More than 40 000 students have enrolled for the 2018 academic year with the Namibia Open College of Learning (Namcol). Many were in a last minute rush to register for the 2018 final examinations. Registration ended on Wednesday.
Police in the Ohangwena Region have confiscated items smuggled into the country through ungazetted entry points, on the Angola-Namibia border. The items, estimated at N$300 000, include 12 motor vehicles, 23 bicycles, 18 motorcycles, containers of Angolan petrol, clothing, food items, cement and alcoholic beverages.
Construction work on the multi-million dollar Ongwediva Junior Primary School has finally resumed after almost five years of stagnation. The delay was said to be caused by the contractor who abandoned the project midway for unknown reasons. The situation has resulted in unrest among parents who have been struggling to find space for their children […]
The Khomas Regional police are appealing to members of the public to visit police stations to identify their stolen goods which have been recovered by the police. Currently, stolen goods valued at hundreds of thousand dollars are uncollected at police stations. While members of the police force are working around the clock to recover stolen […]
The Namibian National Teachers’ Union (NANTU) has warned the government to ensure the process of addressing of the increase in wage bill costs does not affect social sectors. The Union’s call comes after the Central Bank advised government to consider freezing wages of civil servants to address the causes of the increase in its wage […]
Vice President, Nangolo Mbumba has been installed as the University of Namibia’s Chancellor. Mbumba was also accorded honorary doctorate Degree of Public Administration. He takes over from former President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, whose term ended last year.
Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Ester Anna Nghipondoka officially inaugurated the Karasburg Learning Village on Wednesday. She said recent statistics indicate that 99,1% of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years in the //Karas Region are considered literate. But this, according to Nghipondoka, is not reason enough to be content, […]
President of the official opposition, the Popular Democratic Movement, McHenry Venaani has applauded President Hage Geingob for his achievements over his past three years in office. Venaani was speaking at an event organised to analyse three years of the President in office.
The mushrooming of illegal gambling houses in Namibia could be a thing of the past once the Gambling and Entertainment Control Bill becomes law. Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta tabled the Bill in National Assembly. There are said to be more illegal gambling machines compared to those registered countrywide.
Communities living along the rivers and floodplain areas are cautioned to be on the lookout for wild animals. This warning comes in the wake of separate incidents last month in which crocodiles and hippos attacked and killed three people. The first incident claimed the live of a 45-year-old man, who was killed by a hippo […]
