The Government was denied all requests made to the labour court including an interdict to stop tomorrow’s strike. Presiding Judge Thomas Masuku said he would provide the reasons for the denial on the 14th of November. Earlier during the day Labour Court heard arguments around the dispute on the strike rules of the impending teachers […]
The hearing of a planned appeal by the State against the acquittal of 42 men on high treason and related charges will start in the High Court in 2017.The men were found not guilty of the charges brought against them in September 2015. High Court Judge Elton Hoff acquitted them after he had found them […]
Once the strike starts on Thursday morning, learners will be the most affected, with Grades 10 and 12 having started with the final examinations already. The NBC spoke to some of the Grade 10 and 12 learners from different schools in Windhoek to find out how they feel about the teachers strike.
China has pledged 4 000 tons of rice to the Namibian government to help alleviate food shortage among drought affected communities. The rice is valued at 60 million dollars and would be delivered soon.
Successful Namibian businessman Lazarus Jacobs says it’s about time that sports administrators are trained to run sports offices as entrepreneurs. He made the remarks last week on an NBC Special Programme about sport funding. The owner of Paragon Investment Holdings, a leading private equity and business management company, Lazarus Jacobs, says that there are many […]
The US government is impressed with Namibia’s wildlife conservation efforts. US Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe, who just concluded his visit to Namibia, says Namibia is proving to be a leading example in wildlife conservation.
Vocational Education is gaining momentum amongst the youth in Namibia, and is no longer seen as a path for failures. About 600 trainees graduated recently from the Zambezi Vocational Training Center and are ready for the job market now.
The Namibian Government has congratulated Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, the new appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations. In a statement issued by the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Namibia has appealed to the Secretary General to ensure democratic practices within the UN.
Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration tried to shut the door on discussing a motion in the National Council on the need to provide free sanitary towels to needy school girls in Namibia. The motion, tabled by DTA President McHenry Venaani last week seeks to find ways to make sanitary towels more accessible to girls […]
The President has clearly said ‘no-one should feel left out’ but it appears an informal settlement in Keetmanshoop feels otherwise Ileni is a settlement of close to five hundred people.
