It is time for Namibia and Zambia to tackle climate issues, global health, and sustainable development. These were the sentiments of Zambia’s High Commissioner to Namibia, Stephen Katuka, expressed during Zambia’s 60th anniversary celebration in Windhoek. Zambia gained independence on 24 October 1964. Zambia, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, gained independence from Britain with Kenneth […]
Only 11 out of 21 political parties have participated in the process of validating the election material dispatched to diplomatic missions, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says. The Commission revealed this as it announced the successful completion of dispatching voting materials to Namibia’s 35 diplomatic missions. The packaging and distribution were done on the […]
There is not much support given to persons with disabilities to hone their skills, despite the natural skills that many possess. This was said by the Chairperson of the Namibian Federation of the Visually Impaired, Alfons Maketo, during a belated celebration of White Cane Day, held at Rundu’s Sauyemwa residential area. This is the Sauyemwa […]
The |Khomas Regional Council and the Ministry of Gender Equality have donated materials for income-generating projects valued at N$270,000 to various SMEs in an effort to tackle the high unemployment rate in the country. The 11 beneficiaries are three needlework businesses, a carpentry business, a laundrette, two rental enterprises, a manufacturing company, a catering business, […]
Since 1992, the government has constructed 419 schools across the country. Currently, there are 2,036 registered schools in total, catering to 896,311 learners. The teacher population stands at 33,322, 22,000 of whom are female. The Executive Director in the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, revealed these statistics at the inauguration of the […]
Employees of the national broadcaster, nbc, have been urged to maintain a healthy work environment as key to creating a high-performing organisation. The corporation’s Director General, Stanley Similo, made the call during a meeting at Otjiwarongo, where he addressed staff on the topic of building a collaborative and respectful workplace. Similo stressed the importance of […]
The rehabilitation of the Namutoni Road in the Oshikoto Region is set to start next week, following an agreement signed between the Roads Authority and the Tsumeb Municipality. The 5.5-kilometre Namutoni Road will be rehabilitated for N$23 million. “It’s quite an expensive exercise. If I have to look at the distance and the millions that […]
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah inaugurated a more than N$106 million state-of-the-art hostel at Schuckmansburg Combined School in the Zambezi Region on Friday. Nandi-Ndaitwah said the hostel is a testament to the government’s commitment to the future of the Namibian child and the advancement of education in the country. The Vice President noted that the hostel […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has congratulated Botswana’s new President, Gideon Duma Boko, and the Umbrella for Democratic Change, following their election victory. Botswana held its general elections on October 30, where the Umbrella for Democratic Change obtained a threshold of 31 seats to be able to form a government. President Mbumba said that the Batswana deserve […]
