The Namibian Association of Differently Abled Women (NADAWO) launched its new identity and opened a Peer Support Office Facility at the Disability Resource Centre in Okuryangava. The office is aimed at combating gender-based violence by offering trauma counselling and support services to survivors. Trained peer counsellors will assist women with disabilities and those from disadvantaged […]
Miss World Namibia, Selma Kamanya, paid a courtesy call to Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa after returning from the 72nd Miss World event held in Hyderabad, India. Shaningwa welcomed Kamanya with a hug and affectionately referred to her as her grandmother, smiling brightly. The Secretary General praised Kamanya for representing both Namibia and Namibian […]
In a troubling repeat of events, another veld fire broke out on Tuesday in the Ondundu location of Opuwo, just days after a similar blaze had swept through the area last week. The fire threatened grazing lands and nearby properties, raising alarm among residents already reeling from the previous fire’s damage. It was the management […]
A coffee table pictorial publication celebrating and honouring the life and legacy of Namibia’s Founding President, Sam Nujoma, was launched in Windhoek. This pictorial serves as a visual reflection on 95 years of Dr. Nujoma’s life, featuring a curated collection of photographs that document key moments of his life, from his early involvement in the […]
The City of Windhoek and PowerCom Namibia signed a memorandum of understanding to install 28 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras around the city in a bid to prevent and reduce crime. The city will allocate the CCTV cameras to selected areas to assist law enforcement agencies in fighting crimes. PowerCom Namibia’s Chief Executive Officer, Beatus Amadhila, […]
The Karibib community demands improved safety and security measures, as well as the acceleration of community projects to prevent similar tragedies in the future. This follows the death of a 16-year-old schoolboy, who was found in a pool of blood with three wounds to his back in the early hours of last Saturday. The community […]
Hundreds of students receive qualifications in education on an annual basis. However, due to the high supply of graduates in the education field, most find it close to impossible to find employment, leaving them at risk of poverty despite their qualifications. Unemployed teachers have taken to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the increasing […]
The Ministry of Education has clarified that institutions of higher learning are producing more teachers than the system can accommodate. It has therefore reached out to persuade these institutions to reduce their intake of teacher trainees in fields that are already saturated and rather prioritise those where there is a shortage. The ministry released a […]
At Oshakati, teachers criticised what they referred to as an unfair and unacceptable selective teacher recruitment process, an exercise in which they spend money to apply for jobs with no success. The demonstrators who delivered their petition to the Oshana Education Directorate and the Chief Regional Officer of the Oshana Regional Council are demanding the […]
The Capricorn Foundation has committed N$2 million to fight hunger and malnutrition in the country. The foundation in a statement revealed that it has committed N$600,000 to the Gondwana Meal4Two Programme for the provision of nutritional meals across the country, while 1.4 million will be given to Genesis Namibia to address malnutrition in the Omaheke […]
