The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) will provide cancer treatment services over weekends at House Acacia, the interim home for cancer patients, as of February 1, 2024. The service is for cancer patients who live outside Windhoek but receive treatment in the capital. CAN Chief Executive Officer Rolf Hansen says the country’s cancer patient population […]
Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) has officially launched the “Access to Higher and Vocational Education Campaign,” aiming to revolutionise student funding through political discourse. The campaign underscores a commitment to affordable, accessible, equitable, and quality higher education. Help desks will be established in all higher learning institutions nationwide to assist students and trainees with their […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture has joined forces with Jolly Futures to strengthen the foundational learning skills in early childhood education. The aim is to close the education resource gap and enable investments in effective learning through Jolly Phonics training. Jolly Phonics is a systematic, sequential phonics programme that is designed to teach […]
The learners at Five Rand Primary School will no longer be taught in crowded classes after Fly and Help and Oshimada built five additional classrooms. The entities joined hands with the government by building five classrooms to make life easier for the Five Rand Primary School in Okahandja. The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and […]
The youth of Otavi are excited to be receiving basic computer training from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). The MICT Otjozondjupa Regional Office is conducting two-week basic computer skills training for the youth of Otavi. More than 110 youth in Otavi registered to be part of the training, but due to limited […]
The Mariental Municipality has warned members of the public about scammers calling residents and requesting payments for their municipal services, such as water and electricity supply, not to be disconnected. In a notice issued, the municipality states it has not appointed anyone to request an e-wallet and EFT payments from residents to avoid the disconnection […]
The Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says one of the key weaknesses in fighting corruption is the lack of ownership by institutions to implement recommendations after a corruption risk assessment was carried out by the corruption buster. Tylvas Shilongo, therefore, says there is a need to develop a national framework on corruption risk […]
The Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) is actively advocating for crucial reforms in the mining and extractive industries. Its ongoing Alternative Mining Indaba in Namibia revolves around the theme “Increasing Benefits from Mining and Extractive Industries to Address Socio-economic Development Challenges.” Focused on achieving “tax justice” and legally mandated corporate social responsibility, the Council […]
The Swapo Party Regional Executive Committee in the Zambezi Region has suspended its coordinator, Moffat Sileze, over allegations of missing party funds amounting to N$47,000. The committee revealed this during a media briefing today. Speaking during the media briefing, Swapo Party Regional Information and Mobilisation Officer Dorothy Kabula stated that Sileze’s suspension is effective as […]
SADC ministers of health convened today in an extraordinary virtual council meeting to discuss coordinated efforts to prevent and control the spread of cholera across the region. So far, five member states, including Zambia and Zimbabwe, have recorded cholera cases, which have led to hundreds of deaths. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. […]
