The Ombu Heritage Festival, which aims to preserve the culture of the OvaHerero-speaking people, was hosted over the weekend at the Ombu cultural village in the Otjozondjupa Region. The two-day festival had a series of cultural demonstrations such as animal slaughter, storytelling, cultural war cry, and traditional perfume making. The founder of Ombu Cultural Village, […]
Namibia’s water utility, NamWater, has donated essential stationery to at least 15 schools in the Kavango East Region. This will help address the shortage of teaching and learning materials and improve learners’s performance at the schools. The schools that benefitted from NamWater’s gesture are Likwaterera Senior Primary School, Kambowo Junior Primary School, Cove Junior Primary […]
The Grootfontein Municipality has named 27 streets in Omulunga Extention 2 after different minerals that are indigenous to the Grootfontein Constituency. Street names provide essential references for navigation, helping residents, visitors, and emergency services locate addresses easily. However, due to no street renaming committee in place back then, streets in Grootfontein residential areas such as […]
The Unique Empowerment and Employment Initiative Foundation has launched the TVET Innovation and Job Creators Programme to combat unemployment among young people. The project aims to foster vocational graduates as job creators, thereby addressing unemployment. The programme will provide entrepreneurial training to vocational graduates, empowering them to create employment and drive economic growth. The initiative, […]
The Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation is urging stakeholders in Mozambique to ensure peace and stability ahead of the official announcement of the election results. In a statement released on Monday, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is also the President of Tanzania, pleaded for peace to prevail. […]
Dr. Seth Eiseb, the Director of the University of Namibia’s Southern Campus, said that despite its infancy, the Southern Campus is destined for great things. “And we assure you that the southern campus is destined for greatness, which is to achieve its full potential in contributing to the development of the ||Kharas Region, the nearby […]
UNAM’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Kenneth Matengu, is concerned about the application versus admissions ratio at the UNAM Southern Campus. He raised this during his State of the University Address, which is part of the ten-year celebrations of the Southern Campus at Keetmanshoop. Statistics for the last five years indicate that out of 9,000 applications received, […]
Africa is grappling with major challenges in managing disaster risks due to recurring droughts, severe flooding, and intense cyclones. These issues have impacted the continent’s economic development and hindered the achievement of various targeted goals. The loss of lives, destruction of infrastructure, disruption of services, and the impact on livelihoods are just a few […]
Over 900,000 Namibians are estimated to live in informal settlements across the country. Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele said this is a serious concern for the government, particularly as they are faced with the challenge of massive and rapid migration from rural to urban areas. While speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony […]
Over the weekend, Suiderhof Primary School, affectionately known as “Suidies,” in Windhoek hosted its annual Sports Day for Grade 0 to Grade 3 learners, marking a huge success. The event, which brought together teachers, students, and parents, is part of a longstanding tradition at the school. Principal Alna Similo highlighted its importance, stating, “This is […]
