Incoming Chairman King Mswati the 3rd has proposed for the establishment of a SADC University to facilitate skills transformation in the region. Currently SADC is ranked among the best in terms of skills development with over six percent enrollment rate.
The Swakopmund Secondary School in the Erongo region celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend. Education, Arts and Culture Minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa is expected to give the keynote address in three-days. The Principal, Sinvula Sibanga, says the school had been giving quality teaching over the past 40 years. He says its former pupils are now productive […]
While thousands of Namibians continue to languish in poverty, some have taken a decision to actively seek opportunities to get out of the cycle of poverty. In the following Insert, NBC caught up with a man whose income is derived from selling glasses made out of bottles.
Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Monday fielded questions from senators in day four of her impeachment trial. After a 45-minute address in her own defense, Senators began to cross-examine Rousseff on charges that her government lied about the size of the fiscal deficit to ensure her re-election to a second term.
A 25-year-old Zambian woman accused of murdering her newborn baby at Katima Mulilo in Zambezi region, has been denied bail. Sibeso Kelezo was remanded in the custody of the Namibian Police after being denied bail on Monday. Kelezo said she would apply for a State-funded lawyer, because she was unemployed and could not afford a […]
The Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ministry is working together with the Indonesian government to implement the agriculture cooperation agreement signed between the two governments in March 2011. The cooperation agreement between Namibia and Indonesia is aimed at facilitating the transfer of knowledge of healthy plant production to local experts to support the establishment of an […]
The first ever conference to interrogate performances in Agriculture, Biology and Life Science started in Windhoek on Tuesday. The three day event will deliberate ways and means to improve results in the said subjects as they remain stagnant without yielding desired results.
The Manager of Omurari, the NBC’s Otjiherero Radio Service, Marina Matundu, has urged Namibians abroad to unite in celebrating national days. Matundu says this will be a fitting tribute to the fallen heroes and heroines for their bravery and patriotism. She believes that freedom and independence will only be complete if all Namibians, including those […]
Information and Communication Technology Minister Tjekero Tweya will table the Access to Information Bill in the National Assembly this year. The announcement follows consultations among various stakeholders in the media sector, Government officials and civil society to seek input before the drafting and implementation of the bill. Once enacted, it will give every individual the […]
Brave Warriors coach Ricardo Mannetti has recalled goalkeeper Virgil Vries and defender Chris Katjiukua for his team’s AFCON Group K qualifiers in Senegal this coming Saturday. Despite the Brave Warriors looking out of contention for the 2017 AFCON tournament, Mannetti aims at upsetting the Lions of Teranga on their home ground in Dakar. This seems […]
