The directive issued by the Education Ministry that learners should vacate hostels on Friday have inconvenienced hundreds of children, especially those coming from poor families and far outlaying areas. When the NBC news crew visited the five Government hostels at Keetmanshoop, the hostel dormitories were empty, as per the directive.
DTA Member of Parliament, Elma Dienda, is calling on government to establish more old age homes countrywide. She made the call during a visit to old age homes with the Parliament Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Social Development and Family Affairs in the capital on Friday.
The Ministry of Education constructed 44 classrooms in the Khomas Region in 2016 to accommodate the influx of learners from different regions, at a cost of N$16,5 million. Most of the additional classrooms are at Westmont High School in Otjomuise, followed by Havana Primary School, Hillside Primary School, Olof Palme Primary School, Faith Primary School […]
Namibians are encouraged to make use of canvas bags instead of plastic as the latter is not environment friendly. This follows after Miss Earth Namibia, Elize Shakalela, in partnership with the Namibian Chambers of Environment, initiated a plastic free environment campaign.
A multi-million-dollar health care facility has been opened to serve the rural communities in the Kunene Region. Health and Social Services deputy minister Juliet Kavetuna inaugurated the new Tomas Adam Sheya clinic, which was formerly known as Queen Sofia, in the Outjo district on Friday.
The Namibian Federation of the Visually Impaired launched a film to educate Namibians on issues directly and indirectly affecting those living with disabilities. The movie, ‘Oupofi kaunamwene’, which translates into ‘Blindness does not discriminate’ – narrates stories of the visually impaired, by the visually impaired.
The Ministry of Safety and Security in the Kavango East Region has raised concern about the rise in deaths due to animal attacks in the region. Coupled to this is a rise in drowning incidents, Kavango East Governor Dr Samuel Mbambo said. He noted that the deaths occur mostly at ‘Rundu Beach’ and in the […]
The NBC tried to speak to Dr Elijah Ngurare to explain why he wants to return to the SPYL office now and what informed his decision. Dr Ngurare declined the offer and said the letter he sent Saturday morning is meant for members of the Swapo Party Youth League and the acting secretary of the […]
The Swapo Party Youth League could be facing a leadership dispute following a letter by the former SPYL secretary, Dr Elijah Ngurare to the acting secretary, Veikko Nekundi, to vacate the office with immediate effect. Dr Ngurare in the letter thanked Nekundi for having kept the fort following his expulsion from Swapo together with three […]
