Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Mupini at Kapako, Kavango West, to bury a veteran of the Liberation Struggle, Reverend Asser Kazumba Lihongo.  Lihongo died on June 10 at the Rundu hospital at the age of 92. He was conferred an official funeral by President Nangolo Mbumba.  Dignitaries, community members, friends, and family all gathered […]

nbc’s Kaisames FM held a pop-up broadcast community engagement at Otjomuise Shopping Centre in an effort to raise awareness about voter registration and encourage the community, especially the youth, to register to vote. During the pop-up broadcast, community members of Otjomuise and surrounding areas turned up in numbers to interact with their favourite radio personalities. […]

Oikango and surrounding villages within the Ongwediva Constituency of Oshana Region will receive a network tower after many years of being without proper network connectivity in the area. The community has been without a proper network, which has left them behind in terms of information and communication technology (ICT), despite the country urging people to […]

Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa has advised residents in the Zambezi Region to acquire national documents in preparation for the upcoming presidential elections in November this year. Sophia Shaningwa said this at a Swapo rally at Kanono in the Sibbinda Constituency. She emphasised the need to acquire identification documents for those without, saying not […]

Almost 70 percent of the Namibian population depends on biodiversity and natural resources to earn a living. Through the GIZ Biodiversity Economy Project, GIZ has been at the forefront of biodiversity protection by supporting campsites that are developed in an environmentally friendly way. GIZ aims to develop a biodiversity economy in selected areas and promote […]

Graduates who obtained their degrees but whose specialisations are not specified on their degrees will not be considered for recruitment to teach in the junior primary phase. This decision by the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture aims to streamline teacher placements. However, the Student Union of Namibia has criticised the ministry’s decision. The Ministry […]

Namibia made it to the top 10 in global gender parity, ranking in eighth place.  This was revealed in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum. 21 out of 35 economies are in the top 100, and Namibia stands out as a top-10 performer. Sub-Saharan Africa has featured in sixth place […]

The Third Ordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is set to take place from the 24th of June to July 5, 2024, in Midrand, South Africa.  This session will be held under the African Union’s theme for 2024, “Educating an Africa Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems […]

The community of Stampriet became the latest beneficiaries of the Anglo-American Foundation Namibia, which constructed a fully-fledged early childhood development centre. The centre boasts four classrooms, five toilets, a storeroom, a kitchen, and a playground. Sara Plaaitjie has been the principal of Wisdom Kids Preschool since 2017. Together with other preschool teachers, they faced problems […]