windhoek, welcomed the graduates and outlined the structured training journey they will undertake over the next year. Participants will be deployed across multiple towns — Rosh Pinah, Walvis Bay, Windhoek, Oshakati, Ondangwa, and […]

today4 March, 2026

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Press release: Yango Group’s AI Routing Technology Saved Users 5 Million Hours in 2025 Close to 45,000 hours of total annual time saved by Namibians

Windhoek, Namibia, 18.02.2026 – Yango Group, the global tech company digitalising urban services, today announced that its advanced AI-powered routing technologies saved urban commuters more than 5 million hours in 2025 across 20+ cities of its presence — the equivalent of 600 years of human time returned to communities. The findings, based on an analysis of millions of Yango Ride trips in 2025, prove that intelligent routing delivers tangible quality-of-life […]

today24 February, 2026

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Press Release: Designing Low-Friction Ride-Hailing Regulation in Emerging Markets “How Smart Regulation Can Enable Safer, More Inclusive Ride-Hailing Ecosystems”

Dubai, UAE, 10th February 2026 – Yango Group, the global technology company that creates daily services, hosted a high-level mobility policy workshop led by its Chief Business Officer Adeniyi Adebayo during the 2026 World Government Summit in Dubai. The session brought together policymakers, government representatives, and industry stakeholders to discuss how public-private collaboration can support effective ride-hailing regulation across emerging markets. The workshop focused on how clear, low-friction regulatory frameworks […]

today24 February, 2026

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Capricorn Foundation commits N$1.6 million to enhance access to quality dducation

  The Capricorn Foundation remains dedicated to enhancing access to quality education for the Namibian child, as part of its primary focus area, Education, and one of its priority UN SDGs, Quality Education (SDG 4). The Capricorn Foundation kick-started the year with a commitment of N$1.6 million to three education initiatives, namely Amos Meerkat Syllabus, EduVision, and Karstveld Academy. This funding supports learning materials and infrastructure for early childhood development […]

today29 January, 2026

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Botswana Vaccine Institute supports regional response to FMD outbreak

23 January 2026 - The Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional animal health as Southern Africa faces an escalating Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak across several SADC member states. Acknowledging the scale and urgency of the situation in a press release, BVI says it has activated technical support deployments as part of its customer value proposition and long-standing role in regional disease control. A technical […]

today26 January, 2026

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Old Mutual wealth manager calls for realistic financial planning for women

(Photo by: Old Mutual Namibia) Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - We talk a lot about empowering women with money, yet real progress happens when we move past slogans and into structure. According to Old Mutual Wealth Manager, Veruscka Gertze, the financial system was not designed with women’s life patterns in mind. Career breaks for caregiving, pay gaps that compound over time, longer life expectancy, and higher odds of outliving a partner […]

today21 January, 2026

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Standard Bank and NIFA host Market Access & Trade Opportunity Evening for entrepreneurs

By: Hertha Ekandjo Standard Bank Namibia, in partnership with the Namibia Investment and Finance Academy (NIFA), on Thursday hosted the Market Access & Trade Opportunity Evening, an interactive session aimed at empowering Namibian entrepreneurs and MSME’s with the tools, knowledge, and connections needed to expand into regional and international markets. The event forms part of the bank’s Blue Growth Series, a flagship programme designed to promote SME development, financial inclusion, […]

today17 November, 2025

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President urges Namibians to strengthen ties with residents of neighbouring countries

  By: Maria Namupala President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians to value and strengthen ties and cooperation with citizens of neighboring countries. She made the remarks during her arrival at Ondangwa’s Andimba Toivo ya Toivo airport from Luanda on Tuesday. She attended the 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations of the Republic of Angola on Tuesday. Nandi-Ndaitwah said it is important to build relationships with neighbouring countries, to be able to assist […]

today12 November, 2025

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Current laws and policies do not recognise informal sector 

By: Hertha Ekandjo The 2025 Diagnostic of Informality in Namibia report has found the informal sector is challenged with invisibility and lack of recognition by current laws and policies. Launched on Tuesday by the Bank of Namibia, finance ministry and the United Nations, the report pointed out that the laws in Namibia do not recognise the informal economy which is also not reflected in the various acts and national frameworks. […]

today12 November, 2025