The Stina Youth Growth Foundation donated food parcels worth N$40,000 for vulnerable residents of the Kavango East Region. Receiving the donation was Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka. Chairperson of the Stina Youth Foundation, Stina Wu, highlighted that Namibia and China hold strong bilateral ties; hence, no Namibian should feel left out.
Offenders at the Evaristus Shikongo Correctional Facility expressed their gratitude for the skills they have and continue to acquire while serving their sentences at the facility. Situated about 26 kilometres north of Tsumeb, the Evaristus Shikongo Correctional Facility has 641 offenders, of whom 82 are under maximum security. It has a field of 5,000 hectares, […]
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) held its closing ceremony for the Caring Namibia Man photo exhibition. The exhibition, open since the 5th of July, displayed photos portraying a positive side of Namibian men. Negative stigma around masculinity, related to bad behaviour, has increased in the country due to crime and gender-based violence. The exhibition aimed […]
The |Khomanin Traditional Authority is seeking clarity on the alleged authorisation by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development for the subdivision of Farm Baumgartsbrunn to accommodate residential plots. The land was sold to developer Many Hills Home Owners Association. Baumgartsbrun is not only home to a few |Khomanin People. It is considered ancestral land, […]
A group of Katima Mulilo residents staged a demonstration and submitted a petition to the Katima Mulilo Town Council to formally object to the proposed sale and lease of land by them. The youth-dominated group noted that the town continues to observe public land disposition in what they called non-transparent and private processes without public […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said the Genocide Remembrance Day should serve as a powerful reminder of Namibia’s shared resolve to continue on the path of nation-building. The Genocide Remembrance Day commemorates the atrocities committed between 1904 and 1908. President Nandi-Ndaitwah highlighted the significance of May 28 as honouring the resilience and bravery of Namibia’s ancestors, […]
Rundu recently hosted the first-ever National Technical and Vocational Education and Training Fair to promote TVET among out-of-school youth. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Kavango East Governor Julius Hambyuka highlighted the importance of vocational education and the role it plays in the advancement of society. “TVET equips our young people with practical, hands-on skills and […]
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform applauded the farming communities in the Omaheke Region for demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing grassroots agricultural transformation. Ruth Masake made this remark during the official opening of the farmers’ interregional agricultural and industrial show at Tallismanus, in Otjombinde Constituency. Masake asserted that the farmers’ […]
Founder and CEO of International Training College Lingua, Ingrid Kloppers-Mettler, revealed that the college will open more regional campuses, adding to Rehoboth and Usakos, both set to open in January 2026. Other campuses in the pipeline are Oshakati, Walvis Bay, Rundu, and Katima Mulilo. Additionally, three new vocational centres will be established at Usakos, Gobabis, […]
Theo Katjimune Primary School held a belated celebration of the Day of the African Child, under the theme, “Planning and Budgeting for Children’s Rights: Progress since 2010.” This year’s theme is a call to critically assess how far the continent has come in its commitments to tangibly invest in children’s rights. This year’s theme for […]
