Waterberg Junior Secondary School walked away with first place in the junior and secondary levels of the Rehabeam Ujaha’s Math Quiz Competition. In memory of one of the longest-serving mathematics teachers at Waterberg, the late Ujaha, the school held a math quiz competition in his honour. Different schools from the primary to secondary levels of […]
The University of Namibia (UNAM)’s Southern Campus celebrated the annual cultural festival in style, showcasing unity in diversity. A parade through the streets of Keetmanshoop signalled the opening of the three-day cultural festival held under the theme ‘Connecting Cultures, Building Unity’. The event promotes and celebrates the academic institution’s rich, diverse cultural heritage while cultivating […]
Over 80 aspiring film-enthusiastic youths from the Oshana and Omusati regions are attending a four-day workshop on the art and science of narrative movie-making at Oshakati. The script-to-screen workshop under the auspices of Kino Namibia is a film initiative of the Namibia Film Commission that aims to transfer commercial film production skills and empower the […]
The Right Start Programme aims to strengthen support for young children by engaging and reaching out to caregivers, educators, policymakers, and decision-makers. It is for this reason that stakeholders at the launch of the programme reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that every Namibian child receives the right foundation for growth and development at an early […]
The Namibian government has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing early childhood development. It is against this background that the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare relaunched the Right Start Programme, which underscores the importance of nurturing children from an early age. First introduced in 2019 as a campaign, the Right to Start Programme focuses […]
The Namibian government is in the process of gazetting the revised National Disability Policy to ensure full participation in development by persons living with disabilities. Vice President Lucia Witbooi says the policy was revised to align with several national and international legal provisions. Witbooi paid a courtesy visit to the Centre for the Namibian Federation […]
The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has reiterated the government’s endeavour to increase funding and capitalise on the National Youth Service. Balloti clarified that the National Youth Policy, Vision 2030, NDP 6, and ongoing support to national service and youth development guide this commitment. “This commitment has over […]
The Namibian government has reaffirmed its commitment to respond to immediate socio-economic needs and make long-term investments in building a skilled, self-reliant, and resilient generation. Part of these efforts is the allocation of N$257 million for the establishment of a National Youth Fund. An affirmation of long-term investment in young people was made by Vice […]
The Keetmanshoop-based Suiderlig Secondary School’s fundraising dinner has raised more than N$800,000 for the renovation and expansion of the school hostel. Vice President Lucia Witbooi, an alumna of the school, was the guest of honour. The school hostel was built to accommodate 200 boarders; however, because of its dilapidated state, only 150 currently live there. […]
Speakers at the University of Namibia (UNAM)’s 2nd Chancellor’s Annual Charity Gala Dinner held in Windhoek have called for the inclusion of technology for students with disabilities. These efforts, they say, will unlock the potential of all students, regardless of their circumstances or special needs. The Patron of the UNAM Foundation, Nangolo Mbumba, expressed concern […]
