Business

Hartlief, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List Group, has confirmed Gunther Ling, as its new, managing director (MD), effective as of 1 March 2020.

Bokomo Namibia has confirmed the acquisition of the sugar packaging and distribution business of Tongaat Hulett Namibia (THN), following approval by the Namibian Competition Commission.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Africa and the Middle East (AME) to implement alternatives to quarantine on arrival that would allow economies to re-start while avoiding the importation of Covid-19 cases.

MTC recently launched customised MTC TikTok Data Bundles, available for postpaid and prepaid customers on *682# from as little as N$5 for a 800MB daily bundle.

Namibia seems to be on the cusp of a major technological revolution; suddenly we have apps for everything, online payment systems and we are catching up to technological advancement that other countries have had for years. 

With retrenchments being an absolute last resort for Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), the impact of Covid-19 on the business operations and sales resulted in no wage increases being paid for the company’s 2021 financial year, while no bonuses will be considered during 2020.

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has lowered the repo rate, a record of three times in the last four months since March 2020, in a bid to provide a much-needed relief from the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

This year, taking the impact of Covid-19 into consideration, Bank Windhoek has decided to contribute N$500 000 to the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) under the Bank’s Cancer Apple Project, instead of selling apples to raise funds.

The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has grown its NamLeisure offering by introducing a NamLeisure Corporate card.

Maersk made history on 21 June 2020 at the Port of Walvis Bay when they broke their own African record for Reefer lifts on a single vessel, the Santa Rosa. Reefers are containers, which carry refrigerated cargo like citrus, meat and fish.