The community of Omatako in Tsumkwe West demonstrated against the !Kung Traditional Authority regarding the alleged denial of land for a proposed youth development project. They handed over a petition to the senior councillor on behalf of Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua. The youth project was proposed by the San and a final-year student at UNAM […]
The San community at Tsintsabis no longer wants to be associated with their recognised status as marginalised. The community has made a plea for jobs and training opportunities to be considered on par with citizens elsewhere in the country. Young people from the settlement took to the streets in protest against a lack of opportunities […]
Chief Regional Officers need to collaborate and share information if they wish to see their plans realised. The Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Dr. George Simataa, reminded them of this duty to inform during a Chief Regional Officers’ engagement held with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology at Otjiwarongo. The meeting […]
Dr. Alpo Mbamba Secondary School from Kavango East Region are the best singers, as they won the Anti-Corruption Commission Song Competition. The finale was held in Swakopmund last night. It was a journey that started about three months ago as part of the ACC’s strategy to slash, if not end, corruption. A total of 55 […]
The Keetmanshoop Municipality has initiated a two-day clean-up campaign at Extension 7 Area. The cleanup campaign is part of World Cleanup Day, when communities across the globe stand up against litter and clean up waste annually on September 16. Members of the Namibian Defence Force as well as the public took part in the cleanup […]
The Students Union of Namibia (SUN) has expressed dissatisfaction with delays in the enactment of the Rent Control Bill. The bill seeks to regulate rental fees. The bill has been worked on by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development since 2017 and was delayed due to pending regulations. In the meantime, Namibians will continue […]
As discussions around youth unemployment take centre stage, frustrations continue to mount as many ponder what concrete solutions there are after many years of deliberations. A public lecture on a presentation titled “Social Protection, Inequality, and Youth Unemployment in Namibia: Infringement of the Social Contract” unpacked consequences undermining the social contract. The presentation by the […]
The Deputy Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, has moved a motion to discuss the possibility of incentivising the Namibian Student Financial Assistance Fund loan beneficiaries to boost entrepreneurship and job creation for the youth. The unemployment rate in the country has been reported and estimated to be increasing daily, with the youth being […]
Speaking at the ACC Song Competition, Erongo Governor Neville Andre says corruption has, for far too long, cost Namibia both economically and socially and eroded trust. Although Namibia’s score remained unchanged at 49 on the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, the country actually fell one spot to 59 on the global indicator of public sector corruption. […]
Namibians paid their last respects as they bid farewell to the late Ambassador Hadino Hishongwa, who was buried this morning at Eenhana Memorial Shrine in the Ohangwena Region. Speaker after speaker described the diplomat Hishongwa as one who served with commitment to the advancement of Namibia. Prior to the funeral service, mourners first gathered for […]
