Despite more than 100 retrenched Hilton Hotel workers claiming they were frustrated by the refusal of the hotel to pay their final pay and severance packages, general manager Martin Voskamp yesterday said all workers have…
Windhoek Country Club resort best-run state-owned company
As testimony to the enormous turnaround accomplished at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino, it presented its shareholder, the Government of Namibia, with a cash contribution of N$6 million. This once-struggling state-owned enterprise now…
O&L Leisure employees secure a 6% wage increase…
O&L Leisure, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List Group last week signed a substantive wage agreement with the Tourism and Allied Workers Union of Namibia (TAWUN) on behalf of the bargaining unit (Grades 1…
Community lodge burns down
ITENGE community lodge at the Ngoma border post in the Zambezi region was gutted by wildfire this afternoon. Zambezi regional crime investigations coordinator, deputy commissioner Evans Simasiku confirmed the fire incident to The Namibian today,…
Hospitality industry recognises stakeholders
The Hospitality Association of Namibia hosted a networking event last week at the Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino where stakeholders met to talk business, formulate new concepts, and ultimately celebrated the successes of the…
Hengari wants N$8m payout
FORMER Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) managing director Zelna Hengari wants the state tourism agency to pay her N$8,4 million, as well as let her keep a company vehicle. Hengari made these demands in a letter…
Rundu’s popular Ngandu Lodge launches BON Hotels’ expansion…
When Oswald Theart obtained the Permission to Occupy for the site where he envisaged to build his dream lodge on the banks of the Okavango river, little did he realise that almost thirty years later…
Blue Bank maintains 15 year commitment to hospitality…
Standard Bank has for the 15th year running committed itself to the growth of the local tourism and hospitality sector by sponsoring the two-day Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) Tourism Congress and Tourism Awards Gala…
Standard Bank increases support to hospitality sector
Standard Bank has for the 15th year running committed itself to the growth of the local tourism and hospitality sector by sponsoring the two-day Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) Tourism Congress and Tourism Awards Gala…
NWR’s Hengari ponders next move
Suspended Namibia Wildlife Resorts' managing director Zelna Hengari said she has not decided if she will apply for the top position from which she was chucked out of after allegations of maladministration and questionable partnerships…
Desert Express Train set to make return end…
Tourists visiting the country, at the end of June are likely going to experience a different type of travel as the popular Desert Express Train will become operational again at the end of the month,…