Month: August 2018

WINDHOEK – Capricorn Private Wealth is a uniquely Namibian financial service offering that amalgamates the very best that Bank Windhoek and Capricorn Asset Management have to offer to create a boutique financial offering that caters to the specific needs of individual clients.

WINDHOEK – A preliminary investigation by the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC), in terms of section 36 of the Competition Commission Act, has found that various short-term insurance companies have engaged in collusive conduct, specifically price fixing by setting maximum mark-up rates that panel beaters should charge for repairs to insured vehicles. Mark-up rates refer to the margins that panel beaters add on top of the costs of vehicle parts.

WINDHOEK - Windhoek resident Erastus Heita has denied intentionally shooting to death his girlfriend and mother of his two children in the early hours of October 1 last year.

RUNDU - The case of Jesaya Gabriel Chuhunda, 20, accused of bludgeoning to death five family members on July 1, was postponed to November 23, and he will remain in police custody as the court subsequently denied him bail due to the seriousness of the crime.

WINDHOEK - A resident of the Havana settlement of Windhoek who was convicted of murder with direct intent and robbery with aggravating circumstances for slitting the throat of his former girlfriend and mother of his daughter, before he robbed her and her new boyfriend of a gas stove, still maintains he did not commit the dastardly deed.

WINDHOEK - Several well-known local musicians are to hold a benefit concert for ailing saxophonist Karretjie Kamburute, who has been bedridden for a considerable period.

MALTAHÖHE - While too many people think the youth are normally not involved in any cause, the Namibian Youth Coalition on Climate Change (NYCCC) demonstrates it is not true.

WINDHOEK - Despite the significant achievements in the implementation of programmes across all priority areas under his watch, wealthy South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there are still areas that require regional leaders’ urgent attention.

RUNDU - The Home of the Arts (HOTA) which is under Kavango East Art Theatre received a donation of musical drums from HIT the Beat Academy - an Institution that promotes self-esteem, intercultural competency and soft skills, based in Windhoek.

RUNDU - Professor Gilbert Likando, the Assistant Pro - Vice Chancellor at Rundu Campus says as individuals the level of our education should not be an excuse for us to abandon our cultures but suggests education should be harnessed a tool to strengthen our cultural identities.