The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, Stanley Similo, has urged Namibians to vote for Miss Namibia, Cassia Sharpley, who is competing in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe competition is set to take place on Saturday in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States of America. Urging people to vote for Miss […]
The President of the Oruuano Namibian Artists Union(ONAU), Banana Shekupe, says a lot needs to be done to encourage the growth of the creative arts industry. Shekupe is under the impression that Namibian artists are slowly being forgotten as the years’ progress. Shekupe says the average local artist is finding it hard to survive simply […]
A Clinical Psychologist, Vanessa Karises, has urged people with negative implicit bias to socialize with other people to inspire their actions. Implicit bias is a form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally but nevertheless affects judgments, decisions, and behaviors. Research has shown implicit bias can pose a barrier to recruiting and retaining a diverse […]
Namibia’s livestock is recovering well following the devastating drought that ended in 2019. The Managing Marketer of the Meat Board of Namibia, Desmond Cloete, says the industry is going through a successful rebuilding phase to meet its future expectations in terms of marketing, both for local consumption and export. Namibia’s livestock sector has faced difficult […]
The 29-year-old man accused of kidnapping and murdering his five-year-old stepson, Wilfred Dantani Eiseb, has pleaded not guilty in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court today. Riddick |Narib, who was arrested over the weekend in connection with the death of Eiseb, remains in police custody. A passerby allegedly discovered Eiseb’s body half buried in a sand […]
The Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) has joined the chorus of those denouncing the sentiments expressed by the Education, Arts, and Culture Minister, Anna Nghipondoka. NANTU acting President Daniel Humbu says Nghipondoka’s sentiments, in which she squarely placed blame on teachers and education regional directors, are misplaced. The union leadership is not reacting kindly to […]
One of the contributing factors that demotivate teachers to teach properly is a lack of resources, such as textbooks. This was the view of Swakopmund Mayor Dina Namubes during a debate on the current school curriculum that she hosted in the town. Namubes hopes that this debate will help improve education results for 2023 at […]
They move from one location to another in search of food and to collect anything of substance. But while they rummage through dustbins and beg at traffic lights, someone, kilometers away, spends sleepless nights and these are the mothers of street children. Tuarimbara Kasuto of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation spoke with Elizabeth Hobexas, the […]
The month of January comes with additional responsibilities and costs for parents, ranging from searching for school placements to making back-to-school purchases. Nelson Shipeyo, a parent of a Grade 5 pupil, advised guardians to buy school supplies and uniforms well in advance to make it easier for themselves to manage competing needs. “She is going […]
The Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has expressed excitement over the start of the new school year. Steenkamp says the ministry is fully aware of the current public dialogue regarding the education system, noting that the complex system requires commitment, involvement, and action from all stakeholders to produce […]
