The Karundu Primary School in Otjiwarongo has a shortage of space for learners and qualified teachers. School principal, Juliet Chaka says there were 1 382 learners enrolled in grades zero to seven in 2018. The principal says this resulted in classes having about 40 to 50 learners per teacher. Chaka says the overcrowding in the […]

The Deputy Fire Chief at Mautamanene Fire Station in Walvis Bay says fire outbreaks impacted 150 families at the town last year. Tutaleni Kathindi has told NBC News that the station responded to 79 emergency calls of which 30 involved burning shacks, 23 involved burning houses and four involved burning vessels. Kathindi says construction of […]

Public transport from Kavango East after the festive season is not a problem this year, as the number of buses and minibuses from the region increased. For the past three years, holidaymakers were stranded at the beginning of the year, as there were not enough vehicles to transport them. The loading master at the Rundu […]

Standard Bank has reduced its banking fees, after it had reviewed its annual pricing rates. The bank’s Head of Personal and Business Banking, Mercia Geises, revealed the reductions in a media statement on Monday. She explained that the bank’s annual pricing review conforms to its customer-centric approach of providing Namibians access to affordable and accessible […]