Private-public-partnerships are key to develop infrastructure at schools across the country. Education Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Sanet Steenkamp made the remarks during the handing over of five classrooms to the Otjihuzo Combined School in Ruacana Constituency.

First Lady Monica Geingos and Sir Bob Geldof were presented with the 2018 World Without AIDS Award at the 25th Opera Gala event hosted by the German AIDS Foundation at the Deutsche Oper on 4 November in Berlin, Germany. The award presented to the First Lady is in recognition of her contribution to the global […]

President Hage Geingob said that no African child should miss school due to poverty or any form of discrimination. Dr Geingob said this when he addressed the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government, championing education, science and technology, currently underway in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Windhoek based newsdealers selling various newspapers owned by the Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) are on strike due to a commission dispute. Currently all newspapers are only available at retail outlets. The rest of the country is unaffected.

The Otavi Municipality and a concerned community group, which stormed the town council’s offices demanding feedback on improved basic services, have reached an agreement. Residents have been waiting for feedback since May this year.

The Minister of Health and Social Services expressed discontent against the Public Procurement Act and the Public Private Partnership Act saying it hampers the implementation of programmes aimed at uplifting the health sector. Bernard Haufiku was speaking at a breakfast engagement session with the private sector in support of a health project in Windhoek.

Traditional authorities have been urged to desist from granting unlimited harvesting permits which may lead to deforestation and extinction of various wild fruits. The call was made by the Minister of Environment and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta at the opening of a two day consultative stakeholders workshop on climate change awareness at Ongwediva in Oshana region.

The fight against Gender Based Violence can only be achieved through changing the mindset of society. Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala said this during the launching of the Landscaping Gender-Based Violence Report issued by the Institute for Public Policy Research-IPPR.

Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo says most Namibians apply for exploration licences to sell them to potential investors with the ability to do explorations. Alweendo was giving a Ministerial statement in the National Assembly.

A strike by employees of Flamingo Inflight Services entered its second day on Friday. Employees are on strike after their employer and union representative failed to reach any agreement on salary increment.