The chairperson of the Khorixas Constituency Youth Forum calls on young people to go out in their numbers and vote during the November elections. Reginald Roman made the call when NBC News caught up with him in Khorixas.
The Minister of Trade, Industrialisation, and SME Development, Tjekero Tweya says Namibia will remain a developing country and not attain the goals outlined in Vision 2030 unless the country stops exporting its raw minerals. The minisry’s Executive Director Steve Katjiunajo made the remark on behalf of Tweya during the marking of the World Standards Day […]
The University of Namibia (UNAM)’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs says Africa has less than 1% of the world’s top-ranked universities, describing it as worrisome and needs to be changed. Professor Frednard Gideon was speaking at UNAM’s faculty of Economic and Management Sciences annual two-day research conference at Keetmanshoop on Thursday.
Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture launched the National Schools Feeding Programme in Windhoek. The programme aims to provide learners from disadvantaged families with a daily meal.
A research associate from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Salmi Shigwedha predicted that few youths will partake in the upcoming elections in urban areas, compared to rural areas.
Ella du Plessis Secondary School in Windhoek is making educational inroads, joining with Germany-based Gesamtschule Quelle to address the lack of technical education provided at high school level. The German school is on a visit to Namibia, as part of an exchange programme between the schools.
Over the past three years, Namibia’s economy has struggled with slow growth, resulting in many job losses and has resulted in hardships for many families. The Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo made the remarks at the University of Namibia (UNAM)’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences annual research conference at Keetmanshoop.
President Hage Geingob says SWAPO is consulting legal experts on the matter of independent candidates and will take appropriate action. During an address at a Gobabis rally Geingob said the party has nothing against independent candidates contestesting in upcoming elections. However, he stressed that one cannot be a SWAPO member and claim independence to challenge […]
The Director General for Culture and Art in Baden-Wurttemberg’s Ministry of Science, Research and Arts says the return of the Hendrik Witbooi Bible and whip to Namibia was an unbelievably meaningful experience. Dr Claudia Rose says it was also a time to reflect on the impact of Germany’s colonial rule in Namibia, adding that the […]
The 23 artefacts, that will be returned from Germany to Namibia next year, will be on loan to the National Museum of Namibia. As part of cooperation between the Museum Association of Namibia and the Ethnological Museum in Berlin the 23 objects were selected under a project titled, ‘Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures’. The […]
