Some of those who fled Angola’s protracted civil war and have been living in Namibia for more than twenty years still remain without national documents. This group of people, mostly the Ovazemba communities found in the Kunene Region, were displaced by the civil war in that country and remain stateless in Namibia. Historians have found […]
Women from the Damaran tribe from Tsumeb launched the ǂNīsa Damaradi Horokhoes Group. The aim is to encourage the young Khoekhoegowab-speaking girls to wear the dress. The ǂNīsa Taradi Horokhoes Group chose the color copper for their dresses to represent their town’s natural treasure. They started the day by parading their dresses during a march along […]
Swakopmund Constituency Councillor Louisa Kativa says the town’s high unemployment rate is worrisome. Kativa handed over equipment to small and medium enterprises, valued at N$130,000, through the Constituency Development Fund. Kativa believes that the high unemployment rate has the potential to cause serious social repercussions if overlooked. One possible way, she says, to address youth […]
According to the Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) research, there have been several challenges in Namibia’s procurement process, including a lack of competition, weak procurement capacity, and inadequate monitoring and evaluation. These challenges have led to limited access to public contracts for small and medium-sized enterprises, delays in project implementation, and the misuse of […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has completed the training of polling officials, police officers, and election agents at Ondangwa in preparation for the Okaku by-election in Oshana Region. All election agents and police officers have already undergone training with the polling officials, which ended on Wednesday. “This is for them to understand what our […]
Statehouse Press Secretary Alfredo Hengari stressed that President Hage Geingob is a champion for a better future for the youth in Namibia. Dr. Hengari shared these sentiments in an interview on the nbc’s youth radio station, Touch FM. The Press Secretary stated that the President’s initiatives are centered around making sure that young people don’t […]
Members of the Nakabolelwa Sabbath Church are asking for donations to rebuild and restore their church, which burned to the ground on Sunday. According to the Chairperson of the Village Development Committee, Mayanga Lyamine, who is also a member of the Mayanga Lyamine church, it is believed that someone made a fire nearby to burn […]
Political office bearers, regional and local council technocrats, bidders, and the general public in the ||Kharas Region will now have a better understanding of the Code of Good Practices on Preferences of the Public Procurement Act. This is made possible by the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises, which is hosting a four-day training on […]
The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) and the Welwitschia Health Training Centre have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, aimed at financially assisting students at the institution. The MoU will allow students to write exams and view their results while payments are being settled. NSFAF acting CEO Kennedy Kandume called on students to ensure that […]
Russell Josephat dominated the race in the Bambino class at the just-ended 2nd leg of the Namibia National Go-Karting Series that was held at the Tony Rust Race Track over the weekend. The 6-year-old Russell Josephat is a newcomer to the motorsport industry, having started his Go kart career last year in January. Josephat proved […]
