The poor performance of most learners in the Hardap Region is due to socio-economic circumstances, lack of teaching methodologies, and attitude of teachers towards such learners. This was said by the Acting Director of Education, Arts and Culture in Hardap, Jacqueline Rukambe in response to the outcome of the 2019 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary […]
The Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) is in need of 2 000 donations before the end of January 2020 to bolster its blood supply. Its Manager for Donor Recruitment and Public Relations, Zita Tobin in a media statement on Wednesday said the increased demand for blood products and fewer donations have affected blood stock […]
The Namibian Police (NAMPOL) have encouraged the nation to take notice of an audio circulating on social media, by a woman alleging a kidnap attempt on her niece in Windhoek’s Grysblok residential area, on Tuesday. The woman in the audio alleged that a kidnap attempt was made on her sister’s six-year-old son while on his […]
The Tsintsabis Combined School (CS), established in 1993 to create access to education for children from the San community, faces a high enrolment of 795 learners, this year. The school, which runs from pre-grade to Grade 9 has this year recorded a total number of 795 learners compared to 759 in 2018 and 733 in […]
Chief executive officer of August 26 Holding, retired Colonel George Kaxuxwena sets the record straight on the retrenchments at August 26 Textile and Garment Factory.
Only four candidates have been confirmed to contest for the NFA top job. They made the shortlist of the Namibian Football Association Presidential position after they passed the vetting and integrity test. The press briefing that was addressed by the NFA Normalisation Committee Chairperson, Hilda Basson Namundjebo took place at the NFA Women’s Centre, which […]
Students at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC), who cannot afford to make cash payments, will now be allowed to register. This follows a meeting between the Namibian National Students Organisation (NANSO) and the WVTC. NANSO says WVTC management used to send away students who could not pay in cash.
The Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) has called for the planned retrenchment at the August 26 Textile to be stopped. If this process, which is undertaken by the mother company August 26 Holdings, go ahead as planned, more than 80 staff including management of the textile company stand to lose their jobs.
A man who was arrested on charges of attempting to bribe one of the investigating officers of the Fishrot scandal is set to appear in court on Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said on Tuesday. The Director of the ACC, Paulus Noa, told NAMPA on Tuesday that the suspect attempted to bribe the investigating officer […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration is reviewing the Immigration Control and Namibia Regulation Amendment Acts. A workshop, which is taking place at Otjiwarongo, aims to merge the acts with the draft of the Immigration Bill that was finalised last year.
