A declaration that 2019 is a year of accountability by President Hage Geingob also applies to the SWAPO party structures and staff. This was said by the party’s Secretary-General Sophia Shaningwa, when she addressed her staff in Windhoek.

The lack of Marula oil refinery facilities is hampering the export of the oil to international markets as the demand for the product is on the increase. Velacia David, owner of Tileinge Marula Oil Project at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region, raised the concern that the supply chain for raw Marula oil has become too […]

The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) has increased its 2019 intake to 80 learners per day at its 15 centres in the Khomas Region for the next three weeks, compared to the 30 to 40 learners who were registered at each centre the previous year. NAMCOL intends to register close to 14 000 learners […]

The lack of pre-primary education has been identified as a major challenge for teachers at the Baumgartsbrunn Primary School. The school, situated 21 kilometres west of Windhoek, was constructed in 1978 as a private institution and became a public school in 2005.

The Namibia National Student Organisation (NANSO) has called on the government to abolish registration fees at all state-owned institutions of higher learning. Addressing a media conference NANSO’s president Esther Simon believes the move will promote non-discriminatory education.

The meeting of African heads of state and government has called on the electoral commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to suspend the proclamation of final election results after stakeholders cast serious doubts about the outcome. The meeting also resolved to send a high-level delegation to the DRC for talks with all stakeholders. […]

The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund has warned members of the public to be cautious of using people approaching them with forms to lay claims for accidents. The fund says people are making rounds at state hospitals countrywide, approaching people, who had been involved in motor vehicle crashes, and misrepresenting themselves as MVA Fund employees. Its […]

A group of cattle farmers in the Zambezi Region has threatened to act against cattle rustlers if law enforcement agencies do not stop cattle theft. The group’s threat follows theft of 18 heads of cattle stolen from the region last week, and recovered subsequently in neighbouring Zambia. Five Zambian suspects allegedly stole the cattle from […]

The Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation will host a national innovation conference in Windhoek between 6 and 8 February. The conference, to be hosted in partnership with the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Korea International Cooperation Agency, will focus on the development of innovation acceleration platforms, science parks and […]

The University of Namibia- UNAM- and the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund NSFAF have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable the university to plan on how to accommodate students who cannot afford to pay registration fees. The memorandum of understanding focuses on establishing an official partnership between the university and the NSFAF.