insert_link Local Bank of Namibia announces new board members. The Bank of Namibia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Meshack Tjirongo, Adv. Eliaser Nekwaya and Mr. Peter Kruger as non-executive members of the Bank’s Board of Directors and the re-appointment of Mr. Ehrenfried Meroro as a non-executive board member. These appointments, in line with Section 9 of the Bank of Namibia Act (2020), will take effect from 1 February 2024. Mr. Peter Kruger is currently […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 31
insert_link Science & Technology Phishing scams: 7 safety tips from a cybersecurity expert Phishers are crafty and their scams are always evolving. weerapatkiatdumrong Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, University of the Witwatersrand Recently, one of my acquaintances, Frank, received an email late on a Monday afternoon with the subject line, “Are you still in the office?” It appeared to come from his manager, who claimed to be stuck in a long meeting without the means to urgently purchase online gift vouchers for clients. He asked […] todayDecember 15, 2023 9
insert_link Business / Economics TransUnion report reveals surge in e-commerce fraud during 2023 festive shopping season 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 same period […] todayDecember 8, 2023 3
