The National Assembly has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s administration’s announcement to remove Cuba from the United States Department of State’s list of countries alleged to sponsor terrorism. The Speaker of National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, issued a statement expressing support for the decision. He described it as a significant milestone in efforts to normalise […]
The decade-old vacancy of the CEO position at the Kalkrand Village Council has hindered development, causing delays in governance and infrastructure projects. This includes significant backlogs in projects like the council office, electricity supply and sewer system upgrades, with some areas still not connected to the main line. Since taking on the role of CEO […]
Eligible students are encouraged to apply for the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) loan before the due date. The fund launched its online application on Tuesday. NSFAF says they will not extend the online application when the application process closes on the 31st of March, urging students to maximise the given time to complete […]
The Education Director for the ||Kharas Region, Jesmine Magerman, has expressed disappointment over the region’s worsening performance in the 2024 Grade 11 and AS level exams. The region slipped from third place to number 12 in the Grade 11 national ranking list. It dropped two places on the AS level ranking list, from the 12th […]
The Electoral Court has ruled that the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) pay N$450,000 as security for costs in its ongoing bid to nullify the 2024 National Assembly election results. The court ordered the amount be split equally among the three respondents, which include the Electoral Commission of Namibia, President Nangolo Mbumba, and the Swapo […]
The Director of Education in the Kavango East Region, Christine Shilima, says the region’s performance in the 2024 national examinations is worrisome. Kavango East will now be revisiting strategies aimed at restoring what was once considered one of the top-performing regions in the country. In the 2022 national ordinary-level examinations, Kavango East outperformed all other […]
DNA tests have confirmed that the remains found in Lake Guinas last week are those of O’Linn Nauyoma, a learner who disappeared in the lake during a school excursion. His father, Cornelius Nauyoma, says they can now bury their son’s remains. After sleepless nights for the past four months, the confirmation of the remains brings […]
The silencing of guns, the development of transport infrastructure, and harnessing the potential of the youth dividend—these top Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s list of priorities, should he be elected as the Chairperson of the AU Commission. Odinga was in Namibia to canvass support for his candidature and paid a courtesy call on President […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has hailed the decision by the US government to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, as a step in the right direction. In a statement, Dr. Mbumba says the de-listing is equally a step towards the normalisation of relations between Cuba and the US. US President Joe Biden […]
Despite the opening of the new academic year this week, learners at some schools in the Zambezi Region are without accommodation pending the recruitment of hostel staff. Zambezi Education Director Alex Sikume says there is a delay in the opening of four new hostels in the region. These include hostels at Schuckmansburg, Ndoro, Liselo, and […]
