Grant recipients urged to save as NamPost expands payout system

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2026-02-24

WINDHOEK, 04 AUG (NAMPA) - Pensioners and persons living with disabilities line up at the Namibia Post Limited (NamPost) Katutura Branch to receive their monthly State grants and pension back-pay totaling N. dollars 2 600. President Hage Geingob, in his State of the Nation Address in April this year, said one of the first priorities of the new government was to increase the old age pension by 66.7 per cent (from N. dollars 600 to N. dollars 1000), starting this 2015/2016 financial year. Further increases will be affected so that old age pension grants reach N.dollars 1 200 by 2017. (Photo by George Hendricks) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 24 FEB (NAMPA) – Namibia Post Limited (NamPost) says its new digital grant accounts are designed to encourage savings among beneficiaries while maintaining wide access to social grant payments across the country.
Speaking during an information sharing session at the Government Information Centre on Tuesday, Bennie Jakobs, Retail Channel Executive at NamPost said NamPost is moving into a second phase focused on financial inclusion.
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