The Namibia Students Organisation (NANSO) handed out safety guides to educate the public about sexual and gender-based violence in Windhoek’s informal Havana settlement. The students distributed the safety guides by going door-to-door. NANSO members started the day with playful activities and handed out food to children around the settlement. They then travelled door to door […]
The high rate of teenage pregnancies in Namibia is becoming a growing concern. With a national average of nearly 20% of teenage girls falling pregnant annually, the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO), through its Youth Arts Festival, is touring the ||Kharas Region to raise awareness. Statistics indicate that close to three out of ten girls in […]
A lack of land to set up permanent structures and hatchery systems in the country is one of the key challenges faced by the Konguavi Chicken Project. The initiative stocks more than 900 egg-laying breeds. It currently operates from a leased plot situated on the outskirts of Gobabis. The initial idea for the Konguavi Poultry […]
Urban and Rural Development Deputy Minister Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele has welcomed plans to service 436 plots in Otjiwarongo as part of the informal settlement upgrading programme. Taeyele expressed this at the groundbreaking ceremony for housing development, water reticulation, and servicing two new extensions in the town. The Development Workshop of Namibia is undertaking the land servicing […]
MTC and the United Nations in Namibia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at advancing sustainable development through digital transformation and addressing the digital divide. The partnership combines MTC’s leading digital capabilities with the UN’s development mandate to accelerate progress toward the economic and sustainable development goals. Focus areas include economic recovery, green growth, […]
