Education Ministry calls for adoption of School Grant Policy

The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka, tabled a motion in the National Assembly calling for the adoption of the School Grant Policy. The policy aims to ensure an equitable funding mechanism that addresses basic education curriculum attainment, the individual learner, and the school’s needs, among others. The proposed policy by education minister […]

Police search for missing 17-year-old

The Namibian Police are still searching for 17-year-old Grade 11 learner, Joliane Kabwe, who went missing from the St. George’s Diocesan School in Windhoek on Monday. The school has, in the meantime, issued an urgent appeal for information regarding the disappearance of Kabwe. According to a statement released by the school’s Executive Head, Berdine Beukes, […]

Zambezi River levels continue to rise

The level of the Zambezi River continues to rise significantly following heavy rainfall over the past few days. As of Monday morning, data from the Namibia Water Corporation (Namwater) indicated that the river’s water level stood at 1.67 meters, a substantial increase compared to the 0.82 meters recorded on the same date last month. Earlier […]

Otjikoto residents receive drought relief food

The Office of the Prime Minister continued distributing drought food relief this week to residents of the Oshikoto Region. Two members of the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs were tasked with distributing the drought relief food, and they began their journey on Monday in the Nehale Lyampingana Constituency. The team drove nearly 400 km […]

8-year-old boy raped in Ongwediva

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of an eight-year-old boy in Ongwediva. The Namibian Police Force’s Crime Investigations Coordinator for Oshana, Deputy Commissioner Frederick Ndjadila, said that the incident occurred in February but was only reported to the police by the boy’s father on Tuesday. “The suspect, who is […]