17 September 2013

Telecom Namibia and its mobile business, TN Mobile today announced sponsorship for the hosting of “The Dream Fight” that will see the return on September 28 of Namibian boxing legend Harry Simon to take on Serbian Geard Ajetovic at the Sam Nujoma National Sports Stadium in the Capital City of Windhoek.

The bout will be for the IBF International light heavyweight title.

“Telecom Namibia and TN Mobile are glad to be part of the process to restore him to his former glory,” said Telecom Namibia Managing Director Frans Ndoroma at a media briefing today.

“We have always been passionate about boxing so it is a wonderful opportunity to pack a punch for the game. Many of our customers are fans of the fight game so they will enjoy the connection and share in the fun,” Ndoroma said.

The event is being promoted by the Harry Simon Onkugo Promotions (HSOP) with the official sanction of the Namibia Professional Boxing & Wrestling Control Board (NPBWCB).

“As part of our corporate responsibility, Telecom Namibia has continuously supported sports because of the role these activities play in the development of young people and by extension, our society. In this effort of promoting sports in our country, we have now been joined by the new kid on the block, TN Mobile,” he said.ACBRNPBWCB board member Ambrosius Kandjii, who doubles as constituency councilor for Katutura Central, applauded both Telecom Namibia and TN Mobile for injecting “big amounts” of money in boxing. He said the latter is a long-standing sponsor in the ‘sport of kings’.

HSOP spokesperson Anita Tjombe said they highly appreciate efforts by Telecom Namibia to help improve sports in the country. “We are grateful to receive this sponsorship and believe it will go a long way in uplifting the standard and quality of professional boxing in the country,” she added.

Ndoroma said Telecom Namibia, together with TN Mobile, is committed to sponsoring quality boxing events and tournaments as part of the Group’s ongoing efforts to develop national sport, adding that they expected the custodian of Namibian professional boxing, Namibia Professional Boxing & Wrestling Control Board, to play their part of ensuring and safeguarding the safety, health and general well-being of professional boxers.

He said that the Telecom Namibia Group will work closely with the Boxing Control Board, the Namibia Boxing Federation and all registered boxing promoters to promote and support the growth of boxing from development to high performance levels. “Throughout the many years of involvement with boxing, Telecom Namibia was able to nurture boxing talent, thereby producing world-class boxers in the process,” Ndoroma said.

“The event is on. Let the pugilists engage one another come 28 September,” the MD concluded.

19 September 2013

The six worthy finalists of this year’s Namibian Business Woman of the Year competition were announced on Wednesday, 18 September.

Speaking at the occasion, managing director of Telecom Namibia Frans Ndoroma congratulated the finalists for being nominated and accepting their nomination.

The finalists are Cynthia Martin Haihambo, MD of Capernaum Employee Assistance programme; Jaime Smith, owner of SICS Polygraph; Dorkas Kapembe-Haiduwa, Secretary General of the Namibian Red Cross Society; Jantje Daun, Chief Financial officer of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation; Ericah Shafudah, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance; and Natasha Beyeveld, Managing Director of Namedia.

According to the organizer Desire London-Muller, 20 individuals were nominated and only the six met the requirements and criteria, reaching the final stages of adjudication.

Nominations were made in the categories Business owner Award, Private and Corporate Sector Award, Community and Government Award and Young Businesswoman of the Year Award.

One of the winners of the first three categories will be 16^th recipient of the coveted Namibian BusinessACBRWoman of the Year Award at a function to be held at Safari Hotel in Windhoek on 11 October 2013.

The award was started 16 years ago to celebrate and acknowledge the success of women in business and is open to women in both the private and public sector who have shown exceptional growth and success in their businesses and positions of leadership.

“Namibia is full of extraordinary women who endlessly commit not only to their work, but to their communities as well. We are inspired by each nominee and wish them every success. These successful nominees become role models to other women wishing to launch their own business,” said Ndoroma.

He said Namibia can only prosper if every citizen of the country contributes towards the alleviation of poverty by creating opportunities for others through empowerment and employment creation. “This is what these awards seek to recognise,” he added.

Telecom Namibia this year has contributed over N$200,000 towards the businesswomen projects being administered by the Economist Businesswomen Club.

Castle Brewing Namibia is a co-sponsor of the Namibian Business Woman of the Year Awards.

20 September 2013

The awards ceremony for the Best Idea Competition organised as part of the Northern Businesswomen Conference was held at the Telecom Namibia head office in Windhoek on Thursday.

The competition is jointly sponsored by Telecom Namibia and Standard bank in an effort to contribute to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Namibia by helping the next generation of businesswomen create and lead their successful business ventures.

During the 14^th Northern Businesswomen Conference held in Ongwediva on 8 August which was also sponsored by the two companies, the Namibia Business Innovation Centre (NBIC) invited conference participants to enter their business ideas as part of the competition.

Namibian Businesswomen Projects organiser, Desere Lundon- Muller, noted the conference was a resounding success having been attended by over 100 delegates.

“The Namibian Business Innovation Centre (NBIC) did a presentation on innovation and the new business idea generation to capture quality and sustainable ideas. It also conducted an evaluation on the final business ideas presented by the five participants,” she said.

The NBIC, after evaluating the business ideas, announced winners at the ceremony on 19 September. The idea Elundu-Oushake (Auction Kraal) developed by four women won, receiving prizes worth N$12 500 from Telecom Namibia and N$5 000 from Standard Bank as start-up funds.

The winners, Diina Shimweefeni, Antonia Antonia, Peneyambeko Ndakolo and Lidia Shadjuka will be assisted by the NBIC with a formal business plan that can be presented to a financial institution for funding.

Telecom Namibia corporate communication and public relations senior manager, Oiva Angula said business idea competitions work as a learning process for aspiring entrepreneurs: “The business idea competition allows students to learn the process of innovation. While business is all about risk, the competition also teaches aspiring businesswomen how to minimise risks in their projects and how to validate their ideas."