The principal of Max Makushe Secondary in Kavango East’s Mukwe Constituency has threatened to suspend lessons if overflowing sewage at the school hostel is not addressed. Godfried Mukata says the school hostel was declared unfit for human habitation last year by the Ministry of Health and Social Services and should not have been allowed to […]

Sewage water is said to be flowing into the hostel kitchen of the Omega Combined School, in the Kavango East Region, whenever the septic tank is full. Hostel Matron Eveline Masule says the situation poses a serious health hazard. The hostel had to be closed for several days in October last year, to allow artisans […]

The principal of Divundu Secondary School in Kavango East Region, Christoph Kupembona, has called on the government to fix a kitchen stove that has been out of order since last year. Staff is now preparing food for the more than 400 learners housed there using firewood. According to Kupembona, learners frequently go to bed and […]

The University of Namibia (UNAM) is developing an artificial intelligence curriculum for Africa. Pro-Vice Chancellor at the institution, Professor Anicia Peters, says UNAM will collaborate with Africa-based Google and Microsoft. “This curriculum came about because we said if Africans and women want to be part of the creators of AI and we want to diminish […]

27 dependents of former and current members of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) will receive bursaries to further their studies at different institutions. This follows the launch of a Direct Strategy by the Mineworkers Union of Namibia, Namibia Miners Investment, and NAMMIC Investment Holdings. The benefit strategy will focus on facilitating access to finance […]

A small group of farmers and members of the public that attended the Omitiomire Cooper Mine public engagement urged the forerunners to carefully evaluate the long-term environmental impact on communities surrounding the area proposed for the mine. Craton Mining and Exploration hold a mining license over the farm Omitiomire, located 140 km northeast of Windhoek. […]

The acting senior youth officer at Khorixas says he is disappointed with the lack of participation among young people in programs designed to empower them. Alfeus Kapolo cited as an example the horticulture gardening project, saying it has become a “white elephant” and forced the staff to keep it running due to a lack of […]

Teachers at a public school in Ovitoto, a settlement south of Okahandja, say its facilities are unsuitable for learning. Buildings and ablution facilities at KJ Kapeua Combined School, the teaching staff says, have been in a deplorable state for years. They accuse the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture of turning a blind eye to […]

Many government schools face classroom shortages, and the Michelle McLean Primary School in Windhoek is no exception. Patron Michelle McLean visited the school to witness its athletics day. According to the school principal, a lot of work still lies ahead for the school to be considered a conducive learning environment. Athletics day, McLean said, is […]

A strike is looming at the Keetmanshoop Municipality after wage negotiations reached a deadlock.  Regional Coordinator for the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) in ||Kharas Region, Kleophas Katuuo told nbc News that municipal workers voted in favor of industrial action.  This follows after the Labor Arbitrator issued a certificate of an unresolved dispute on January […]