Double session or better known as platoon system at Hillside Primary School in Windhoek is something of the past following the handing over of four classroom blocks which were constructed with the financial assistant of the Japanse government. The school which is located in the Greenwell Matongo residential area has over 1 000 learners.
Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister has called on construction companies to always ensure that structures they build are of high quality. John Mutorwa was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of community infrastructure projects, worth 100 million dollars in the Kavango East Region.
President Hage Geingob commissioned 42 cadet officers into the Namibian Defence Force on Friday. The officers completed a 17 months training at the 261 Battalion at Rundu in the Kavango East region.
The US presidential debates were tense and heated, and that same atmosphere continued at a white-tie dinner and fundraiser in New York. Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded light-heated jokes, but some sharpened barbs also made their acrimony clear.
The Namibian Breweries has donated a state of the art eye testing machine to the Windhoek Central Hospital’s Eye Clinic. The clinic is run by Dr. Helena Ndume and Dr. Sven Obholzer. Dr Ndume says eye testing had thus far been a lengthy process, but that the new machine would improve efficiency and accuracy. The […]
The Confederation of Namibia Fishing Associations will challenge the issuing of an environmental clearance certificate for the offshore mining of phosphate near Walvis Bay. It has instructed Lawyer Sisa Namandje to request particular information from the Government and to inform the Namibia Marine Phosphate not to go ahead with the mining.
Five schools in Onkumbula Education Circuit of the Oshikoto region have been without water since Monday. The affected schools are Onkumbula, Elambo, Onamishu, Evale Combined School and Sheefeni Primary School. It is reported that taps ran dry last Thursday and people have been using water from tanks, which are now empty. This has prompted learners […]
The Roads Authority is happy with progress on the construction of the Windhoek/Okahandja road. The road is one of the busiest as many people commute from Okahandja to the city.
The 2016 National Arbor Day was commemorated at the Aris settlement, situated about 40 kilometers south of Windhoek. The Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ministry observes the day by planting trees and distributes information on the significance of trees and their roles.
Nearly every year Namibia is battling to cope with the scourge of climate change resulting in droughts and floods. It is for this reason that risk management needs to be strengthened in order to reduce disaster and save lives.
