President of the National Democratic Party Martin Lukato has expressed concern over the state of education in Namibia. Lukato said this when he addressed a media conference in Windhoek. Lukato attributed the high failure and school dropout rates, to poverty, unemployment and the education system. The NDP leader called for the abolishment of the new […]

Stakeholders in education have recommended that all schools in the Erongo Region should cultivate their own gardens to help feed pupils who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. This was one of the recommendations at the just ended meeting held at Swakopmund aimed at developing plan of action. The stakeholders identified poverty as one of the factors […]

International Relations and Cooperation’s Deputy Minister Jennelly Matundu says Africans can promote intra-continental trade and ensure food security if they all work together. During virtual panel discussion on Cultivating Strategic Diplomacy, Matundu says Africa can achieve a lot if all member state rectify the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. She noted that cultivating a strategic […]

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) representatives met with the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani on Monday. The CIF is lobbying the lawmaker to fast-track a proposed bill that will allow the industry to be regulated by a Construction Council. Before commencing with the closed door meeting McHenry Venaani and the CIF team engaged […]

Attorney General Festus Mbandeka has submitted an affidavit to the Windhoek High Court in which he argues that a majority of Namibians still reject homosexuality and that sodomy laws should remain in force on that basis. Mbandeka filed his affidavit after Friedel Dausab, a gay Namibian man, launched a civil case in which he challenged […]

A Windhoek lawyer, Gilroy Kasper of Murorua, Kurts Kasper Incorporated, has threatened to drag the Ministry of Health and Social Services to the Windhoek High Court after the state mortuary in the capital allegedly lost the body of a new-born baby. The baby was born to parents Petra Pienaar and Geralld Garieseb on December 25. […]

A teacher and sport organiser from Hage Geingob High School said parents should stop being ignorant when it comes to school sports. Here’s what prompted his sentiments. An athletics interhouse competition which hosted five schools from Katutura last week saw several athletes participate without proper attire, ultimately proving to be a disadvantage for them. In this context, […]

Although he lost most of his business after the 2006 flash floods in Aussenkehr, Kutenda Ndonga, an informal furniture maker, is calling on young people in the country to make use of indigenous ways of producing furniture that can be exported to other countries. Ndonga came to Aussenkehr in 2002 in search of work, but […]

The Mayor of Swakopmund, Dina Namubes, is disappointed by the poor attendance of parents at meetings on education. Namubes and other leaders said the poor attendance shows a lack of parental involvement in their children’s education. Half of the seats in the multipurpose hall of Mondesa Swakopmund were empty because parents did not show up […]

Parents who attended the Parents’ Education Conference at Swakopmund have urged their peers to instill discipline in their children at home instead of blaming teachers. “You are aware that the children usually wear two coats of discipline. At home, he is a well-mannered boy, but at school, he is a troublemaker. “As a parent, I […]