The just-ended Film Week has unified Namibian filmmakers and fostered collaborations. Filmmakers unwound and reflected on the week during a closing ceremony in Windhoek. The week was filled with insightful workshops, master classes, panel discussions, distribution strategies, and income-generation methods. They further delved into the business of filmmaking with efforts to drive sustainability and establish […]
Some residents of the Omatjete settlement in the Erongo Region have petitioned the Zeraeua Traditional Authority against alleged unfair interferences in youth employment in mines and projects in the area. The group leader, Kaviyenene Puriza, claimed that the traditional authority is recommending individuals linked to themselves in the Daures Constituency to get jobs and tenders. […]
Namibia is the most competitive when it comes to logistic corridors, with cargo moving faster than in other southern African countries. The Road Sector Policy Conference in this regard, hosted by the Road Fund Administration, aimed at addressing the need for improvement in transport infrastructure to promote economic industrialisation. Although Namibia ranks number one in […]
More than 130 hippos at Munambeza Pond near Lake Lyambezi in the Zambezi Region are stranded in the muddy water owing to the persistent drought. Munambeza is the third of the ponds where hippos are stranded along the Chobe River bordering with Botswana. Lungala and Sinde are other ponds where hippos are stranded. However, the […]
Political Science scholars Kaunalenga Kapewa and Veziruapi Tjirimuje have analysed the importance of youth involvement in the electoral process and shared their observations on political party manifestos. Tjirimuje highlighted that many manifestos reflect a strong emphasis on job creation but lack concrete plans. “It’s safe to say that the same old ways of promising job […]
A regional workshop focussing on access to justice and the importance of legal aid services kicked off in Windhoek. The event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, brought together legal professionals, policymakers, and civil society representatives from across Southern Africa to discuss ways to improve the […]
To encourage a lifetime love for reading in learners, the Education, Arts, and Culture Ministry launched the Readathon Week at Otjiwarongo. Readathon is a weeklong festival of reading, held annually in schools across Namibia. Reading is a lifelong skill that improves memory, builds a robust vocabulary, and enhances the foundation of knowledge. Throughout the week, […]
Countries will continue to rely on the indispensable contributions of the business community and the private sector. President Nangolo Mbumba reiterated this during the Private Sector Forum on the Summit of the Future, held at the UN Headquarters, attended by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He said governments have a […]
The US-based Africa-America Institute (AAI) will honour the legacy of Namibia’s late President, Hage Geingob, during its 40th Annual Awards Gala in New York on Tuesday evening. The Annual Awards Gala is a premier event celebrating the achievements of Africans and the global African diaspora. AAI on its website stated, “President Geingob’s passing was a […]
Over 20 micro, small, and medium enterprises received equipment under the government’s Equipment Aid Scheme in Erongo Region, bringing the total number of beneficiaries of the programme to 3000 countrywide. The Equipment Aid Scheme is one of the interventions introduced by the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade in 2009 to aid micro, small, and medium […]
