The Groendraai Primary School, located on the outskirts of Rehoboth, is the most recent school to benefit from MTC’s Rural School Project. Constructed 71 years ago on privately owned farmland, this rural school serves 225 learners. Prior to MTC’s Rural School Project intervention, the classrooms were in a dire state. According to the school principal, […]
Namibia is making significant strides in driving digital transformation and expanding connectivity through the implementation of a robust regulatory framework and various policy initiatives. Speaking at the Global Symposium for Regulators, ICT Minister Dr. Peya Mushelenga highlighted the country’s efforts to promote universal access, enhance network security, and improve the affordability of digital services.
In close collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism played a crucial role in facilitating the preparation and adoption of the national framework. The main objective of this framework is to enable Namibia’s active participation in the international carbon market. It outlines the necessary processes for developing and […]
The birth of twin girls in January of this year has brought immense joy to a couple from Keetmanshoop. However, what they initially believed to be a double bundle of joy has quickly turned into a nightmare. Johannes Coetzee, the 62-year-old father of the twin girls, spoke to nbc News and shared that they are […]
The Cabinet has banned exports of lithium and other critical minerals and rare earth elements. This follows a submission by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, to this effect. The export of lithium in its raw form has been the focus of some communities and activists lately. There have been demonstrations by traditional […]
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, says Namibia presents a favourable environment for the development of a digital skills industry by harnessing untapped digital potential within the country. Theofelus made these remarks during a consultative meeting held in collaboration with the e-Governance Academy of Estonia. The meeting focused on digital skills […]
The former workers of Air Namibia are continuing their fight to receive their severance packages. A group of 638 demonstrators is reiterating their dependency on this remaining severance money as their primary source of support. In December 2022, the former workers received a partial payment of their severance packages, but this amount was deducted without […]
A 37-year-old man, Petrus Ndakola, from Opepela Village in the Okongo Constituency, who faces a charge of murder after allegedly killing his 52-year-old girlfriend before burning her remains, has been denied bail this morning at Okongo Magistrate’s Court. Police preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect, employed as a domestic worker, in efforts to conceal the […]
UNDP Economic Advisor in Namibia, Wilmot Reeves, expressed a serious concern with the dangers posed by plastic waste materials to the environment worldwide. Speaking at an occasion to mark World Environment Day organised by the City of Windhoek today (Friday), Reeves bemoaned the fact that millions of plastics are produced globally for use in many […]
President Hage Geingob has undergone a minor aortic procedure in South Africa. State House announced in a media statement that the procedure that was performed on Friday was conducted successfully. It said, “The Presidency wishes to inform the Namibian public that during a routine medical checkup, the medical team of President Geingob detected a mild […]
