President Hage Geingob has left for Freetown, Sierra Leone en route to the US to attend the US-African Leadership Summit. The Head of State will make a stopover in Freetown at the invitation of his Sierra Leone counterpart, Julius Maada Bio. The Head of State is leading a delegation comprising senior government officials and private […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Cooperation has always prided itself in promoting local content. This time around Opuwo Youth Choir traveled all the way to the city to grace their presence in conducting and promoting choral music. The Founder of the Opuwo youth Choir who also doubles as the conductor comes from a musical background, and […]
The Bukalo Village Council has given an early Christmas to some of the elderly. Twenty-two senior citizens received food parcels, which include 10-kilogram bags of maize meal, sugar, flour, cooking oil and rice. The Chairperson of the Management Committee, Judith Mwilima said the money used to buy food parcels was not however enough to cater […]
Police in the Zambezi Region is urging farmers to brand and tag their cattle to easily identify and recover them when they are stolen. The warning comes after a suspect was intercepted while attempting to cross into Zambia with five herds of cattle. NamPol’s Head of Operations in the Zambezi, Commissioner Joseph Nehemia said cattle […]
The Presidency has refuted reports as false that President Hage Geingob does not support the Vice President of the Swapo Party Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. It says, the Presidency has noted various statements, comments, innuendos and misrepresentations in the local media following the conclusion of the 7th SWAPO Party Congress. The reports say, the statement purports falsely […]
They say do good and good will come to you. This was manifested when a 29-year-old Windhoek taxi driver, Nicco Sibolile received a generous donation of more than N$20 000 after he returned N$8 000 to a customer who had forgotten her bag in his taxi. The Chief Learning Officer in the Ministry of Justice, Vaino Muvale […]
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group and its stakeholders have taken it upon themselves to provide free health screening to truck drivers. About a hundred truckers received free health check-ups and tests ranging from HIV, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and eye test. The Ambassador of Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Dr Helena Ndume said, it is high time […]
The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service is rolling out a comprehensive sexuality training programme to six regions found to have a high HIV transmission rate among girls and young women. The programme is targeting girls between the ages of 14 and 24 years to equip them with sex education and economic strengthening skills. […]
The Shack Dwellers Federation has begun construction of Phase Three of its housing project at Kongola in the Zambezi Region. Residents have already received materials and begun construction of their houses. While recognizing the project’s progression, many brought attention to the fact that the area lacks water, another challenge is the transportation of materials, with […]
The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) aims to adopt strict intake criteria to curb the worsening dropout crisis of trainees in its apprenticeship program. The NTA spent N$113 million on the program since its inception, however, from a pool of 772 trainees, only 104 graduates have managed to secure jobs in the last five years. The NTA’s […]
