Swapo Party President Dr. Hage Geingob has urged Namibians to shift their focus to achieving socio-economic emancipation. Geingob said this at the commemoration of the party’s 63rd anniversary at Grootfontien in Otjozondjupa Region. Geingob says the Swapo Party has been hard at work to ensure equal rights for all citizens as well as equitable access […]
The University of Namibia (UNAM) has been ranked 16th among the top 100 universities in Africa by the latest 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. In a media statement issued Friday, UNAM announced that the institution was ranked 16th among the Top 100 Universities in Africa by THE World University Rankings. The 13 […]
Namibia is prepared and has a response plan in place in the event of a possible polio outbreak. This comes after stakeholders participated in a three-day Polio Simulation Exercise in Windhoek. Namibia had its first Polio Simulation Exercise in 2018. The country managed to score only slightly over 47% in terms of preparedness as well […]
The Minister of Sports, Youth, and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, has encouraged young people to aspire towards entrepreneurship as a solution to addressing the high rate of youth unemployment. Spearheaded by the Begin To Imagine (BTI) youth group, the Expo is the first to be hosted by Bethanie Village. Tjongarero made the call during the […]
Former nbc Executive Producer at Kati FM, Hangula Pohamba, has called on those aspiring to take up employment at indigenous radio stations to strive for fluency in their vernacular languages, saying the airwaves have been dominated for too long by foreign languages. The 69-year-old Pohamba is one of the most fluent producers in Oshiwambo and […]
The Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area launched an Energy Efficiency Network in Kasane, Botswana, on Thursday. The project is aimed at assisting selected enterprises in Chobe district, Kasane in Botswana, and lodges in the Zambezi Region to identify suitable energy and carbon dioxide-saving technical solutions. The twelve enterprises that entered into an agreement with […]
The Namibian government remains committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities. Hardap Governor Salomon April said this while donating food parcels to people with disabilities at Aranos, courtesy of Rani Trading Group. The Office of the Hardap Governor also spoiled people with disabilities with a warm meal after the handing-over ceremony. The event […]
Of all the country’s 14 regions, Kavango West is the only one without a fully-fledged Namibian Traffic Information System (NaTIS) office. As a result, residents travel 130 kilometers to Rundu for services. At the moment, the NaTIS office at Nkurenkuru only offers learners’ license tests, renewals of driving licenses, registration and licensing of vehicles, and […]
Employees of Coca-Cola’s Oshakati branch staged a demonstration in protest against Africa Personnel Service (APS), the biggest labor hire company in Namibia. The employees in their petition claim that they have been receiving low wages since the company outsourced the employment of workers to APS in 2015. In addition, the employees said they do not […]
Two families at Kahoro Village in Kavango West are at loggerheads over the ownership of a piece of land on the banks of the Kavango River. This happened after one family allegedly sold the 10-hectare piece of land to a couple who wanted to construct a lodge there. Three men from the Nambase family are […]
