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Premier Sports Trading Betting (PstBet) on Tuesday welcomed Khomas NamPol Football Club into their family with a sponsorship of N.dollars 900 000 for three years.

As part of the sponsorship, the new entrants to the Debmarine Namibia Premiership will receive N.dollars 300 000 per season for the next three years.

Speaking at the announcement of the sponsorship, co-founder of PstBet, Nelson Heita, expressed his institution’s interest in promoting youth and sports.

‘As an institution we are interested in the betterment of our country, especially empowering the youth and helping improve sports,’ he said.

Meanwhile, PstBet’s chief executive officer, Steven Hamunyela, stated that the partnership with Khomas NamPol is a way of diversifying sports in Namibia.

Hamunyela added that PstBet is not just interested in branding, but is in the sporting industry for the love of the game and is working hard to promote it.

‘We want to bring supporters back to the stadiums, hence the reason we are working hand in hand with
Khomas NamPol,’ he said, adding that Khomas NamPol will join their family that already has Eeshoke Chula Chula as a team they are currently sponsoring.

Khomas NamPol’s Chairperson, Nikanor Ashipala, expressed his gratitude for the timely sponsorship from PstBet, which he believes will boost the morale of the players and allow them to showcase their talent. He also stated that the sponsorship would be used for its intended purpose.

Robert Shimooshili, the President of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), commended PstBet for creating employment opportunities through sports by offering better incentives to athletes through their sponsorship.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

Premier Sports Trading Betting (PstBet) on Tuesday welcomed Khomas NamPol Football Club into their family with a sponsorship of N.dollars 900 000 for three years.

As part of the sponsorship, the new entrants to the Debmarine Namibia Premiership will receive N.dollars 300 000 per season for the next three years.

Speaking at the announcement of the sponsorship, co-founder of PstBet, Nelson Heita, expressed his institution’s interest in promoting youth and sports.

‘As an institution we are interested in the betterment of our country, especially empowering the youth and helping improve sports,’ he said.

Meanwhile, PstBet’s chief executive officer, Steven Hamunyela, stated that the partnership with Khomas NamPol is a way of diversifying sports in Namibia.

Hamunyela added that PstBet is not just interested in branding, but is in the sporting industry for the love of the game and is working hard to promote it.

‘We want to bring supporters back to the stadiums, hence the reason we are working hand in hand with
Khomas NamPol,’ he said, adding that Khomas NamPol will join their family that already has Eeshoke Chula Chula as a team they are currently sponsoring.

Khomas NamPol’s Chairperson, Nikanor Ashipala, expressed his gratitude for the timely sponsorship from PstBet, which he believes will boost the morale of the players and allow them to showcase their talent. He also stated that the sponsorship would be used for its intended purpose.

Robert Shimooshili, the President of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), commended PstBet for creating employment opportunities through sports by offering better incentives to athletes through their sponsorship.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

The Capricorn Group has donated N.dollars 500 000 to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism for Namibia’s participation and pavilion at the COP28 conference set for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The funds were made possible through joint donations by the Capricorn Foundation and Bank Windhoek for the event scheduled to take place from 30 November until 12 December 2023.

Ruan Bestbier, Capricorn Group Head for Sustainability, in a press release on Tuesday said the bank’s support signifies its commitment to playing a critical role in creating a legacy of positive change that will echo through generations.

‘Our pivotal sponsorship towards the Namibian Pavilion at COP28 is more than a financial commitment or supporting a climate change event. It is an investment in creating a platform for Namibians to continue to engage with key global stakeholders whilst catalysing a deliberate movement to drive collaborative action between the public and private sectors to forge a path towards a more s
ustainable and resilient Namibian economy and world,’ he said.

The Capricorn Group, Capricorn Foundation and Bank Windhoek selected a party of delegates to represent the group at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, commonly called COP28.

The group participates in the conference to leverage Capricorn Group as an organisation that supports sustainable practices while providing sustainability financing solutions to benefit its stakeholders and the socio-economic development of its operating regions, he said.

Marlize Horn, Executive Officer of the Capricorn Foundation, on her part said the Capricorn Foundation has sustainability as one of its focus areas and championed food security through the launch of the Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge, which, now in its second year, has become the signature project of the Foundation.

COP28 will be the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference since the first UN Climate Agreement in 1992.

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urce: The Namibian Press Agency

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Corporation, Jenelly Matundu has supported a motion to introduce sign language as a national language as well as the appointment of a sign language interpreter for the live parliamentary debates.

The motion was initially tabled in September by Alexia Manombe-Ncube, the deputy minister of Disability Affairs, who said the motion aligns with Namibia’s constitution and international commitments, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

‘Sign language and deaf culture strengthen multilingualism, and are means of promoting, protecting and preserving the diversity of languages and cultures globally, including in Namibia,’ Manombe-Ncube said.

Matundu on Monday during a parliamentary session argued that the rights of hearing-impaired persons must be secured by securing their linguistic rights.

‘Whether you are deaf, hard of hearing, struggle with the English language or communicate perfectly well, sign language creates a
n open line of communication between all groups of people. Communication in sign language has multiple benefits for the deaf and hard-of-hearing people,’ Matundu said.

She further suggested that government offices and agencies, as well as the private sector, incorporate the basics of sign language for employees, to accommodate hearing-impaired persons.

‘The debates in the National Assembly discuss issues that affect our people daily and the people in this category are left out as far as lack of interpretation is concerned,’ she stressed.

Another parliamentarian, Kletus Karondo also supported the motion, saying the biggest challenge for hearing impaired persons is stigmatisation and day-to-day communication, increased difficulty with accessing primary health care services and the criminal justice system.

Hearing-impaired persons, he said, are not able to serve as jurors.

‘As we are living in a modern digitalised world, where access to information is crucial, Namibia cannot afford to be left behind,’ Karon
do stressed.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) on Tuesday officially handed over 24 houses to beneficiaries at Ondangwa, constructed at a cost of N.dollars 12 million.

Speaking at the event, Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said housing remains one of Namibia’s key development priorities and it is only when the land is reasonably priced by local authorities that lower-income groups are able to afford houses constructed by the NHE.

‘Decent shelter is a basic necessity of life, and as a government, we believe it is justified for the citizens as the sovereign to expect to have a place they can call their own,’ he said.

He then urged all local authorities to offer NHE land at the lowest prices possible in order to reduce input costs and subsequently improve the selling price.

Town Mayor Paavo Amwele said the town council has reserved another 64 erven for NHE to construct more houses, as part of its aim of meeting housing needs.

The area, known as Ondiyala, is fully serviced, and there are about 34
9 erven in the area, he said.

‘Council took this decision because we have seen the good work they are doing, they don’t sit on the land unlike other developers,’ he said.

NHE successfully handed over 50 houses in Omuthiya on Monday and is expected to hand over another 70 houses in Okahao on Thursday.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation on Tuesday launched the 2019 Social Accounting Matrix Model (SAM) for Namibia.

The ministry’s executive director, Lydia Indombo, said the model provides a comprehensive framework essential for analysing the relationships between different sectors of the economy.

‘Its applications extend to areas concerning trade and tax policy, sectoral planning for various cross-cutting issues, and other related economic concerns,’ she said.

Indombo said the ministry worked together with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) to develop SAM to update SAM to 2019, which was first developed in 2002 and last updated in 2013.

NSA Statistician General Alex Shimuafeni said SAM is an important milestone in understanding and advancing the local socio-economic landscape.

‘The Social Accounting Matrix is used to build economy-wide macroeconomic models explicitly designed to analyse the distributional impacts of polic
y change. Its applications extend to areas concerning trade, poverty, employment, tax, sectoral planning for various cross-cutting issues, and other related concerns,’ Shimuafeni said.

‘This matrix, a sophisticated tool that integrates various economic, social, and environmental factors, is a testament to our collective dedication to fostering sustainable development and inclusive growth.’

In a statement read on her behalf, Philile Masuku, Director of the ILO Country Office for Zimbabwe and Namibia, described SAM as a powerful tool that will shape the trajectory of Namibia’s economic understanding and policy decisions.

‘The SAM is a product of the ILO’s collaboration and cooperation with the European Union to strengthen the capabilities of country partners to analyse and design sector and trade policies and programmes, which would enhance employment creation,’ she said.

The Ministry of Labour also launched a workshop on conducting an employment impact assessment on the green hydrogen project, which is sup
ported by the ILO.

Indombo said the basic training on how to conduct employment impact assessments took place in April, while the two-day advanced training starts on Wednesday.

‘The assessment focuses on direct employment, indirect employment, induced employment, and the capacity effect. It considers both the number of jobs created, and the types and quality of jobs created,’ she said.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency