In Kavango East and West regions teachers also demonstrated at Rundu and Nkurenkuru. They marched from the Nantu Regional Office through the streets to show their support to the work stoppage.
The Office of the Founding President has condemned defamatory comments on social media, questioning the political standing of former President Dr. Sam Nujoma.
Boko Haram militants handed over 21 Chibok schoolgirls to Nigerian authorities after a series of negotiations. This is the first mass release of the more than 200 girls kidnapped from their school two years ago. The 21 former captives were freed in the northeastern Nigerian town of Banki, near the border with Cameroon.
Namibia wants to trade in nuclear technology, but the Government says the bureaucratic process of becoming a member of the Nuclear Supply Group is slowing down this plan. Mines and Energy Minister Obeth Kandjoze made the observation at the opening of the Southern African Power Pool – SAPP – Executive Committee meeting at Swakopmund on […]
Parents are once again urged to freely talk to their children about sex. First Lady Monica Geingos made the remark when she participated in the ‘Day of Dialogue on Teenage Pregnancy’ held in Windhoek on Wednesday.
Thousands of teachers in the Omusati region marched through the streets of Outapi on Thursday. They say they want nothing but an 8% salary increment.
Even though teaching is not declared an essential service, it is a profession which cannot be compromised. The Labour Resource and Research Institute, LaRRI says the government and NANTU need to find common ground to advantage all parties involved.
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has reiterated the Namibian government’s stance on the current teachers’ strike, regarding interim measures at schools. Speaking in the National Assembly, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said parents and guardians of learners in Government schools are advised to keep their children at home on Thursday and Friday. Grade 12 Mathematics and Entrepreneurship as well as […]
Many Windhoek learners who had prepared for their examinations, had to receive counselling after learning that they would not be sitting for their Grade 10 and 12 examinations on Thursday. Windhoek teachers were joined by some of their learners on Thursday, as they sang and chanted slogans demanding for 8% salary increase.
Some Grade 10 and 12 learners in the Zambezi Region are disappointed that their examinations scheduled for Thursday and Friday are postponed until further notice. Learners said teachers should have chosen another time to strike than now when final examinations have already started.
