Month: March 2024

FTX, the bankrupt company once run by disgraced crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried, will sell two-thirds of its shares in hot AI start-up Anthropic for US$880 million, a court filing said on Monday. 

Japan’s plummeting birth rate has led a diaper manufacturer to stop making them for babies at home and instead ramp up production for adults, the company said Tuesday. 

For the second year running, the Euromoney Awards have crowned FNB as Africa’s Best International Private Bank in Botswana and Namibia as well as Africa’s Best Bank for Ultra High-Net-Worth Individuals, Discretionary Portfolio Management, Philanthropic Advisory, Succession Planning and Sustainability. 

Every region in Namibia has a unique competitive advantage it can leverage to boost its economy, minister of industrialisation and trade Lucia Iipumbu said.

With more than a quarter of all households in Namibia consisting of shacks and informal settlements which accommodate close to a million Namibians, the pressing demand for affordable housing presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the domestic construction industry.

Great progress has been made on various fronts of the country’s green hydrogen arena, but the incessant under-representation of Namibians from the Hardap and //Kharas regions remains a huge challenge, especially when it comes to scholarships. 

Auditor general Junias Kandjeke has given Kavango West a disclaimer audit opinion for failing to provide auditors with requisite documentation to support its expenditures.

The fight over parliamentary seats between the United People’s Movement and the Popular Democratic Movement has spilled over to the High Court.