Parents and guardians are called to make voluntary contributions for their children’s education, following reduction in the budget allocation to schools. In 2013 government took a decision to abolish examination fees and school development funds by parents which paved a way for a free primary education.
President Hage Geingob expressed his dismay about reports of tensions among top officials at the Ministry of Health and Social Services. Addressing the last cabinet meeting in Windhoek Geingob says such tensions can lead to the ministry failing in executing its mandate.
Although Namibia has made significant strides in assisting people with disabilities, a lot still needs to be done to integrate them into society. 3 December is observed as International Day of Persons with Disabilities and was established by the UN in 1992. In Namibia the day will be celebrated on 6 December in Keetmanshoop in […]
The setting up of a vocational training centre at Khorixas will serve as a lifeline for the town’s struggle for economic freedom. This was said by Vice President, Dr Nickey Iyambo at the groundbreaking ceremony at the site where the centre will be constructed.
Heavy rains have left a family of eight at Rundu’s Tuhingireni informal settlement homeless. Frankilde Muronga returned home on Sunday afternoon to find her two shacks destroyed. Corrugated iron sheets and other valuables were damaged or blown away by the strong wind. The unemployed Muronga says she does not know where to start to picking […]
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has launched its five year Strategic Plan for 2017-2022 at Walvis Bay. The strategic plan is not only aimed at encouraging scientific research on the sustainable management of the marine ecosystem but it will also create employment.
About 22 employees of an Israeli diamond polishing firm DYS Diamond, operating in Namibia, stand to lose their jobs come January next year, after they were issued final retrenchments notices on Monday. This follows after the employees of DYS Diamond demanded to be paid their December salaries, food and transport allowances in full on 20 […]
On Monday the NBC aired a story on a reported, upcoming official visit by Brazilian Minister of External Relations Aloysio Nunes Ferreira to Namibia this week. In fact, the minister had already been in the country. The NBC would like to apologise for any inconvenience and harm the report might have caused both to the […]
Young entrepreneur Ndatulumukwa Haikali is calling on business owners to always provide quality customer service to their clients. Ndatulumukwa Haikali, who hails from Endola in the Ohangwena Region, has a Dial-A-Barber business in the capital. Haikali, who started cutting hair during his days at the Etalaleko Secondary School, is a third year Economics student at […]
The high school drop out rate among learners at Okaukuejo Combined School remains a major challenge. A large number of its learners, are from the Hai-//om community in the Etosha National Park.
