While there’s not yet a measure of how many credit eligible consumers there are in Namibia, we estimate that just 360 000 of credit-eligible Namibian consumers are visible to banks and other financial service providers through credit bureaus. This means that approximately 1,2 million adults in the country are likely to encounter challenges when they...
By Lara Burger, country manager for TransUnion, Namibia While there’s not yet a measure of how many credit eligible consumers there are in Namibia, we estimate that just 360,000 of credit-eligible Namibian consumers are visible to banks and other financial service providers through credit bureaus. This means that that approximately 1.2 million adults in the...
By Lara BurgerCountry manager for TransUnion, Namibia. While there’s not yet a measure of how many credit-eligible consumers there are in Namibia, we estimate that just 360,000 credit-eligible Namibian consumers are visible to banks and other financial service providers through credit bureaus. This means that approximately 1.2 million adults in the country are likely to...
By Elezo Libanda Katima Mulilo, 31 August – With the evolution of gambling legislation in Namibia, there are growing calls for the current laws to encompass provisions for social assistance aimed at aiding individuals grappling with gambling addiction. A historical overview of gambling laws in Namibia reveals a journey of legal developments from the early...
At least half of the global population lacks access to essential healthcare services, and healthcare expenses are pushing almost 100 million people into extreme poverty each year. How scarce resources are distributed should matter, and there are good reasons to believe that finance could play a crucial role in addressing this challenge. More than 60...
Namibian youths took centre stage recently as they gathered in Windhoek to celebrate International Youth Day at the fifth annual #YouthQuakeNam23 conference. Hosted by the Namibia Media Trust (NMT), the event provided a platform for young people to engage in discussions on community development, personal growth and digital inclusion. Themed ‘Digital Inclusion for Youth Democratic...
A communications expert and youth advocate, Mr Oloruntobi Alasi, has described President Bola Tinubu’s youth inclusion in governance as unprecedented. Alasi, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, commended Tinubu’s inclusion of youths and women in the ministerial list submitted to the Senate for screening. Alasi explained that appointing youths and women as ministers would...
Staff Reporter NANDI-NDAITWAH, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation has called for the equitable regional representation of African member states in the UN Security Council. Nandi-Ndaitwah called on African leaders to challenge Africa’s exclusion from the UN Security Council’s permanent membership and veto power. Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks at an opening...