Obtaining quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives, which will eventually lead to sustainable development. Education, Arts and Culture Minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa made the remark at an occasion that marked the official launch of Sustainable Development Goal-Four (SDG4) of the Education 2030 Agenda. The event was held in the Mukwe Constituency of the […]

President Hage Geingob met the leadership of the Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU)at statehouse on Tuesday. The meeting was not to re-negotiate on the 8% increment demand by teachers but to engage and find an amicable solution which is in the interest of the Namibian child. The meeting was held behind closed doors but before […]

Over 200 residents in storm-hit Haiti have contracted cholera prompting the World Health Organisation to send one million vaccine doses to the island.

Attorney General Sacky Shangala says government does not have issues with teachers expressing their right to strike, but this should be done with due diligence.

The beleaguered Namibian Premier League was dealt another blow when the Minister of Sport, Youth and National service Jerry Ekandjo told Parliament that there is no money for the NPL. Jerry Ekandjo was answering questions to DTA’S parliamentarian Vipuakuje Muharukua on what the government can do to help the situation. “There is nothing in the […]

As it becomes more evident that a nation-wide teachers strike will cripple the education sector, legal experts have joined the chorus of voices pleading with the government and teachers to find an amicable solution to prevent the strike. They are of the opinion that the third party, which in this case are the children, were […]

First Lady Monica Geingos has challenged trade unions to focus on the rights of women. Madam Geingos says the role of trade unions must go beyond fighting for salary increases. She was speaking at the Women’s Rights Conference in Windhoek on Tuesday.

Many students at the University of Namibia (UNAM) have been settling their debt since August 2016. According to UNAM’s spokesperson, student debt has now decreased from 255 million dollars to 145 million dollars.

Germany and Namibia have signed a two year financial and technical cooperation agreement worth of 1,1 billion dollars. The agreement covers the management of natural resources, sustainable economic development and logistics.

Arandis Residents in the Erongo region stand to benefit from reduced electricity tariffs by 2017. This follows the Municipality’s decision to avail 12,5 hectares of land to investors to construct a solar power plant at the town by 2017. The 80-million dollar project is a joint venture between Ohlthaver List Energy, German engineering company (Cronimet […]