A contingent of 28 scouts, rovers and adult leaders from Namibia are in South Korea to take part in the 25th World Scout Jamboree, which is being staged at Saemangeum in North Jeolla Province from 1 to 12 August 2023.
Month: August 2023
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BP profit slumps on falling energy prices
British energy giant BP on Tuesday announced a drop in second-quarter net profit as oil and gas prices retreated from peaks reached a year earlier following Russia’s conflict with Ukraine.
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Opinion – Nedbank offers solar financing for homeowners
As the world shifts to renewable energy in the wake of climate change and escalating living costs, solar power is emerging as a sustainable, cost-effective solution. I
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Asian markets rise as positive mood flows
Asian markets were mixed yesterday as investors struggled to maintain early gains fanned by hopes the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike campaign has run its course.
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Capricorn Group CIO bags financial technology award
One of Capricorn Group executives Dr Etienne Slabbert, chief information officer (CIO), has received the CIO of the Year 2023 award. Slabbert was awarded for his exceptional leadership, visionary mindset and relentless pursuit of excellence in the southern African financial technology realm.
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High claims decimated Bankmed reserves …as financial services medical aid declares insolvency
An unsustainable increase in claim amounts, which adversely impacted its reserve level, was one of the main causes for the medical aid fund that caters to banks, Bankmed, going insolvent.
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Eenhana school yearns for library, laboratory
Paulus Haufiku Mwandingi Junior Secondary School in Eenhana town, Ohangwena region has no school library nor science laboratory.
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SADC burdened by TB prevalence
As tuberculosis soars, Namibia continues to form part of one of the largest contributors to the high burden on the continent, ranking ninth in the world according to the 2022 statistics by the World Health Organisation.
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Imperial Ruby, Lady Diamond triumph at July handicap
Imperial Ruby from Okahandja Racing and Aminuis Racing’s Lady Diamond won the main plates of the July Handicap at Okahatjipara Turf, Okondjatu, in the Otjozondjupa region on Saturday.
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Tomas: I am ready to make my country proud …as World Champs draw closer
Long-distance runner Rainhold Tomas has been selected as one of the three Namibian athletes to participate in the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August.