Chaos erupted today when political parties gathered to sign the elections code of conduct. Thirteen out of the 15 political parties registered to participate in the upcoming election refused to sign the code of conduct, arguing that they were not consulted in its drafting and finalisation. Only SWAPO and the National Democratic Party (NDP) signed.
A baby diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition characterised by fluid pressure built up in the brain, has been re-admitted at the Katutura State Hospital on Tuesday. Baby Divine !Ameb and mother Cheryl Popas were discharged from the hospital earlier this month, as the hospital then said it did not have the required specialised equipment to […]
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says the Central Procurement Board of Namibia is likely to collapse unless more trained and qualified personnel are employed to run its operations successfully. This is contained in the report called Procurement Tracker, released by the IPPR in Windhoek.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) is planning to raise the minimum entry requirements for teaching students. The university is also advocating for a teachers professions council, to better regulate the occupation. This was revealed at the Teacher Education Indaba underway in Windhoek.
70% of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture’s annual budget goes to salaries, and only the remaining 30% goes to school infrastructure development and learning materials. A meeting between education stakeholders through the Finnish-Namibia cooperations held a one-day workshop to look at how the money disbursed for the Ministry of Education can be used […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has pulled out all the stops to ready itself for the elections on 27 November. In addition to the work that has already been done, it is currently preparing the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the upcoming elections. No major faults have so far been detected with the devices […]
Cricket Namibia’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Johan Muller, unveiled his vision and plans for the sport code in the country on Monday and said he’s looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead. South African Johan Muller, whose three-year tenure officially started on 28 October, has been making regular visits to Namibia on a […]
Mobile Telecommunications giant MTC has raised over N$800 000 with its MTC knockout for change boxing project. The event ignited robust discussions on the ever increasing scourge of gender-based violence (GBV). Chief human resource and corporate communications officer Tim Ekandjo told NBC News that MTC has invited all sponsors to form part of the selection […]
Alfeus Kawushiweni Abraham was sworn in as a new member of the National Council (NC) on Tuesday. Abraham is a SWAPO councillor for the Ondangwa Rural constituency replaces his former party member Lotto Kuushomwa from the Oshakati East Constituency who died earlier this year. Judge Sylvester Mainga administered the oath which was also witnessed by […]
Author of the book ‘Pioneer: Offspring of the Namibian Liberation Struggle’ Ndeulipula Hamutumwa called on Namibians to unite. Namibians have been urged to stand together and do away with tribalism for the sake of paving a better future for Namibia as a whole. Former exile youth Ipumbu Sakaria said this at her book launch in […]
