Residents in four constituencies are expected to go to the polls tomorrow to elect new regional councillors. The by-elections will take place in Gobabis, Keetmanshoop Urban, Khomasdal and Walvis Bay Urban constituencies.
The Regional Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture in Omusati has withdrawn its earlier communication, which instructed learners who did not meet the promotional requirements for Grade 10 to repeat Grade 9. This was confirmed by the director, Laban Shapange, who acknowledged the communication.
The Popular Democratic Movement Youth League (PDMYL) together with student representatives will ensure all first-year students are allowed to register without paying fees at institutions of higher learning, The youth league’s national spokesperson Maximalliant Katjimune says registration fees should never be a barrier to deserving students.
The Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN), says it is worried about the readiness of teachers for the new curriculum introduced in schools. Its Secretary-General, Mahongora Kavihuha says teachers have not been provided with the proper in-service-training programme to prepare them for the new curriculum.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka has urged the public not to confuse the teachers and learners with uninformed information about the new curriculum. Nghipondoka said this in her Back to School message.
SWAPO has dismissed media reports that its top leadership had snubbed the rally of the party’s candidate at Walvis Bay because it does not support the candidate. In a media statement the party’s deputy secretary for information and mobilisation, Veikko Nekundi says it is not true that Sirie Kasisi Topulathana is not supported by the […]
Senior hydrologist at Cuvelai Etosha Basin in the Directorate of Water Affairs has assured residents in the north that no imminent floods are expected from the Cuvelai in southern Angola and there is no need to panic at the moment. Leonard Hango refuted the claims on social media that there is a flood on its […]
The Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) and the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) have dismissed as untrue allegations that ‘Operation Kalahari’ carries out its patrols only in areas where black Namibians predominantly reside.
All People’s Party (APP) president Ignatius Shixwameni says the stand-off among SWAPO councillors on the Rundu Town Council, for the past two years, has paralysed service delivery.
The All People’s Party (APP) president Ignatius Shixwameni has called on the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to investigate political parties’ source of funding to level the playing field when it comes to electioneering. Shixwameni made the call at a recent media briefing on the resolutions of the party’s top eight leaders meeting at Rundu.
