The Zambezi Development Association (ZDA) has removed the sign board of the Zambezi Regional boundary with the Kavango East Region and attempted to hand it over to the 5th Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission at Katima Mulilo on Tuesday. ZDA is a pressure group headed by Blessing Maanda. The signboard and a petition, addressed to […]
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation, Natalia |Goagoses, has praised the UNAM Southern Campus at Keetmanshoop for the high standard of geoscience research. She paid a familiarisation visit to the campus. The southern campus is the only higher education institution that offers a specialisation in geoscience. The campus, with a student population […]
A strike by employees of a local retailer at Rundu and Nkurenkuru continues. The employees, represented by the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAWU), are striking in support of a demand for a salary increase and better working conditions. The workers are demanding an increase of N$550, inclusive of a transport allowance, while the […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has started scouting for vehicles to be used in the November national elections. The exercise, which started on Wednesday, saw a larger number of private vehicle owners turn up at the Otjomusie Police Station for inspection and testing. The Manager of Communications and Marketing at the ECN, De Wet […]
Farmers in the Kunene and Omusati regions say non-functional abattoirs and poor livestock infrastructure are primary obstacles to accessing a profitable market. This issue surfaced during the ongoing oversight visits by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs). The visits follow a 2022 petition to the National […]
Ohangwena regional leadership has expressed dismay about the slow pace at which government vehicles are repaired at Ondangwa. They were speaking during Works and Transport Deputy Minister Veikko Nekundi’s courtesy visit to the office of Ohangwena Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga. At the meeting, the issue of government cars taking a long time to be serviced at […]
Spending on education is an investment in the learner’s future, development, and eventually nation-building. Through its corporate social responsibilities, Dundee precious metal has invested in education substantively over the years. Recently, they contracted COSDEC Tsumeb to manufacture chairs and desks worth close to a million dollars for schools in Tsumeb and surrounding areas. Through a […]
A group of 16 doctors from the Hochland 154 Round Table are in the Epukiro Constituency, providing health-related services mostly targeting young mothers and senior citizens. A group of medics aimed to assist 400 locals around Epukiro. “The rush part of the project stands for rural upliftment of social health care. Round Table is a […]
In a collaborative effort to tackle Namibia’s education crisis and empower the country’s future leaders, M&G Investments and the Bank of Namibia (BoN) hosted an inspiring event featuring Jeff van Rooyen, a renowned financial expert and philanthropist. The event aimed to shed light on the challenges within Namibia’s education system and propose viable solutions. Van […]
The PstBet NFA Cup Round of 16 draw that took place in Windhoek featured some intriguing matchups this coming weekend. The flagship competition started with 231 teams involved in the playoffs in all 14 regions of the country until it reached the Round of 32, in which the Premier leagues were included. The Round of […]
