||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick said women should understand that they have the responsibility to grab opportunities presented to them to ensure that gender equality continues in the country. Frederick was speaking at the belated commemoration of International Women’s Day at Aussenkehr on Saturday – the day is commemorated on 08 March each year, this year...
November 7, 2024
Tag: Responsibility
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Namibian and Angolan police forces deny responsibility for death in no-man’s-land
Staff Reporter A NAMIBIAN national identified as Christian Shamwaamba was shot and killed recently while crossing the Namibia-Angola border. The incident allegedly involved both countries’ police forces, but both are denying responsibility. Sources at Oshikango report that Shamwaamba was shot while in the no-man’s-land between the two fences that separate the two countries. It is...
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Namibians have a responsibility to build Namibia in unity: Nandi-Ndaitwah
WINDHOEK: Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said Namibians have a responsibility to build the country in unity and through transparency to achieve efficiency as emphasised by the late President Hage Geingob. Joining mourners at Geingob’s residence in Windhoek Monday night, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Geingob believed in the concept of ‘the Namibian House’. She said he left...
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Public needs tax responsibility awareness
Tax and customs offices are the gatekeepers of a country’s economy and should be respected as such. This was the view of Swapo Party Member of Parliament, Natangwe Ithete, who stressed the importance of public education and creating awareness of people’s duty to pay taxes to the state. Ithete further expressed worry about the lack...
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Black tax: Parents may feel let down if children don’t fulfil their responsibility to them
The concept of “black tax” extends beyond the African community, permeating collectivist societies where individuals, particularly professionals or those with higher incomes than that of the family of origin, feel a cultural obligation to support extended family members. The duty, stemming from a history of sacrifices and underprivileged backgrounds, creates a sense of repayment and...
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Embracing Collective Responsibility: A Paradigm Shift in Cybersecurity
Information security is no longer the sole purview of the information technology (IT) department in an era defined by a networked digital environment. Instead, it has developed into a shared duty that cuts across organisational boundaries. Instead of being limited to purely technical talks, the topic of cybersecurity should be woven throughout executive board meetings....
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‘Fighting corruption a shared responsibility’
Erongo governor Neville Andre said fighting corruption is a shared responsibility across all branches of government – the legislature, executive and judiciary. He was speaking at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of anti-corruption agencies’ three-day workshop that started at Swakopmund on Wednesday. “The effective fight against corruption is a prerequisite to the successful...
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Capricorn Group invests N$21,7 million in social responsibility programmes and projects
Capricorn Group, including the Capricorn Foundation and its subsidiaries Bank Windhoek, Capricorn Asset Management, Entrepo, and Bank Gaborone, have invested N$21,7 million (2022: N$16,3 million) in social responsibility programmes and projects in Namibia and Botswana for the period ending 30 June 2023, This is according to the Group’s Social Value Report which was released this...
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Bank Windhoek Launches the 23rd Edition of Cancer Apple Project Embracing Corporate Social Responsibility to Support Cancer Patients in Namibia – Namibia Daily News
Charmaine Boois Windhoek, 20 July 2023 – Baronice Hans, the Managing Director of Bank Windhoek, emphasized the crucial link between the well-being of a nation’s people and its success and growth. She made these remarks during the launch of the twenty-third edition of the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project. Hans highlighted the importance of embracing...