Vocational education and training is steadily emerging as a global front-runner in driving national development agendas, and eradicating poverty. Despite this, the //Karas Region continues to suffer from a shortage of higher educational institutions.

The major Sino-African Summit wrapped up in Beijing on Tuesday with a commitment for strengthened cooperation between Beijing and African nations, setting the course for new partnerships in areas from trade and security to people-to-people exchange over the next three years.

More than 400 health extension workers have still not been deployed to their respective regions nearly two years after they completed their training. The trainees were promised jobs after their six-month training course. This is still to happen.

The Chinese President, Xi Jinping has announced that China will extend US$60 billion in financing planned for Africa.

President Hage Geingob has departed Beijing for home, after a visit to two-Asian countries, which concluded in China on Tuesday. Geingob’s visit started with a stop in Indonesia and concluded with his participation in the Forum on China-Africa (FOCAC) summit. Throughout his trip to Asia, Geingob was representing Namibia and the Southern African Development Community […]

The N$840 billion pledged to Africa by China is not intended to accumulate African countries’ debt, but help them develop. Chinese Special Representative on African Affairs, Xu Jinghu made the remark during a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday. She said China considers Africa a sister partner in development and no decision will be taken […]

A literature expert at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) is advocating for mother tongue instruction at lower primary level. This comes as data indicates that over 6 000 languages and dialects are on the brink of extinction globally. Professor Sarala Krishnamurthy said such a fact requires advocacy by academics in the form […]