Trustco, which emerged last year from a gruelling fight with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, where it is listed, has secured a close to N$1 billion investment from an American company. Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Trustco, Quinton van Rooyen Junior, said the investment is a vote of confidence in Namibia’s future. In an interview with […]

The |Khomas Regional Council has committed over N$4 million for projects within the education sector in the |Khomas Region for the 2023–2024 financial year. These funds are to be utilised in the construction and renovation of school facilities and in the procurement of educational materials. The council is currently constructing four modular classrooms and procuring […]

The Erongo Region should strive for first place in the national education rankings. The governor of the region, Neville Andre, has urged teachers and learners to double their efforts and dedication in this year’s academic programme.

The Indonesian government is urging Namibians to apply for scholarships through its scholarship programme.  Namibians applying for these scholarships are eligible to enroll at 31 universities in Indonesia.  Namibians graduated in various fields from Indonesian universities in 2019. The Kemitraan Negara Berkembang Scholarship programme, known as the KNB Scholarship, is a financial assistance programme offered […]

Six men, arrested in Rundu in connection with fraud committed at Bank Windhoek’s Opuwo Branch, made a brief appearance before the Rundu Magistrate’s Court today. They were denied bail, and the case was postponed until January 25. The six are linked to the alleged mastermind behind the large-scale fraud, Nico Rebebe, who allegedly stole N$2 […]

President Hage Geingob is receiving medical treatment to treat cancerous cells that were revealed following medical examinations he underwent earlier this month. The Presidency says in a statement that the Head of State went for a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy on January 8, and a follow-up biopsy revealed the presence of cancerous cells. The statement […]

The World Food Organisation (WFO) has donated a mobile storage facility to the Divundu Correctional Facility in Kavango East. The correctional facility has been without a proper harvest storage facility for the past 27 years. The Divundu Correctional Facility is one of the Namibia Correctional Service’s largest crop-producing farms. Here, inmates get to polish up […]

The |Khomas Regional Council officially kicked off its business today. The regional council described the year 2023 as a success, saying they were able to improve the living standards of its people in the region by accelerating regional socio-economic development through intersectoral collaboration and community participation.  The Chairperson of the |Khomas Regional Council, Shaalukeni Moonde, […]

The community at Omitara Settlement is unhappy that repeated appeals to the Omaheke Regional Education Directorate to replace the principal of the Otjivero Combined School have fallen on deaf ears. The community held a series of demonstrations last year to have the principal removed. The parents accuse the principal of divide-and-rule tactics at the school […]

Malnutrition cases continue to be reported almost on a daily basis in the Omaheke Region. Since the beginning of December 2023, the region has recorded 78 new malnutrition cases. Alcohol abuse and negligence of children by parents are some of the key contributing factors. This was revealed by the Regional Governor, Pijoo Nganate, in Gobabis.  […]