The Ministry of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation, in collaboration with the German Government, has agreed to allocate over N$94 million for the 2024 Scholarship Programme for Namibian youth to study green hydrogen-related fields. The Youth for Green Hydrogen programme offers scholarships to Namibian youth aged between 18 and 35 years in two categories related […]
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Dr. Peya Mushelenga, has called for national unity to achieve prosperity for all. He made the call at the launch of ||Kharas Regional Activation of National Symbols Campaign at Oranjemund. The National Symbols Campaign, which is part of the Nationhood and National Pride Programme, aims to enhance […]
Learners of Ombili Primary School at Otjiwarongo are no longer being taught in tents, thanks to B2Gold Namibia, which has built them into a fully-fledged school. Every year, the education sector faces numerous challenges, especially related to the placement of learners in the primary grades and a lack of proper structure. At Ombili, where the […]
An office building that was constructed five years ago to accommodate staff members of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in the Kavango East Region’s Mukwe Constituency is yet to be occupied. The building is now dilapidated. The office was constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reform before it was transferred to […]
Unemployed teachers from the two Kavango regions are accusing the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture of poor leadership and a lack of forward planning. The unemployed teachers say the ministry is hampering the provision of quality education in the country. Dressed in their graduation gowns, the group of unemployed teachers decided to voice their […]
A subcontractor at the Husab Uranium Mine, Eagle Night Watch Security, has been accused of not complying with an affirmative action report submitted to the Employment Equity Commission. Workers allege that Eagle Night Watch gives them one-month contracts without benefits, contrary to what the company stated in the report: that they are permanent employees with […]
SADC has officially launched the electoral observation mission to the Kingdom of Eswatini and deployed observers to all regions. Former Vice President of Zambia Enock P. Kavindele, who is leading the delegation as Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM), officially launched the mission for the deployment of observers to four regions of the […]
A 42-year-old resident of Mafuta Compound in the Zambezi Region was found guilty of the rape of his wife’s 10-year-old daughter by the Katima Mulilo Regional Court on Friday. Wilson Mubika Mushaukwa, convicted of rape under the Combating of the Rape Act, has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment. Katima Mulilo Principal Magistrate, Malilo Mwilima, […]
Namibia’s Health and Social Services Minister has challenged UN member states to urgently confront the concurrent challenges posed by TB and COVID-19. Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says the strategy must be holistic, considering both medical and health dimensions as well as the intricately interwoven dynamics of socio-economic welfare. This, he says, should be done bearing in […]
The Secretary of the National Assembly, Lydia Kandetu, has assured the Namibian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) that their demands for the recognition of sign language will receive the necessary attention. Kandetu said this while receiving the petition from the association in Windhoek on Thursday. The association held a demonstration from the Regional Police […]
